Take a look at what my friends over at Hub Pages had to say about this fabulous navy bean and ham soup recipe:
“Need a healthy meal for your family? Try this easy quick cook Navy Bean Soup Recipe that I created to imitate my favorite Marie Callendar’s meal. I like to eat it with sweet cornbread and honey butter.”
Mmmm, sweet cornbread and honey butter? I think I may have to ditch the grilled cheese sandwiches and pair this wonderful soup with that instead! What will you be pairing your navy bean and ham soup with? Let me know in the comments, if you would. I always enjoy hearing from all of you. Also, will you be canning this soup like I did? What is your favorite canning method?
Ingredients
1 lb dry navy beans, or 2 cans drained
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup to 1 cup carrots and/or celery, chopped
1 TB garlic, chopped
1/4 cup fresh herbs like Rosemary, Basil, Sage, Chives, or 2 TB dried herb mix
1/2 cup low fat ham, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup Lipton chicken bouillon, or to taste
1 tea. pepper, or to taste
1-2 fresh or 1 16 oz can Hunts chopped tomatoes, optional–add at end
Instructions
If using Bush’s canned beans, total cooking time is 20-30 minutes. Drain beans put in a pot with 1 cup water and move to step 3.
For dried beans: Quick cook dried white beans by covering with cold water, boiling for 2 minutes, covering with a lid and letting sit for 20 minutes or more. Drain water off. Then, cover beans with cold water again. Make sure there is at least 1″ of water on top.
Add onion carrots/celery, ham, and herbs (any mix of fresh or dried, you can use Herbes de Provence or Italian). Don’t add salt or bouillon yet–it will make bePut back on medium heat and simmer gently for 1-2 hours or until beans are soft.
Add dried Lipton chicken bouillon, pepper and more herbs to taste. If you want soup thicker, you can remove 1 cup of beans and mash them with a fork, then put them back in the pan and mix.
Optional: add 1-2 chopped tomatoes or 1 can of chopped tomatoes and heat until just boiling (don’t add until the end).
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Quick Tip: To keep my recipe low fat, I use cut up 97% fat-free ham, but you can also add a ham hock or leftover ham scraps to make this version even tastier. You can also add other vegetables and even a 1/2 cup of white wine for fuller taste.
Thank you to Hub Pages for this amazing recipe.
Keep this going please, great job!