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Easy Slow-Cooker Ham Bone Soup

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Feb 5, 2018
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Enjoy this wonderful slow-cooker ham bone soup loaded with beans, vegetables and ham.

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  • The ham bone is the large piece left over from a giant bone-in ham, like the ones served at big holiday dinners such as Christmas or Easter. Never throw that bone away! It is the key ingredient for absolutely delicious stocks and soups like this super easy slow-cooker ham bone soup. If you don’t have all of the ingredients required for this soup on hand, and don’t have time to go to the grocery store, you can still make a ham bone stock that you can use in homemade soups. Simply simmer the ham bone in a large pot or Dutch oven on the stove with water and ingredients like chopped onion, celery, carrots and/or garlic. After a few hours, strain the stock and discard the solids. Store your stock in the fridge and use it within 2-3 days. Can’t get enough of your favorite soups? Make them even better with these simple (but delicious!) tips and tricks.

Easy Slow-Cooker Ham Bone Soup

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 5 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb smoked ham shank or ham bone
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cans (15.8 oz each) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
  • 5 cups Progresso™ reduced sodium chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place ham shank in slow cooker; add remaining ingredients.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until ham shank is tender.
  • Step 
    3
    Remove ham shank; cut into small pieces. Stir into slow cooker. To thicken, mash beans with fork.

Nutrition

260 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
23g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
11%
Sodium
670mg
28%
Potassium
850mg
24%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
7g
31%
Sugars
2g
Protein
23g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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