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Baked Bean Bacon Chowder

A favorite soup from my childhood, Baked Bean Bacon Chowder boasts an “uncommon” combination of ingredients (bacon, onions, milk, flour, baked beans) that creates something everyone wants seconds of!

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, cut up
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 potatoes, diced
  • 1 22 oz can baked beans

Instructions

  1. Saute bacon and onions together until the bacon is browned and the onions become translucent.

  2. Add flour to bacon and onions and stir to combine.

  3. Very slowly, a few tablespoons at a time, add the milk, stirring after each addition. The flour is being used as a thickener for this chowder, and if you add the milk too quickly, the soup will not thicken. BE PATIENT!

  4. After all of the milk is stirred in, add the diced potatoes. You may also add salt, pepper, and thyme to taste. Cook and stir until bubbly.

  5. Let this simmer at a low heat for 30(ish) minutes until the potatoes are tender. Stir frequently (every five minutes or so) so the chowder does not get scorched/stuck to bottom of pot.

  6. After potatoes are tender, stir in the baked beans. Heat through. Eat and be happy.