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Ham & White Bean Soup

This soup is yummy & packed with vegetables! My kids have no idea how many vegetables & beans they ate in it 🙂

Ham & White Bean Soup

Ham & White Bean Soup

This soup is super delicious & packed with a ton of vegetables & fiber! My kids gobbled it up! Really a great dinner idea on those cold winter days. I calculated the calories using MyFitnessPal’s recipe builder. It is a hearty bowl of soup without a hearty load of calories!

  • 10 slices center cut bacon
  • 12 ozs Smithfield Anytime Favorites Sliced Ham
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 5 ozs celery (chopped)
  • 5 ozs baby carrots (chopped)
  • 2 tsps minced garlic
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • 2 cans great northern beans
  • 4 tsps Knorr Chicken Bouillon
  • 3 tbsps tomato paste

  1. Cook the 10 slices of bacon in a skillet.

  2. Meanwhile, chop the carrots, onions & celery. Cut the ham into bite size pieces.

  3. Once the bacon is done, remove from skillet, reserving 1 tbsp bacon grease. Drain bacon on paper towels & then chop it up for the topping.



  4. Transfer the reserved bacon grease to a stock pot. Add the onions, carrots, celery & minced garlic and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until they are crisp tender. Add the chopped ham & continue cooking for 5 minutes.



  5. Meanwhile, drain & rinse the 3 cans of beans. Take about 1/2 the beans & place it in a blender with a cup of water. I used my nutri ninja for this. Blend the beans and the water. I do this to thicken the soup & because my kids aren’t wild about beans, so this is a sneaky way to get them to eat more than they see!



  6. Season the ham & veggie mixture with salt & pepper. Add the blended beans, the remaining beans, tomato paste, 4 cups of water & the 4 tsps of Knorr chicken bouillon to the pot. Bring to a boil & then simmer for 30 minutes.

  7. After it simmers, top with the chopped bacon & enjoy! I served it with a piece of french baguette on the side.