Campfire Grandma’s Bean Soup

 

¼ lb. bacon, cut into ½” pieces

2 cans northern beans, rinsed and drained

1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1 can chicken broth

¼ cup ketchup

½ tsp. sea salt

¼ tsp. ground black pepper

Arrange 8 hot coals in a circle. Place a 12″ Dutch oven with feet over hot coals. Saute chopped bacon until lightly browned. Remove bacon and set aside. Add 1 can northern beans and the cannellini beans to Dutch oven. Pour in chicken broth. Add salt and pepper and let simmer for 20 minutes. In the meantime, mash remaining northern beans with a fork and add to Dutch oven. Add ketchup and simmer additional 20 minutes.