Senate Bean Soup

By Paula Deen

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13 reviews • 0 questions

Difficulty: Medium

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 5 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 thick slice of leftover spiral not country ham,which is too salty cut into small pieces ham
4 quarts water
2 lbs navy beans
1 medium chopped onion
1/4 cup fresh parsley

Directions

Rinse the beans in hot water until they are white. Place them in a stockpot, add the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 hours. Heat the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Sauté the onion until lightly browned. Add the onion to the pot of beans. Remove two cups of the bean mixture, puree in a blender, and return to the soup. Add to ham to soup mixture. Just before serving, season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.

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tiya-g

January 18, 2014

Looks good, I'm going to try this. I usually use pinto beans.

Bmack

January 03, 2014

Add some instant mash potato's to this soup to make it extra creamy.....really makes a difference!

Doris Clement

January 03, 2014

Thanks for the bean recipe love soup. Need more recipes for left over ham. Love you Paula, miss you on food network but I don't watch them anymore wish you had your own network. But on line is great.

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