Creamy White Bean Soup with Smoked Ham Hocks

Pork, Soups

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 8 hours Servings: Serves 8 Source:

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 cups chopped onion

1 cup diced celery

1 cup diced carrot

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

6 garlic cloves, chopped

2 pounds smoked ham hocks

1 pound dried Great Northern beans

2 (26-ounce) containers unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)

1/4 cup minced fresh chives

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Total: 8 Hours, 10 Minutes

1. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion and next 4 ingredients (through garlic); cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Scrape onion mixture into a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Add hocks, beans, and stock. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or overnight.

Cooking Tips: How To Make This Recipe

2. Remove hocks from pan; cool slightly. Remove meat from bones; discard fat, skin, and bones. Chop meat; stir into beans. Cook 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld. Sprinkle with chives and black pepper.

Nutrition

Calories 260
Fat 5.1 g
Satfat 1 g
Monofat 2.5 g
Polyfat 0.7 g
Protein 19.1 g
Carbohydrate 36.2 g
Fiber 11.2 g
Cholesterol 8 mg
Iron 3.6 mg
Sodium 639 mg
Calcium 136 mg