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Senate Bean Soup

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  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 4 hr 35 min
  • Servings 8
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Choose to make your dinner on stovetop or slow cooker with this hearty soup made using pork and beans.
Updated Oct 7, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups dried navy beans (1 lb), sorted and rinsed
  • 12 cups water
  • 1 ham bone, 2 lb ham shanks or 2 lb smoked pork hocks
  • 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Steps

  •  
    1
    In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat beans and water to boiling. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
  •  
    2
    Add ham bone. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 hours or until beans are tender.
  •  
    3
    Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 1 hour.
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    4
    Remove ham bone; let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove ham from bone. Remove excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham into soup.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Add 1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles, 1 tablespoon chili powder and 1 teaspoon ground cumin with remaining ingredients in step 3. Top soup with salsa if desired.
  • tip 2
    Slow Cooker Directions: Decrease water to 8 cups and salt to 1 1/2 teaspoons. In 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except mashed potatoes. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until beans are tender. Remove ham bone; let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham and mashed potatoes into soup. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 minutes.

Nutrition

330 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 16g Protein, 45g Total Carbohydrate, 5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
330
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
960mg
40%
Potassium
730mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
45g
15%
Dietary Fiber
9g
37%
Sugars
5g
Protein
16g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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