Ham Bone Soup Recipe
This tasty soup makes perfect use of a leftover hambone or ham hock. It’s hearty, delicious and sure to become a new family favorite!
Servings: 10
Calories: 348kcal
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs dry assorted beans (I used a 20 oz bag of 15 bean soup mix)
- 1 ham bone or ham hock (I used 15 oz)*
- 5 carrots peeled and diced small
- 3 celery ribs diced small
- 1 large onion diced small
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1.5-2 cups ham steak diced *
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Pour dry beans into a bowl or pitcher and cover with at least 2 inches of water above the beans to soak over night. Check to see if you need to add more water to keep the beans covered before going to bed.
- Drain the beans and pour into a slow cooker. Nestle the ham bone into the center of the beans. Add water until the beans are covered by an inch. Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10.
- Half way through the cooking time, stir in the carrot, celery, onion and minced garlic.
- With 15 minutes left of cook time, take out the bone, cut off any usable meat and add enough of the diced ham to total 2 cups. Stir the meat in along with the salt and pepper to finish cooking.
Notes
Serve with a dollop of ketchup or splash of hot sauce stirred in right before eating.
* You can use leftover ham bone and its meat or buy a ham hock and ham steak.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 756mg | Potassium: 1228mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5101IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 5mg