Portuguese Bean Soup

By Bill Hicks • Chicken, Soups, Chowders & Stews, Asian Soups

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Prep Time

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Cook Time

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Created

Jun 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Last Updated

Jun 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM

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Ingredients

1 Teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons honey
2 (15 oz) Cans great northern beans
1/4 Cup tomato paste
4 Cups chicken broth
1 Onion, diced
1/2 Pound sliced bacon, diced
1 Bay leaf
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 (28 oz) Can diced tomatoes
2 Medium potatoes cut into pieces
4 Garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 Pound spicy pork sausage, or kielbasa, cut into coins

Instructions

Cook bacon in a pot until crisp. Remove, set aside. Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat and add sausage, cook until browned. Remove sausage, reserve. Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat and add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
Stir in tomato paste. Add potatoes, beans, chicken broth, tomatoes, honey, paprika, salt, bay leaf and reserved sausage and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer 30 min. Remove bay leaf and
Serve soup with bacon on top.
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