Ham and Bean Soup

Name: Ham and Bean Soup
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 liters ham broth or chicken broth or chicken stock; 473 milliliters cooked ham, diced (omit if you are using ham hocks); 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 ham bone (or 2 ham hocks); 454 grams dried white beans such as navy, great northern, cannellini, picked over and soaked over night in water; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 onion, diced; 4 servings salt, pepper and cayenne to taste; 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped

Ham and Bean Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 410 calories, 29g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. If you have ham bone, ham, thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the onion, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 7-10 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about a minute.

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Garlic

Thyme

Add the broth, white beans and ham bone, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, about 1-2 hours.

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White Beans

Ham Bone

Beans

Broth

Remove the bone or ham hocks and if you are using the ham hocks, strip the meat from them and dice or shred it.Optionally puree some or all of the soup with a blender, add the ham and season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.

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Ham Hock