Jackie's Beefy Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3/4 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 c.)
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1 cup dry wine or 1 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 (16 ounce) cans navy beans or 2 (16 ounce) cans lima beans or 2 (16 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed, and drained
• 4 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 medium celery ribs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• chopped fresh parsley, if desired (optional)
• crumbled cooked bacon, if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in dutch oven over med-high heat.
• 2 cook beef and onion in oil about 15 mins., stirring frequently, until beef is brown.
• 3 stir in broth, wine, thyme, pepper and bay leaf. heat to boiling, then reduce heat.
• 4 cover, and simmer about 45 mins., stirring.
• 5 occasionally, until beef is almost tender.
• 6 stir in beans, carrots, and celery. cover and simmer about 30 mins., stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• 7 remove bay leaf.
• 8 sprinkle with parsley and bacon.