Red White And Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 -8 slices bacon, crumbled
1 medium-large onion, diced
2 -4 stalks celery, diced
1 (14 ounce) can black beans
1 (14 ounce) can white beans
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato (also add juice for flavor)
1/4 cup pine nuts (chopped up in food processor)
3 -4 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons powder chicken stock (for more flavor)
4 -6 garlic cloves (minced)
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 -3 teaspoons rosemary
2 -3 teaspoons thyme
2 -3 teaspoons sage
fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Cook bacon in Microwave until crispy. In a sauce pan, cook diced onion and celery until onions are almost clear in color. Add to chicken broth and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, drain and rinse beans, and set aside.
Add pine nuts, garlic, spices and sun dried tomatoes to food processor and pulse until well minced, set aside.
Once broth comes to a boil add, crumbled bacon, black beans, white beans, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic, garlic powder, onion powder and all remaining spices, including powdered chicken stalk.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10 minutes prior to serving.