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Hearty Navy Bean Soup Recipe

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Beans were a commodity you did not survive without in th '30s. This excellent bean soup is a real family favorite of ours and I make it often.

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Hearty Navy Bean Soup Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + standing Cook: 1-3/4 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

30 105 135

Ingredients

3 cups (1-1/2 pounds) dried navy beans
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 large onion, chopped
1 meaty ham hock or 1 cup diced cooked ham
2 cups chicken broth
2-1/2 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste
Minced fresh parsley

Directions

Rinse and sort beans. 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 to 4 hours or until beans are softened.
Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Place in a large Dutch oven or soup kettle. Add the tomatoes with juice, onion, ham hock, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
Add more water if necessary. Remove ham hock and let stand until cool enough to hand. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; set aside. (For a thicker soup, cool slightly, then puree beans in a food processor or blender and returned to pan.) Return ham to soup and heat through. Garnish with parsley. Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

If Cooking for Two: Freeze serving-size portions to enjoy later.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared with lean ham and no added salt) equals 2-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable; also, 265 calories, 373 mg sodium, 10 mg cholesterol, 41 gm carbohydrate, 19 gm protein, 3 gm fat.

Originally published as Hearty Navy Bean Soup in Reminisce January/February 1992, p37

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Reviewed on May. 14, 2013 by jules815

This was a very good soup. My only problem with it (and it wasn't really a "problem") is that my ham bone from Easter, which was a brown sugar glazed spiral ham, gave the soup a bit of a sweet flavor; not the full smoky flavor I'm used to in bean soup. It was very good regardless. My family loved it. (I also added celery and carrots to mine)

Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2012 by kshea

Great.

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2012 by twodogs16

Very Good soup for a cold winter nite. A real rib sticker.

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by jillee65

This soup is fantastic! I have been making it for years! When ever I do a big ham I save the ham bone and use it to make this soup! I also ad carrrots.....so good! I usually serve it with a dutch crunch bread! Yum!!

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2010 by gail de rosa

soup was delicious my husband really enjoyed it and I did also. i will be making it again next

week with some yummy cheddar biscuits

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2009 by fattykathy10

really good!

Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2009 by heidiwalbourn

I really enjoyed this soup :)