Southern Bean Soup
A great soup to make when you find yourself with leftover baked beans.
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Smithfield Smoked Sausage, sliced in rounds 1/4 inch thick
- 2 slices Smithfield Naturally Hickory Smoked Bacon, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, diced (optional)
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 2 cups leftover baked beans, or one 16-oz. can baked beans
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
Steps
Saute sausage, bacon, garlic, onion, and pepper (if desired) in butter until bacon is cooked. Add beans and simmer for a few minutes over medium to low heat. Add half-and-half. Increase or decrease half-and-half for preferred thickness.
Serving Suggestions
Serve with piping-hot corn bread
This recipe was specially prepared and created by Paula Deen for Smithfield. Recipe and photo courtesy of Smithfield.











