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Navy Bean Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this easy #crockpot recipe is a terrific way to use up leftover #ham from the #holidays. Navy Bean #Soup is scrumptious comfort food that's totally filling & satisfying. #navybeans #glutenfree

Navy Bean Soup

Teresa Ambra
This sumptuous stick-to-the-ribs soup recipe is perfect comfort food during the winter months. It's also a great way to use up leftover holiday ham. This easy recipe is made in the crockpot. Gluten free.
4.15 from 28 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soup, Stews and Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 322 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 crockpot
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables and cooked meat
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ham bone
  • 4 cups ham chopped (taken off ham bone)
  • 1 1/2 qts. ham broth (if you do not have ham broth, substitute vegetable broth)
  • 16 oz. dry navy beans
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 leek green top removed, thoroughly washed and diced
  • 2 ribs celery diced
  • 3 carrots thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. dried parsley
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp. liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Place ham bone and any other pieces of ham in a crockpot.
  • Fill with water and cook on high about 4-5 hours.
  • Debone ham.
  • Remove gristle, fat and bone and discard.
  • Remove ham from bones and dice.
  • Reserve ham broth.
  • The next day place ham and ham broth in a crockpot.
  • Add navy beans, onion, leek, celery, carrots, garlic and seasonings.
  • Cook on high about 4 hours until beans and veggies are tender.

Notes

NOTE: You can cook this all in one day. But you will probably want to cool the ham about an hour before deboning and having it ready for the next part of the recipe. Otherwise, it's helpful to cook the ham off in the crockpot the day beforehand.
NOTE: Be sure to reserve all the broth from cooking off the ham-bone and use in this recipe.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 24gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 1409mgPotassium: 865mgFiber: 13gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3276IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 4mg
Keyword beans, carrots, gluten free, ham, main dish, pork, soup
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