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Cajun Ten Bean and Ham Soup
Cajun Ten Bean and Ham Soup is bursting with colorful flavor and hearty nutrition! Turn leftover ham into a meal everyone loves!
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 204 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups mixed dried beans
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1/2 tsp each: salt black pepper, dried thyme, dried oregano, sweet paprika, hot smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and garlic powder
- 1 ham bone plus 2 cups chopped ham if you don't have a bone, ask your butcher for one
- 8 cups water
- 2 carrots diced
- 1 cup mixed bell peppers diced
- handful of chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Rinse the beans and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large heavy bottomed soup pot and saute the onion for a few minutes. Add in the herbs and spices, ham bone and 8 cups water. Bring up to a boil. Turn off the heat, cover, and let sit for an hour.
- Add the beans and bring the soup back up to a simmer. Cook until the beans are tender. Add in the carrots and peppers.
- If you like a thicker soup, mash some of the beans withthe back of your spoon until you get it as thick as you want it. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
- At this point I like to let the soup cool and then refrigerate until ready to eat. This gives the soup time to develop some extra flavor.
- Reheat the soup add the parsley right before serving.
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Notes
- For a different take on ham and beans, try my Creamy Ham and Bean Broth.
Nutrition Information
Calories
204kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
400mg
(17%)
Potassium
612mg
(17%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
3131IU
(63%)
Vitamin C
28mg
(31%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 204
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 204kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 400mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 612mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3131IU | 63% |
| Vitamin C | 28mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.