Senate Bean Soup With Ham

Name: Senate Bean Soup With Ham
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 230 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Southern,American
Ingredients: 1 pound navy beans, or Great Northern beans, dried, washed, and drained; 1 meaty ham bone, or 2 ham hocks, smoked; 3 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed; 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; 1 1/2 cups chopped celery; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 2 large cloves garlic, minced; Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

A flavorful navy bean soup features ham for seasoning and fresh vegetables for color and nutrition.

⭐ 4.3 (75 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 210 minTotal: 230 minYields: 8 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Lunch Soup

Cuisine Tags:

Southern American

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Instructions

Start boiling beans covered with water for 2 minutes; remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 to 2 hours.
Drain bean liquid into a bowl, measure it, and add water or unsalted vegetable broth to make 2 quarts; return liquid to beans with ham bone/hocks, onions, celery, and garlic.
Bring beans to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 2 hours until tender.
Stir in mashed potatoes and parsley, and continue simmering for 1 hour.
Remove ham bone/hocks, debone and chop the meat, then return it to the soup.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 307 kcal

Carbohydrate: 55 g

Cholesterol: 12 mg

Fiber: 14 g

Protein: 18 g

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Sodium: 125 mg

Sugar: 5 g

Fat: 3 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g