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Ham and Bean Chowder

Meet the Cook: We also call this 2-Day Bean Chowder, since it can be started in the afternoon, chilled overnight and finished off the next day - if you can wait to taste it! -Joe Ann Heavrin, Memphis, Tennessee

12-14 ServingsPrep: 40 min. + standing Cook: 2 hours + chilling

Ingredients

1 pound dried great northern beans
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup sliced celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons butter
1 meaty ham bone
2 cups water
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
2 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by
2-in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat;
cover and let stand for 1 hour.
Drain beans and discard liquid. In the same kettle, saute onion,
celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add beans, ham bone,
water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves and pepper; bring to a
boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
Remove ham bone, bay leaves and cloves. When cool enough to handle,

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Ham and Bean Chowder (continued)

Directions (continued)

remove ham from bone; cut into small pieces and return to soup.
Chill for 8 hours or overnight.
Skim fat from soup. Stir in milk; cool on low until heated through.
Just before serving, stir in cheese. Yield: 12-14 servings (3-1/4
quarts).

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 255 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 332 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 15 g protein.