Bean and Bacon Chowder
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 green pepper, minced
- 1 can Beans in Tomato Sauce (28 oz. / 796 mL)
- 1 can tomatoes, crushed (28 oz. / 796 mL)
- 1/2 cup water (125 mL)
- 1/2 tsp celery seed (optional) (2 mL)
- 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)
Instructions
In a large saucepan fry bacon until crisp; remove and crumble. Add onion and green pepper to bacon drippings. Saute 1-2 minutes. Stir in beans, tomatoes, water, celery seed, salt and crumbled bacon. Simmer 10 minutes or until hot. Serve with whole wheat bread.
Microwave Method:
Arrange bacon in 3 quart (3 L) casserole; cover with paper towel. Cook on high 3-4 minutes or until crisp; remove and crumble. Add onion and green pepper to bacon drippings. Cook on high 2 minutes; stir in beans, tomatoes, water, celery seed, salt and crumbled bacon. Cook on high about 4 minutes until hot.
Nutrition
- Calories: 376
- Fat: 14.6
- Carbohydrates: 54.9 g
- Fiber: 19.0 g
- Protein: 14.4 g