Ingredients
- 2 cups (16 oz. ) dried navy beans
- 6 cups broth - beef broth (chicken broth is also good)
- 1/2 pound raw bacon
- 2 Tablespoons (or 3 cloves) garlic, minced or grated
- 2 Tablespoons shallot, minced
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 can (28 oz.) petite diced tomatoes, or one quart peeled and diced garden tomatoes
Instructions
Prepare the beans -
- Rinse dried beans, place in a pot. Add enough water to cover beans about 2 inches.
- Bring to a boil, remove from heat, place lid on. Let sit for an hour to soften beans.
- Drain the soaking water and rinse the beans again before adding to the soup.
Make the soup -
- In Instant Pot, choose the Sauté setting.
- Chop bacon into small pieces and add to the Instant Pot.
- Add garlic and shallot.
- Cook and stir until garlic and shallot is softened, and the bacon is a little crispy and browned to your liking.
- Add the carrots, broth, celery seed, paprika,Worcestershire sauce and beans. Stir and scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pot.
- Turn off the Instant Pot, add the lid and lock it.
- Now select the Bean/Chili setting for 42 minutes cooking time.
- After it finishes cooking, release the pressure. Use either the quick release or natural release method.
- Remove the lid, add the tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Salt may not be needed based on how salty the bacon is.
Notes
Note: If the tomatoes just don’t taste very tangy, you can add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, or an amount to your taste. Heirloom garden tomatoes are ideal for this recipe. But if you use canned tomatoes or a different kind of tomato, apple cider vinegar can really help enhance the flavors in this soup.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 42 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: Instant Pot
- Diet: Gluten Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cups
- Calories: 267
- Sugar: 6.5 g
- Sodium: 1057.3 mg
- Fat: 15.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 13.4 g
- Cholesterol: 24.6 mg