Serves: 3
Total Calories: 711

1/4 pound bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled and 2 t. drippings reserved
1 to 2 tablespoon butter
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
1 (15-ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
Garnish: grated Parmesan cheese

Place reserved drippings in a stockpot. Add butter, onion, red pepper and carrot. Sauté over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Stir in garlic; cook for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir in thyme; cook for one minute. Add wine or broth; continue to cook over medium heat until liquid evaporates. Whisk in flour; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in broth; simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in beans and reserved bacon; cook until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese.


It’s easy to keep rolls nice and warm alongside servings of soup. Before arranging rolls in a bread basket, place a terra cotta warming tile in the bottom and line with a Christmasy tea towel.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 3
Total Calories: 711
Calories from Fat: 113

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White Bean & Sausage Stew
Cream of Tomato Soup
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Minted Green Bean Salad
Cabin Salad
Sobi’s Cabbage Chowda
Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup
Christmas Cherry Salad
Family Pineapple Salad
Grandma’s Wheat Bread
Erma Lee’s Chicken Soup
Vegetable Cheese Chowder
Wonderful Baked Potato Soup
Speedy Snow Pea Salad
Make-Ahead Beet & Bean Salad
Focaccia Rounds
Diane’s Spinach Salad
Midwestern Steakhouse Soup
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Stone-Ground Corn Rolls
Poblano Chowder
Chicken Posole
Grandmother’s Biscuits
Garlic Cheddar Biscuit Cups
Roggebrood
Tried & True Cranberry Salad
Mom’s Seafood Gumbo
Tortellini Soup
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