Ham & Bean Soup

This is the 2nd of my 3 part series called…What The Hell To Do With A Spiral Ham! (See Notes below.) This soup is AMAZING and packed full of goodness. DO NOT UNDERCOOK THE BEANS since these are raw beans or they will wreak havoc on your tummy.

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Serving Size: 8 servings

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Ham & Bean Soup

Such a delicious and hearty meal!

Prep time: 15 MinInactive time: 8 HourTotal time: 8 H & 15 M

Ingredients

• 1 pkg Hurst's HamBeens 15 bean soup
• 8 cups low sodium chicken broth (can sub water, beef or veg broth)
• 1 leftover ham bone with meat (or ham hocks, diced ham or 1 lb. cooked sausage)
• 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Optional: hot sauce or crushed red pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Rinse beans and drain. Sort any unwanted debris and set seasoning packet aside.
2. Place beans, onions, ham bone, broth, garlic and chili powder in a 6 quart slow cooker.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are tender.DO NOT UNDERCOOK THE BEANS.
4. Once tender, remove the ham bone (if used) and chop any meat left on the bone; add it back to the pot.
5. Stir in diced tomatoes, Hambeen flavor packet, and lemon juice.
6. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.

Notes

I bought a spiral ham from Costco and made the Brown-sugar crockpot ham or Ham & Cheese sliders, then use the leftover hambone and large piece of unsliced ham for this recipe.  It's PERFECT.

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