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1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup takes several minutes to cook.

1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for 1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup are:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup diced or sliced carrot
1 cup diced celery
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups diced ham
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 1/2 cups chicken broth (water can be substituted)
OR
4 cups water and one small More Than Gourmet roasted chicken stock (1.5 oz)
2 (15 1/2 ounce) great northern beans, not drained (increase to 3 if using 4 cups water)
3 -4 tablespoons tomato sauce
pepper

Here is how you make 1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup:

1. Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot.2. Add carrots, celery and onion.3. Saut? for about 4 minutes, just until onion is beginning to soften.4. Add ham, saut? 2 minutes.5. Add garlic, saut? one more minute.6. Add 3 cups stock, bring to a low boil for about 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.7. Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine all but 1/2 of a can of beans, including juice, and the tomato sauce.8. Process until smooth.9. Add remaining stock to processor to thin mixture.10. Process to combine.11. Add mixture from processor into ham mixture.12. Add remaining 1/2 can of beans, stir to blend, bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.13. Serve hot!Serving Size: makes 7 2 cup bowls of soupNumber of Servings: 7Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUEKARANA.

The nutritional information for 1 Hour Ham and Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 182.0

• Total Fat: 8.3 g
• Cholesterol: 24.1 mg
• Sodium: 907.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
• Protein: 11.2 g