30-Minute Hearty Bean Soup with Bacon and Couscous

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 7 ounces smoked bacon bits
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 3 cans (15 ounce/400 g) cannellini beans, drained, divided
• 5 cups chicken broth, divided
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp double concentrated tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 ounces pearl couscous
• 2 ounces grated Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley, more for serving