Bean And Bacon Soup

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2/3 cup chopped onion
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 ounces diced back bacon (sometimes called Canadian Bacon)
• 5 cups water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable bouillon granules
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (14 ounce) can pork and beans in tomato sauce
• 1 (19 ounce) can mixed beans (drained and rinsed)

1. Add the oil to a dutch oven and once heated up add the onion, celery, garlic, and back bacon. Cook and stir until the celery starts to get soft.
2. Add the water, vegetable bouillion, carrot, potato and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
3. Turn heat down to low but keep the soup at a very gentle boil for about 20 minutes or until the carrot and potato are soft.
4. Add both cans of beans and simmer for another 15 minutes.

olive oil, onion, celery, garlic, back bacon, water, vegetable bouillon granules, carrot, potatoes, bay leaves, pork, mixed beans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bean-and-bacon-soup-204618 (may not work)