Senate Bean Soup

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Fridge Finds

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (29)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(29)

Cook Time:
3 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 15 min
Total:: 3 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds Michigan navy beans
4 quarts water
1 thick slice leftover spiral ham, cut into small pieces (not country ham,

Directions

which is too salty)*

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves

Rinse the beans in hot water until they are white. Place them in a stockpot, add the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 hours. Heat the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion until lightly browned. Add the onion to the pot of beans. Remove 2 cups of the bean mixture, puree in a blender, and return to the soup. Add to ham to soup mixture. Just before serving, season the soup with salt and pepper, to taste. Garnish with parsley.

*Cook's note: This recipe can also be made with ham hock.

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Rich Lincoln, NE 01-10-2010
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reminds me of my mom's bean soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

this was a very flavorful bean soup. I simmered the beans and a ham bone for several hours. Half a recipe was plenty for a... family of 5.Read more
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Erika Bountiful, UT 01-05-2010
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Very Good Soup!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made it in the crockpot and added extra carrot and celery. Also put some chicken bulion cubes. MMMM!!!! My husband LOVED... it!!! Thanks!Read more
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Janna Missoula, MT 01-04-2010
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Easy & Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This soup is delicious. Like other reviwers mentioned it is thick, and I definitely had to thin it down with chicken broth. ... It's a soup that you're likely to eat a cup of rather than a bowl; just because it is so thick and filling. I used 4 cans of navy beans and pureed two....then simmered for 30 minutes. It was very quick, easy and delicious!Read more
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Susie Portland, OR 12-29-2009
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Way to thick!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This soup needs a ton of thinning. It gets like paste. Had to keep adding chicken broth. The flavor was bland until adding... a lot of salt & pepper. I ended up adding leftover gravy from Christmas dinner which really helped both seasoning and thickness. Read more
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Aray Louisville, KY 10-27-2009
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Questionj concerning the soup
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I havent't really tried it yet, but i will. Can this soup be cooked in a crockpot?
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donna Maumee, OH 10-02-2009
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Go to Bean Soup Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made thus numerous times over the past year. Today I used 4 cans of great northern beans, chicken stock and leftover... ham! The corn muffins took longer than the soup. Great weeknight meal>Read more