1-Hour Ham and Bean Soup

5.00 (82)
⏱ 55 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 One Dish Meal

This satisfying ham and bean soup is a convenient one-pot creation. It skips the lengthy soaking process for dried beans, using tinned beans instead to deliver a rich, homemade flavour in just about an hour. The method involves sautéing vegetables and ham, then blending a portion of the beans to create a wonderfully thick and creamy soup base.

1-Hour Ham and Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 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 ham stock (water can be substituted) or 3 1/2 cups chicken broth (water can be substituted)
  • 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans great northern beans, not drained
  • 3 -4 tablespoons tomato sauce
  • pepper

Method

  1. Warm the vegetable oil in a large soup pot.
  2. Place the carrot, celery and onion into the pot.
  3. Cook the vegetables for roughly 4 minutes, until the onion starts to become tender.
  4. Introduce the diced ham and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  5. Stir in the garlic and cook for one more minute.
  6. Pour in 3 cups of the stock and bring it to a gentle boil for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  7. While that cooks, put most of the beans with their liquid and the tomato sauce into a food processor, reserving half a can.
  8. Blend these ingredients until completely smooth.
  9. Add the leftover stock to the processor to help thin the puree.
  10. Blend again to combine everything.
  11. Pour the smooth bean mixture from the processor into the pot with the ham.
  12. Add the reserved half can of beans, stir well, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
  13. Serve the soup while it is hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1167600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryOne Dish Meal
AuthorGirlEatsWorld