Ham Bone Soup
Our old fashioned Ham Bone Soup recipe is loaded with potatoes, beans, ham, and vegetables in a delicious broth, made in the crockpot or stovetop.
Ingredients
Scaled from 6 servings
- 1 leftover ham bone
- 7 cups water (1.5L)
- 20 whole peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves garlic (, minced)
- 5-6 slices bacon
- 1 small onion (, diced)
- 2 ribs celery (, chopped)
- 1 medium zucchini (, chopped)
- 2 carrots (, peeled and diced)
- 1 russet potato (, peeled and diced)
- 2 cans great northern beans (, rinsed and drained)
- 1-2 cloves garlic (, minced)
- ¼ teaspoon Dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)
- 1 ½ cups leftover diced ham (225g)
Instructions
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Slow Cooker (see notes for stovetop option):
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Place the ham bone, water, peppercorns, bay leaves and garlic in slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours (or overnight) or HIGH for 3.5 hours.
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Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove to plate. Remove some of the grease from the pan, then add chopped onion, celery, zucchini, carrots, and potato and sauté for a few minutes.
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Remove ham bone and remove any meat from it. Add ham, sautéed veggies, bacon, and remaining ingredients to broth in the slow cooker. Taste and add seasonings, as needed. Cook on LOW for 2 more hours, or until potatoes are tender.
Nutrition
Per serving
| Calories | 256 |
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| Fat | 2 |
| Saturated fat | 0.3 |
| Unsaturated fat | 0.34 |
| Cholesterol | 15 |
| Sodium | 440 |
| Carbohydrates | 44 |
| Fiber | 9 |
| Sugar | 3 |
| Protein | 18 |