16 Reviews of Campbell's Bean and Bacon Soup

From: kimbearly

On Jan 25, 2003

wow!this is just like the campbells soup! it was my first attempt at bean soup and i will not be looking for any other recipes......i love it!!!

From: Julie Coley

On Aug 7, 2003

I used canned navy beans in this recipe and it was wonderful. Better than Campbell's!

From: Narshmellow

On Nov 25, 2003

I made this recipe exactly the way it was written. The aroma was like bean and bacon and while the taste wasn't bad, it didn't taste anything like Campbell's Bean and Bacon, my all time favorite canned soup. So for me it was disappointing. My main problem was the bacon... who wants to eat big strips of boiled bacon fat? I cooked it with it then took it out before serving. There was no note what the others cooks did with it. There was also too much water, the soup was thin even after pureeing the 2 cups. Good try, but I'll keep on looking.

From: myla99

On Oct 26, 2008

I have made this soup several times. We enjoy it very much. Thanks for posting. I make it in the crockpot and it is perfect. 8-10hrs on low.

From: Spammers

On Oct 3, 2009

Delicious! I thought this was pretty darned close to Campbell's. Enough so that I will be making it often. However, I thought adding the bacon RAW was odd so I did fry it up first and I omitted the vinegar. I too used canned beans which worked perfectly. I did a mixture of pinto, navy and great northern beans. 6 cans total! 3 were dumped in whole and the other 3 were pureed than added. Very nice bean flavor and texture throughout. Mmm... Mmm... GOOD!

From: chocolover #2

On Dec 3, 2008

We love soups in the fall and winter. This one is a keeper! It is so much better than any campbells soup. It is homemade with fresh ingredients. My three year old had 2 bowls. I did not use the liquid smoke or red peppper flakes. I added a ham bone with ham on it that gave it a wonderful flavor and more carrots. I also threw in only 2 pieces of bacon and fried up the rest and crumbled it into our soup bowls before serving as another cook did and yes removed the two pieces that were in the soup before serving. Thank you for a great recipe!

From: Snurp

On Aug 5, 2005

Campbell's bean and bacon soup is my favorite soup. However, I would rename this soup and not calling it a copycat.This soup was very, very good and I have been asked on many occasions to make it agian. So instead of calling it a copycat I would call it better than. I also have added potato to this for a more stew like meal.

From: choco chip

On Oct 26, 2002

While I didn't find this exactly like the Campbells version, it is very close, and is an excellent soup. I will definately make it again.

From: EllyMom

On Oct 27, 2006

This is the second time I've used this recipe and I really like it. I use the pre-cooked & crumbled Hormel bacon from Cosco (1 tbsp = 1 bacon strip) and dried minced onion (1 tsp = 1 small onion). I tripled the recipe (to save some for later in the freezer) and it is harder to get the taste right. I tend to use much more vinegar and liquid smoke. I puree about 1/2 of the soup and only use the minimum water amount. The beans did take closer to 4 hours (due to the amount of soup I was cooking). It doesn't taste EXACTLY like Campbell's, but then again, you don't have all of the preservatives and salt either. : )

From: AMI JASMIN

On Jan 22, 2002