Winter Chicken Soup With Tomatoes And Cannellini Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, diced
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 1/2 cups chicken stock
2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (or other white bean)
1/2 cup diced cooked chicken
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes, including juice, chopped
1/4 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste, amount will depend on how salty your chicken stock is)
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
fresh ground black pepper
freshly grated parmesan cheese, for topping

Preparation

In a big soup pot over medium heat, cook the bacon until the fat renders, about 3 minutes.
Add in the onion and garlic; stir/saute in the bacon drippings until tender and the bacon is crisp, about 5 minutes longer.
Add all the remaining ingredients except the parmesan.
Decrease heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the flavors are blended, 10-15 minutes.
Serve with Parmesan sprinkled on top.