Ham, Bean And Tomato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach, sliced into thin slices
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can beans, drained
• 3/4 cup chopped cooked ham
• 5 sage leaves, minced
• 5 sprigs minced thyme
• 5 sprigs minced parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until just crisp, turning several times, about 4 minutes; remove bacon, crumble and set aside.
• 2 add onion and celery to skillet; cook until softened, about 5 minutes; stir in garlic, cook 1 minute; stir in spinach, cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• 3 season with red pepper flakes, allspice, salt and black pepper; add chicken broth, tomatoes, beans, ham, sage, thyme and parsley; cook until flavors blend about 20 minutes.