Thick Ham And Bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb navy beans
• 7 cups water
• 3 stalks celery
• 3 carrots
• 1 large onion
• 4 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon garlic granules
• 2 large potatoes
• 1 ham bone

Recipe

• 1 either soak beans over night or quick soak by covering beans with 2 inches of water, bringing to a boil for 2 minutes and letting set for 1 hour.
• 2 drain and rinse beans, add all ingredients, except for the potatoes.
• 3 bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 remove ham bone and pick off meat, give ham bones to dog.
• 5 return ham to soup along with potatoes.
• 6 cook for 1/2 hour more or until potatoes are tender.
• 7 take a potato masher and mash the potatoes and some of the beans, this makes a wonderfully thick soup.
• 8 serve with either crackers or corn muffins. enjoy!
• 9 oh yea, salt and pepper to taste!