Start cooking the bacon in the bottom of a soup pot.
2 slices of bacon
Chop and add the onion then the celery and carrots.
1 sweet onion, 5 stalks of celery chopped, 2-3 carrots, 2 bunches of collard greens
Continue to cook until the vegetables start to soften and the onion begins to brown a little. While cooking, break up the bacon with two wooden spoons.
Add the broth and beans. I decided to use the bean liquid to give the broth a slightly thicker texture.
32 oz carton of chicken broth, 15.5 oz can of cannelloni beans
Add the Parmesan cheese and stir everything together.