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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In a food processor puree the soup, return it to the pan, and heat it over moderate heat until it is hot.
5. 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)