Budget-Friendly Bean And Ham Soup
This is an incredibly simple and budget-friendly soup recipe you have to try! If you use the leftover ham hock, you only have to fork out about $5 for the soup bean mix. The rest of the flavoring pantry staples simply help bind everything together to create a rich, complex, meaty, and uber-hearty soup.
Ingredients
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 1 (20 ounce) bag 15 bean soup mix + flavoring packet from package
- 8 cups water
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To start, combine the ham bone and water in a large stock pot. The water should cover the ham. Place a lid on the pot, set the heat to medium-high, and leave the ham to boil for 1 hour.
- Once the ham is cooked, add the bean mix and the seasoning packet. You can also add garlic powder, fine salt, and black pepper. Give the ingredients a good stir to ensure all the flavors are evenly distributed.
- Cover the pot again and leave the ingredients to cook over low heat for 30 minutes or so.
- After 30 minutes, remove the ham bone from the pot. Cut off all of the meat and place it back into the soup mixture.
- Cover the pot again and leave the ham and bean soup to simmer over medium heat for another hour.
- When the beans are cooked, remove the soup from the heat.
- You can serve your soup with crackers or crusty bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 8gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.04gSodium: 616mgPotassium: 378mgFiber: 7gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 3mg
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