Ham And Bean Soup With Spinach Recipes

BASIC HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
• After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
• Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until tender, 30-45 seconds. Stir in 2 cans of beans, pepper and broth., Puree mixture using an immersion blender. Or puree in a blender and return to pan. Stir in remaining can of beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in spinach and basil; cook, uncovered, until spinach is wilted, 2-4 minutes. If desired, serve with cheese.

SPINACH BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, tomato puree, broth, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the spinach, beans, cooked pasta and hot pepper sauce, heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a medium stock pot, saute ham in oil and butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, add onion, celery, carrots and garlic over medium heat, until vegetables are softened, not brown.
• Add chicken broth and seasonings; simmer 15-20 minutes.
• Stir in cannellini beans, spinach and parsley.
• Cook briefly just until spinach wilts, about 2-4 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, combine eggs and Parmesan with a whisk, I like to temper the egg/cheese mixture by adding 2 Tablesppons of the hot liquid from the soup, to the egg/cheese and stir quickly after each addition, then add egg mixture into the soup and stir until smooth.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

3 DAY HAM BONE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Day 1 Directions: ~Cover ham bone with approximately 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil.
• 2. ~Add salt, peppercorns, thyme, parsley, dill weed, bay leaf, celery and onion.
• 3. ~Simmer for about 3 hours.
• 4. ~Remove ham bone (reserve any ham for the soup later) and strain the broth. Refrigerate overnight.
• 5. ~Cover dry beans with 8 cups water, let sit overnight.
• 6. Day 2 Directions:
• 7. ~Skim fat from broth.
• 8. ~Add beans to broth, discard bean water.
• 9. ~Refrigerate overnight.
• 10. Day 3 Directions: ~Place broth and beans, chunked onion, clove and salt in slow cooker pot, bring to boil on stove. Move pot to slow cooker base. (If your slow cooker is not metal like mine use a 10 cup or more dutch oven to use on stove and then transfer to slow cooker).
• 11. ~In a 12 inch fry pan, saute ham from bone with 1/2-1 cup broth, sliced onion, mushrooms, celery, spinach and worchesteshire sauce.
• 12. ~Once broth is reduced put contents of fry pan into slow cooker.
• 13. ~Set heat to low and simmer for 3 hours.
• 14. ~Add 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, simmer for additional 15 minutes.
• 15. Take 3 cups of the soup and place in the blender (leave the plug in the lid off to let steam escape and cover with a paper towel to avoid splashes while you blend). Blend until completely smooth. You could also use an immersion blender in place of a blender if you have one. Return to slow cooker.
• 16. ~Simmer for additional 15 minutes
• 17. ~Ladle into bowls and serve.

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine baby spinach and carrot in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir shallot and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and carrot mixture, chicken stock, white beans, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat and stir in lemon juice. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth.