White Bean and Ham Soup Recipe

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A combination of leftover ham, white beans, and carrots make this a very hearty soup that goes well with crusty breads and cheese. A great way to use up your leftover ham. See our collection of soup recipes for more hearty soups.

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Ingredients

16 ounces dried Great Northern beans
1 cup diced sweet yellow onion
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 quarts chicken broth or stock
2 bay leaves
2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
2 stalks celery, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
1 1/2 pounds to 2 1/2 pound ham shank
1/4 teaspoon black ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Container:large heavy stock pot

Directions

PREP

30 mins

COOK

1.5 hrs

READY IN

2 hrs

Soak beans overnight in salt water, drain.
In bottom of stock pot, add oil and sauté onions and garlic over medium heat until softened (about 4 to 5 minutes).
Remove from heat.
Add remaining vegetables, seasonings, ham shank, drained beans, and chicken stock or broth.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook 1 1/2 hours.
Remove ham shank from soup. Allow ham shank to cool slightly. Remove meat from bone. Discard bones, fat, and skin. Add meat to soup.
Continue cooking on simmer for an additional 30 to 45 minutes or until beans are soft.

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Rating By Texaskari22

Reviewed By sao

"Sometimes a person just gets hungey for a home-made comfort soup. This White Bean and Ham Soup has just the right taste. Add some cornbread with honey or jam and it's a win-win for lunch or dinnertime."

Reviewed By gatica47

"The best ever"

Reviewed By alwaysridin

"Best bean soup recipe ever!! Good favor, great mix of other vegetables with the beans. My entire family loved it. Will definitely make again soon. Used left over ham slices instead of ham bone with good results."

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Comment By bug

"Perfect"

Rating By pixframe

Reviewed By Gama

"I had a ham bone in the freezer from Easter so I thought I better get it used. Tried this recipe and it was good but not a lot different in flavor than my own recipe. I don't always have garlic cloves and bay leaves on hand, which I don't use in my recipe so may just leave them out if I use this recipe again."

Reviewed By Grandmamamamajudy

"Beyond flavorful and delicious! I used the shank from a reheated butt--all meat removed, to cook the beans, with 2 or 3 cups extra broth on the beans. I used the vegetable for the initial cooking of the beans, then added about 2 c each of celery & onion, with the diced ham, when the beans were cooked, & let simmer just till the veges were soft. You have to do it this way with soups because the initial veges cook away and we like to be able to see the celery and onions!"

Reviewed By GNB23

"My husband loves this recipe!!! It is another soup that just gets better every day!"

Rating By reyhook