Creamy Lima Bean Soup with Bacon
- 3 slices of lean bacon
- 1 small onion, chopped fine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- a 10-ounce package frozen lima beans
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallion green
- In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, turning it, until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and crumble it.
- Transfer 1 tablespoon of the fat to a heavy saucepan and in it cook the onion over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened.
- Add the broth, 1 cup water, and the lima beans, simmer the mixture for 8 minutes, or until the beans are tender, and season it with salt and pepper.
- In a food processor puree the soup, return it to the pan, and heat it over moderate heat until it is hot.
- Ladle the soup into 2 bowls and sprinkle the scallion green and the bacon over it.
lean bacon, onion, chicken broth, beans, scallion green
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/creamy-lima-bean-soup-with-bacon-12802 (may not work)