Low Fat Butter Bean And Ham Soup Food

BASIC HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
• After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
• Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.

HEALTHIER DELICIOUS HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, onion, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken bouillon and pepper.
• Melt butter in a separate saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a with fork and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk so lumps do not form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Pour the milk mixture into stockpot and cook soup until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

CLASSIC WHITE BEAN & HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add parsley, thyme and salt; cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Add broth and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; stir in ham. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in cabbage and vinegar. Cover and cook 5 minutes more.

BUTTER BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium high heat until hot. Add onions, carrots, celery, salt and pepper and saute until tender. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. While stock is boiling add frozen butter beans and bring down to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, covered. While butter beans are cooking put smoked ham in a sauté pan until just brown on edges and set aside. After butter beans are cooked thoroughly, puree in blender or immersion blender. Once pureed add warmed milk and blend well. Add smoked ham and serve.

LOW FAT BUTTER BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp stock in large pot and saute finely diced red onion, finely sliced ham (I used deli leg off the bone) and garlic for about 5 minutes.
• Add rough cut carrots, butter beans (can use chickpeas), spring onions, 1 3/4 litres of vegetable (or chicken) stock and bring to a boil.
• NOTE: Adjust garlic to your taste.
• SIMMER uncovered for twenty minutes and let sit for 5 minutes.
• MASH; reheat if necessary and add chopped basil and lemon juice.
• ENJOY!

MR. FOOD BUTTER BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot combine all of the ingredients.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes for flavors to marry and soup to thicken.

HAM AND BEANS WITH RANDALL BEANS

Steps:

• In a saucepan or skillet, melt butter.
• Add onions and sauté until softened. Add diced ham and cook until warmed.
• Add undrained beans. Simmer until heated through.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CLASSIC HAM & BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans into 5- to 6-quart heavy saucepan; cover with water to 2 inches above beans. Cook over high heat until water comes to a boil. Boil 3 minutes; remove from heat. Cover; let beans soak 1 hour. Rinse; drain.
• Return beans to saucepan. Add ham shank, water, chicken broth, onion, celery, garlic and bay leaf. Cook over medium-high heat 8-10 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 85-90 minutes or until beans are tender.
• Remove ham shanks with tongs. Cool slightly. Cut meat from bone; discard bone, fat and skin.
• Chop meat; add back to soup. Add carrots, bell pepper, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat 5-6 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until carrots are tender.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Brush both sides of baguette slices with melted butter. Place bread slices onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 3-5 minutes or until bottoms begin to turn golden brown. Turn slices over; sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.
• Serve toasted bread slices with soup.