Best Ham And Lima Bean Soup Recipes

HAM AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place lima beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans, discard liquid., In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook onions and garlic until tender. Stir in the broth, ham, carrots, water, jalapeno, parsley, pepper and lima beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until beans are tender.

HOLIDAY SPIRAL HAM AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place lima beans in a large bowl and cover with several inches of water; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Bring water, ham bone, and onion to a boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until onion is tender, about 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse lima beans and add to the pot with the ham bone. Add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, dry mustard, and salt. Simmer, covered, about 2 hours. Uncover and continue simmering soup until beans are tender, about 30 minutes more.
• Remove ham bone from soup; cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Discard bone and return meat to the soup.

LIMA AND NAVY BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, brown the Italian sausage; drain off fat. Add ham bone (or ham hocks), lima beans, navy beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, parsley, bay leaves, chives, basil, green onion, thyme, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, ground black pepper, Worcestershire sauce and chicken base or bouillon.
• Add the can of beer and water to cover all. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 4 or 5 hours, and the ham has been released from the bone. Refrigerate overnight to let the fat to come to the surface of the soup.
• When ready to serve, skim fat, remove ham bone (or hocks), pick off remaining ham from bone and put into soup. Discard bones and bay leaves. Heat soup until warm. Serve and enjoy!

LEFTOVER HAM AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring lima beans, ham, water, onion, potato, butter, processed cheese, cornstarch, celery salt, and pepper to a boil in a large pot. Stir until butter is melted. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.

LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH HAM BITS AND CRISP SAGE

Steps:

• Put the beans in a Dutch oven. Cover with 2 inches of water (this is not the 4 cups water). Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, for 1 hour. Drain in a colander. Return the beans to the pot.
• Stir in 4 cups water, the onion, ham, garlic, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Discard the bay leaves.
• Stir in the carrots and salt. Increase the heat to medium high and return to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until the beans and carrots are tender.
• For a creamier texture, transfer about 2 cups soup to a medium bowl. Mash the soup with a potato masher. Stir the mashed soup into the soup in the pot. For a smoother soup, in a food processor or blender, process all the soup in batches (without mashing any beans first) until the desired consistency.
• Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the sage for 1 to 2 minutes, or until crisp, stirring frequently. Transfer the sage to paper towels and drain. Crumble and set aside. Use to garnish the soup.
• Most individuals need about 4,700 milligrams of potassium daily to help keep blood pressure levels at a healthy level. A serving of this soup provides almost one-fourth of that amount, primarily because of the lima beans.
• Like other processed meats, ham usually is extremely high in sodium. When you shop, be sure to read product labels and select ham with the lowest amounts of sodium, saturated fat, and cholesterol. It doesn't take much ham to provide a lot of flavor; in this recipe, just over a tablespoon per serving does the job.
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 285
• Total fat: 2.0g
• Saturated: 0.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 1.0g
• Cholesterol: 5mg
• Sodium: 248mg
• Carbohydrates: 51g
• Fiber: 16g
• Sugars: 11g
• Protein: 17g
• Calcium: 91mg
• Potassium: 1,080mg
• 3 starch
• 1 vegetable
• 1 very lean meat