Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Southern White Beans is for Dinner.

Southern White Beans takes several minutes to prepare.

Southern White Beans takes several minutes to cook.

Southern White Beans makes 14 servings.

The ingredients for Southern White Beans are:

2 lb Great Northern Beans
1.25 lb. ham shank, pickled pork or ham hock (not sweet ham)
8-10 cups water
2 cups chopped onion
1 toe garlic, or about 5 cloves
1 cup chopped celery
1 medium green bell pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 (8 oz) ham steak chopped
Salt to taste, about 1.5 tablespoon
Pepper to taste, about 1 tablespoon (less if desired)

Here is how you make Southern White Beans:

Soak beans overnight in water. Saute onion and other vegetables in pot. Add beans and 6 cups water. Cook for about 1-1.5 hours until done.Serve over brown rice. (not included)This recipe can easily be halved to cook only 1 lb beans, but it freezes well, so I tend to make it in big batches and divide up into containers and freeze for later.Number of Servings: 14Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCRAP2DAY.

The nutritional information for Southern White Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 14
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 212.9

• Total Fat: 9.2 g
• Cholesterol: 33.3 mg
• Sodium: 981.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 14.9 g