ham bean soup

Ham Bean Soup ready in 15 minutes is my kind of soup! A delicious and filling weeknight dinner that smells heavenly. Loaded with cannellini or navy bean and tender leftover ham in every bite!&nbsp;

Ham Bean Soup

olive oil

onion (diced)

carrot

celery

garlic (minced)

(1 1/2 litres) chicken stock

bay leaves ((or 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme))

flat-leaf parsley

white beans

black pepper

salt, (if needed)

In a large pot or saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook until onions are softened (5 minutes). Sauté the garlic until fragrant (30 seconds - 1 minute).&nbsp;

Add the ham and cook for a further 2 minutes, then pour in the stock. Add the bay leaves (or thyme) and parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes to combine all of the flavours together.

Stir in beans and season with pepper. Let simmer for 2 minutes, taste test and season with salt if needed.

Serve warm.

This hearty old fashioned ham and bean soup recipe, filled with diced carrots, celery, and potatoes, is a great way to use up the ham bone and any leftover ham after a bone-in ham dinner... A super easy recipe for ham soup &amp; SO cozy and delicious on a chilly day!

Old-Fashioned Ham and Bean Soup

ham bone

water

onion, diced

carrots,

celery stalks, diced

garlic, pressed

leftover ham, diced

cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

potato,

thyme

bay leaves

salt and pepper,

Place the leftover ham bone in a large...

Place the leftover ham bone in a large soup pot, and add 8 cups of water to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat and simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes. Remove the ham bone from the ham stock, pick off any extra meat, and discard the bone.

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large...

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Sauté the carrots, celery, and onions over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about one minute.

After removing the ham bone from the ham...

After removing the ham bone from the ham bone stock, add the onion mixture to the soup pot. Stir in the diced ham, potatoes, beans, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves.

Bring to a boil over high heat, and...

Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

At the end of cooking, remove the thyme...

At the end of cooking, remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves and discard. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

My easy Ham Bean Soup is a great way to make a hearty and nutritious meal out of your leftover ham.

Ham and Bean Soup

onion,

celery,

garlic,

½ tsp crushed red pepper

white beans (I use cannellini), drained and rinsed

chicken stock

Italian seasoning

paprika

salt,

pepper,

Heat olive oil in a soup pot or...

Heat olive oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add diced onion, celery and carrots. Sauté until they begin to soften.

Stir in garlic and crushed red pepper. Cook...

Stir in garlic and crushed red pepper. Cook for about a minute.

Add ham, beans, chicken broth or stock, Italian...

Add ham, beans, chicken broth or stock, Italian seasoning, paprika, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, then continue simmering for at least 30 minutes. I like to cook it a bit longer to allow the flavors to develop more, but 30 minutes works.

Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. Serve...

Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. Serve with nice crusty bread and enjoy.

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