My Route to Health Recipes – Deena’s Ham and Bean Soup

Posted 5 January 2012 by asanders & filed under Blog, Member News.

My Route to Health Recipes – Deena’s Ham and Bean Soup
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These recipes are designed for your body and mind. They are easy to prepare, help you watch your waist line and help you stay within your budget.
Estas recetas se ha diseñado teniendo en cuenta tu cuerpo y tu mente. Estas recetas fáciles de preparar, que te ayudarán a conservar una buena figura sin salirte de tu presupuesto.

What You Need

• 1 lb Northern beans
• 4 cups water
• 1 standard carton chicken broth
• 1 regular package cubed ham chunks
• 1 cup of chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste

How You Make It
Rinse and prepare you Northern beans according to the package instructions then drain, add water, chicken broth, carrots, onions, garlic and beans to large soup pot on high heat.

Stir well and bring to a boil.

Reduce to low and simmer for 60 minutes.

Sear cubed ham in a hot skillet until sizzling.

Drain any excess grease and stir into simmering soup.

Season soup with salt and pepper to taste.

Note: If you like a creamier texture and you have a blender: before adding ham, remove half the soup and puree in blender, then add it back along with your ham chunks.

Serves 8-10, freezes well

Nutritional Facts

Dietary Fiber (g)	12.37	Vitamin A (DV%)	53.86
Sugar (g)	3.57	Vitamin C (DV%)	4.14
Other Carbs (g)	23.92	Calcium (DV%)	11.68
Protein (g)	24.25	Iron (DV%)	20.49
Water (g)	246.26	Cholesterol (mg)	24.24
Calories (kcal)	260.28	Sodium (mg)	734.47
Saturated Fat (g)	0.64	Potassium (mg)	1029.70
Trans Fat (g)	0.01	Total Fat (g)	0.65

Find this recipe and others in the Recipes for Route to Health cookbook