Ham and Bean Soup

Cold weather has arrived and it's soup time.....my favorite winter food. There's nothing that beats the winter chill like a steaming bowl of soup.

I made this in the crockpot before I went to work so I just dumped everything in at once, but if I was at home I would add the celery and carrots later.

I will try to post my cornbread recipe sometime this week too.

Ham and Bean Soup

1 lb package dried northern beans

Ham Bone or about 1 lb diced ham if you don't have a ham bone.

6 cups water

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup diced carrots

salt and pepper to taste

Rinse and check beans for any debris. Put in a crockpot along with the water, ham bone, onions and seasoning.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are tender. Add more water if needed.

Add celery and carrots during the last 3 or 4 hours.

Remove ham bone and pull off the meat. Add the meat to crockpot.

Serve with Cornbread

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Linking to StoneGable and Mealtime Monday