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Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It takes several minutes to prepare.

Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It takes several minutes to cook.

Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It are:

1 lb. dry great northern beans
6 c. water
1 meaty ham bone and leftover ham pieces
3 c. water
2 large carrots, diced
3 ribs cerery, diced
1/2 of a med. yellow onion, diced
2 tsp. chicken boullion granules, or 2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley or 2 Tblsp. dried parsley

Here is how you make Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It:

Rinse beans. Combine beans and 6 c. water in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.Place beans and soaking water and the ham bone and ham pieces in a large stock pot. Add 3 c. water, carrots, celery, bouillon, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, and pepper.Bring to a good boil. Reduce temperature to simmer; cover and cook several hours until beans are tender; about 4 - 5 hours. Stir once in a while. Remove ham bone and cut meat off the bone and return 1/2 of the meat to the stock pot. Freeze the rest of the ham for another pot of soup.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user N_STITCHES.

The nutritional information for Overnight Ham and Bean Soup - Fix-It and Forget-It is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 139.6

• Total Fat: 2.0 g
• Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
• Sodium: 582.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 14.9 g
• Protein: 16.6 g