Kale and Cannellini Bean Soup with Bacon and Parmesan
 
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • ¼ lb bacon, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 4 large kale leaves, torn
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp crushed pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1½ c vegetable stock
  • ¾ c water
  • ⅓ c parmesean cheese
Instructions
  1. Dice the bacon and throw into a pan on medium heat.
  2. Cook until the fat renders out and remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, keeping the fat in the pan.
  3. Add the onion into the bacon fat and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, until translucent.
  4. Add in the tomatoes, and cannellini beans, and season with the salt, crushed pepper, and garlic powder. Cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Lastly, add in the vegetable stock, water, and parmesean cheese and cook for an hour on low. Add the kale in during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
  6. Serve with the crispy bacon you set aside and a dash of parmesean cheese on top.
Recipe by Keys to the Cucina at http://keystothecucina.com/2013/12/17/kale-and-cannellini-bean-soup-with-bacon-and-parmesean/