Slow Cooker Ham and White Bean Soup

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 1 Smithfield spiral sliced ham

• Produce

  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 3 cans Cannelini beans, white
  • 1 1/2 cups Carrots
  • 1 cup Celery
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Rosemary, dried
  • 1 tsp Thyme, dried
  • 1 Yellow onion

• Canned Goods

  • 4 cups Vegetable stock

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Kosher salt and ground black pepper

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham, the leftover bone and 3 cups of diced ham
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1½ cups carrots, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 3 cans white cannelini beans, drained and rinsed (15 ounce cans)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions

• In a pot or if your slow cooker like mine has an insert you can brown in, brown the ham bone on high until the sides are caramelized (3-4 minutes on each side).
• Add the bone, chopped ham, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, cannelini beans, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, vegetable stock, salt and pepper to the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
• Remove the ham bone and discard.
• Serve with parsley, optional as a garnish