Name: Ham and Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 7 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium carrots, sliced; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons butter; 4 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 bay leaf

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Ham and Bean Soup

20 min7 servings

Ham and bean soup is the perfect weeknight dinner. The recipe deliciously repurposes leftover ham and only takes 30 minutes to prepare. What more could you ask for?

Ingredients

2 medium carrots, sliced

2 celery ribs, chopped

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons butter

4 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained

4 cups chicken broth

2 cups cubed fully cooked ham

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

Instructions

1 Make the mirepoix

2 In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery and onion in butter until tender.

3 Add the remaining ingredients

4 Stir in the rinsed, drained great northern beans. Add the chicken broth, cubed ham, chili powder, minced garlic, pepper and bay leaf.

5 Let the ham and bean soup simmer

6 Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes or until heated through. Discard the bay leaf before serving.