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Ham Bone Soup with Chick Peas and Escarole
You'll love this brothy, smoky, richly satisfying homemade soup. It's made with a leftover ham bone (or ham hock) and everyday ingredients like canned chick peas, pasta and greens for a big pot of ham bone soup to feed the whole family.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6
Calories: 313 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 leftover ham bone
- 2 cups diced ham plus whatever else you can pull off of the bone after simmering.
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 3 medium carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 cups chicken stock preferably low sodium
- 15 ounces canned chick peas with their liquid
- ½ head escarole lettuce chopped, about 4 cups
- ½ cup pastina or other mini pasta
Instructions
- heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrots. Sauté for 4-5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften and the onion and celery become slightly translucent.
- Stir in the tomato paste to coat the vegetables well and add a little color (Maillard reaction) to the paste, 2-3 minutes.
- Add the oregano, and red pepper flakes and stir well to combine.
- Stir in the chicken stock garbanzo beans with their liquid and the bay leaf. Place the ham bone in the dutch oven, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and place the lid slightly askew to allow steam to escape. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Use a pair of tongs to remove the ham bone and transfer to a rimmed sheet pan to cool.
- Stir in the diced ham and pastina pasta to the soup and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Add the escarole and cook for 2-3 minutes to wilt the vegetable.
- When the ham bone is cool enough to touch, remove any excess meat and add it to the pot of soup.
- Taste for seasonings and adjust as necessary with salt and pepper. Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
313kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
1225mg
(51%)
Potassium
747mg
(21%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
6052IU
(121%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 313kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 1225mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 747mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 6052IU | 121% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.