Low Carb Ham & Bean Soup

Ham + bean soup is a great way to use up that tasty ham bone from Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. I usually freeze the bone until a later date and make this soup with it. I made this soup using a traditional method, but feel free to adapt the recipe to an Instant Pot. If using an Instant Pot, add as much water as you can and backfill the rest of the water later. Use 1 whole bay leaf for the recipe.

Net Carbs

6.4 g
Fiber

1.7 g
Total Carbs

8.2 g
Protein

21.2 g
Fats

5.5 g

171 cals

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Ham, Slice With Bone, Cured, No Visible Fat Eaten

3 pound
Chicken Broth

1 quart
Water

3 quart
Onion

1 cup, chopped
Celery

1 cup, diced
Carrots

1 cup, grated
Bay Leaf

1 teaspoon, chopped
Thyme, Fresh

2 tablespoon, chopped
Great Northern Beans, Canned, Drained, Low Sodium

1-¾ cup, whole pieces

Step 1

Place ham bone with meat in a large pot. Add chicken broth and water. Place over medium-high heat until pot comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to allow the broth to simmer for 3-4 hours.
Step 2

In the meantime, prep the onion, celery and carrots which can stay out until they are ready to be added to the soup. Once time has elapsed on the ham stock, remove the ham and the meat from the soup. Add the veggies, drained beans, the bay leaf and thyme. Simmer for 30 minutes or until the veggies have softened.
Step 3

Remove the ham from the bone and chop it into smaller pieces. Add it back into the soup with the veggies. I removed about 1 pound of meat from the bone and back into the soup. Serve hot!

Comments 11

AwesomeKale288545 2 years ago

Can this be done in the crockpot?

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- recipewriter 2 years ago
  
  Yes! You can do this in the crockpot.
  
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- Troy 2 years ago
  
  Did you try the crock pot? I may just put it all in the crock pot ( no ham bone unfortunately!) and let it cook on high for 3-4 hours then turn down. I may sauté the veggies first just to soften.
  
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RemarkableKale290273 2 years ago

I used baby lima beans in place of the northern beans.

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Gramajan 4 years ago

This recipe is for 16 servings at 8 oz per serving. If you use the recommended amount of beans (310g) that is only 19.38 g of beans per serving. Not a lot of carbs. The trick is to make sure when your portioning put you only have 19 grams of beans or your macros will be off.

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Jsrm 4 years ago

Is serving size 1/2 cup?

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Teryl 4 years ago

I think great northern beans have a lot more net carbs than indicated. Are you supposed to pull them all out before eating?

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- Elainey 2 years ago
  
  They are basically white kidney beans. You can substitute pinto or navy beans.
  
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Christine 4 years ago

What are great northen beans? Are they like the four bean mix? Are they available in New Zealand? Is there a substitue for this? Than you in advance.

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- Smartinl 4 years ago
  
  GN are a white bean. I would think any light bean would make a good substitute.
  
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Aek03002 5 years ago

Great recipe for leftover Christmas ham!

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