Hearty Ham Bone Black Bean Soup

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The best black bean soup! If you are looking for a recipe for a hearty, low-fat soup using a leftover ham bone, this is for you! Key is discarding thick fat from the soup and you must use green chiles. Enjoy!

Submitted by kawailani
Published on June 19, 2020
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
5 hrs 51 mins
Additional Time:
8 hrs
Total Time:
14 hrs 1 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 ham bone with some meat

  • 1 drizzle olive oil

  • 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped, or more to taste

  • ½ onion, chopped

  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed

  • ½ (12 ounce) package baby carrots

  • 1 cup fingerling potatoes, or to taste

  • 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped (Optional)

  • 4 cups water

  • 1 (19 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8®)

  • 1 (11 ounce) can canned corn (such as Green Giant Niblets®), drained (Optional)

  • 2 tomatoes, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons chopped green chilies

  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Place ham bone in a large slow cooker.

  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute celery, onion, and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over the ham bone in the slow cooker.

  3. Saute carrots, potatoes, and red bell pepper in the same saucepan until coated in oil, about 1 minute. Transfer vegetables to the slow cooker; add water, black beans, vegetable juice, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Cover and cook on High until soup is warm, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low; continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours.

  4. Remove ham bone from the soup. Separate meat from the bone and return to the soup; discard the bone. Cover soup and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Discard thick fat on the top of the soup and reheat.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

310 Calories
2g Fat
61g Carbs
14g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 310
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0g 2%
Sodium 1140mg 50%
Total Carbohydrate 61g 22%
Dietary Fiber 16g 58%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 14g 27%
Vitamin C 70mg 78%
Calcium 120mg 9%
Iron 5mg 25%
Potassium 1052mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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