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Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks is for Soup.

Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks takes 240 minutes to cook.

Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks are:

1 Bag (20 ounces) of Hurst's HamBeens, Cajun 15 Bean Soup
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Bay leaf
Salt
2 Tbsp Tony Chachere's seasoning, divided
1 tsp Thyme
1 lb ham hocks (smoked preferable)
1/2 beer (Abita or some other Amber)

Here is how you make Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks:

Soak beans overnightSeason ham bones with 1 Tbsp Tonys if it is not already smokedBring 3 quarts of water to a boil, add beansSaute onion, ham bones (if they are not smoked), jalapenos - 5 minutesAdd garlic; saute 3 more minutesDump into pot of beansDeglaze saute pan with 1/2 a beer and scrape all the cooked pieces of bottom; add to potAdd remaining seasonings to potSimmer, stirring, for 4-5 hours.May need to ad water at some pointServing Size: 6 - 1/2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RICHSTEELERFAN.

The nutritional information for Cajun Beans w/ Ham Hocks is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 253.7

• Total Fat: 10.5 g
• Cholesterol: 21.1 mg
• Sodium: 475.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.6 g
• Protein: 13.7 g