Classic Ham & Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Great Northern beans Navy or Cannellini beans can be substituted
• water
• beans
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups water
• 2 pounds ham hock or ham bone
• 2 pounds ham shank
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 yellow onion sweet, peeled & diced
• 5 carrots peeled cut into 1/8” slices
• 2 stalks celery cut into 1/8” slices, optional
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon herb dried Parisien, or dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt possibly, but taste first
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 bay leaves
• 6 bacon strips
• hot sauce optional
• chopped parsley Garnish:, or cilantro, optional
• Corn Bread for serving

Nutrition

• Calories : 260 calories
• Carbohydrate : 27 grams
• Cholesterol : 20 milligrams
• Fat : 12 grams
• Fiber : 7 grams
• Protein : 11 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3.5 grams
• Sodium : 700 milligrams
• Sugar : 6 grams