Rio Grande Kidney Bean Soup

Name: Rio Grande Kidney Bean Soup
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: bacon; garlic; onions; beans; beef stock; bay leaves; salt; black pepper; basil

Submitted by 1budlight

If you’re big on taste, you will love this savory soup made with kidney beans, bacon and a variety of spices.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

20 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

EACH BACON
slice *

TEASPOON GARLIC
minced

CUP ONIONS
chopped

2 ½

CUPS BEANS
kidney, canned with liquid

CUPS BEEF STOCK

EACH BAY LEAVES *

TEASPOON SALT

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground *

TEASPOON BASIL
dried, crumbled *

Directions

Fry bacon over medium heat in heavy frying pan; crumble bacon and set aside. Reheat bacon drippings over medium heat; sauté garlic and onion until tender, stirring occaionally. Purée beans in blender or food processor fitted with steel blade and stir into onion mixture. Blend in crumbled bacon and remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally until soup is hot. Remove and discard bay leaves.

Soup will thicken as it stands and can be thinned with water or additional beef broth.