Shaker Bean Soup

Name: Shaker Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 5 quarts.
Ingredients: 1 pound dried great northern beans; 1 meaty ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks; 8 cups water; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 celery ribs, diced; 2 medium carrots, shredded; Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1-1/2 cups finely shredded fresh spinach

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + soaking Cook: 2-1/4 hours

Makes

5 quarts

Updated: Oct. 04, 2022

This soup tastes especially good in cold weather—which we have a lot of here on the shore of Lake Michigan! I love cooking (I like to try a new recipe every week, and my family loves soup, so I'm always looking for one more.

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Ingredients

1 pound dried great northern beans
1 meaty ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks
8 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, diced
2 medium carrots, shredded
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/2 cups finely shredded fresh spinach

Directions

Soak beans according to package directions. In a Dutch oven, bring the beans, ham bone and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat easily falls off the bone.
Remove bone from broth; cool. Trim meat from the bone. Discard bone. Add the meat, onion, celery, carrots, salt, pepper and thyme to broth. Cover and cook for 30-60 minutes or until beans and vegetables are tender.
Add tomatoes and brown sugar. Cook 10 minutes longer. Just before serving, add spinach.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 119 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 6g fiber), 7g protein.

Shaker Bean Soup

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