Beefy Chuckwagon Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped mild green chili peppers
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper or 1/2 teaspoon a dash cayenne pepper
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 (15 ounce) cans beans, drained (pinto, great northern, small red, or mixture)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a large stockpot over medium-low heat.
• 2 cook until crisp; remove bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• 3 to the drippings, add beef, chopped onion, celery, and garlic.
• 4 cook, stirring, until beef is browned.
• 5 add the carrots, beef broth, tomatoes, chile peppers, worcestershire sauce, salt, and chipotle pepper.
• 6 bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• 7 add the drained beans.
• 8 taste and add pepper and more salt, if necessary. simmer for about 15 minutes longer.