Old Fashioned Ham An Bean Soup Recipes

CRAZY OLD BAG LADY'S BEAN & HAM SOUP

Soups are a great way to use leftover ham. This very easy soup recipe uses ham and a few other simple ingredients to create a comforting and hearty meal. The mild flavor of the navy beans is perfect for the savory ham. Adding fresh veggies to the soup after it's started cooking means they have structure and aren't mushy. Between...

Provided by Corinne Mihelic

Categories Bean Soups

Time 10h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Crazy Old Bag Lady's Bean & Ham Soup image

Steps:

1. To soak beans: In a large bowl, cover beans with water by 2 inches and let soak for 8-10 hours (overnight) and drain.
2. In a large heavy pot, combine beans with ham hock or the chunk ham, bay leaf and 12 cups of water. Bring to boil and reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are just tender. Stir in onion, celery, carrot, potato, and garlic. Simmer for another hour or until soup is very thick.
3. Remove ham hock and strip off meat from the bone. Discard the rind and fat.
4. Stir meat into soup and season with salt and pepper.
5. Stir in parsley and serve hot.

Ingredients

1 lb navy beans
12 c water
2-3 c leftover ham; cut into chunks (you can use a ham hock as well, I just like a lot of meat in my soups)
2 bay leaves
2 c chopped onion
1 c chopped celery
1 c chopped carrots
1 potato, peeled and chopped
2 clove garlic, chopped
3-4 dash(es) Louisiana hot sauce
salt and pepper (fresh ground) to taste.
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley

BASIC HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Hearty ham and bean soup. Easy to make and a great way to use a leftover ham bone. This soup also has lots of mixed vegetables.

Provided by J. A. McConville

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas

Time 3h

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 12

Basic Ham and Bean Soup image

Steps:

Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 771.4 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

Ingredients

1 pound dry great Northern beans
8 cups water
½ teaspoon salt
1 ham hock
1 cup chopped carrots
½ stalk celery, chopped
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon mustard powder
2 bay leaves
2 cups chopped ham
½ teaspoon ground white pepper

OLD FASHIONED BEAN AND HAM SOUP

I took a little from one recipe and a little from another recipe to come up with the kind of bean soup we like....putting it here for safe keeping....

Provided by CIndytc

Categories Stocks

Time 3h45m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Old Fashioned Bean and Ham Soup image

Steps:

Put rinsed beans in pan and cover up to 2 inches past beans in large pot -- let sit overnight.
Drain, put beans back in pot, add water and the rest of ingredients.
Bring to boil, turn to simmer and cover.
Simmer for at least 3 hours or until beans are soft.
Take out bones and dice up any meat on bones and put back into pot -- You can add more ham if you want.
Discard fat and bones.
Season to taste with pepper and salt and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314, Fat 1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 39.1, Carbohydrate 60.3, Fiber 17.5, Sugar 3.8, Protein 18.1

Ingredients

2 lbs dried great northern beans, rinsed, drained & picked over
4 ham hocks, 2 fresh and 2 smoked or 4 ham bone
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves, garlic minced
3 potatoes, pared and cubed
3 carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
3 quarts water
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon dried savory
parsley
salt

HAM, BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

When I was a cook in a restaurant years ago, this was our best-selling soup. One taste and your family will agree it's a winner!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 50m

Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ham, Bean and Potato Soup image

Steps:

In a large saucepan, saute the ham, onion and garlic in butter until onion is tender. Add the next seven ingredients; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Add peas and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 1079mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 13g protein.

Ingredients

3/4 pound fully cooked ham, cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
1 cup diced peeled potatoes
3/4 cup diced carrots
3/4 cup diced celery
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley