Best White Bean and Bacon Soup recipe - from the TRIED & TRUE Volume 2 Family Cookbook

Ingredients

• 2 c. dried cannellini, navy or white beans
• 8 strips thick bacon
• 4 carrots peeled and diced
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 4 fresh garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 T rosemary finely chopped
• 32 oz chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 2 c kale or spinach leaves, chopped
• Salt and Pepper to taste