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Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks is for Soup.

Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks takes several minutes to prepare.

Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks takes several minutes to cook.

Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks are:

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium yellow onion, diced
4 celery stalks, diced
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 cups dried navy or great northern beans, rinsed and picked through; soaked overnight or quick cooked
8 cups chicken broth
1 smoked ham hock
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoons sea salt, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary

Here is how you make Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks:

1. Heat the olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, reduce the heat to low, and cook and stir until it is soft and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Add the celery and cook and stir for 8 to 10 minutes longer, until the celery is soft. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute more.2. Add the drained beans, chicken broth, ham hock, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and dried rosemary to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour 30 minutes, until the beans are tender.3. Remove the bay leaves from the soup and discard. Remove the ham hock and place it on a plate to cool. When the ham hock is cool enough to handle, pull the meat from the bone and return it to the soup. Stir in the fresh rosemary and more salt and pepper to taste. This soup is even better the day after it’s made. It will keep, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 4 days. It also freezes well.Serving Size: 2 QuartsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KTABES.

The nutritional information for Navy Bean Soup w Rosemary and Smokey Ham Hocks is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 189.8

• Total Fat: 9.8 g
• Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,588.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
• Protein: 8.6 g