1 Hour Ham And Bean Soup

Made this one up myself, from a mix of different recipes. no need to wait for dry beans to soak. You get great homemade soup in about an hour!!

Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot.

Add carrots , celery and onion.

Saut for about 4 minutes , just until onion is beginning to soften.

Add ham , saut 2 minutes.

Add garlic , saut one more minute.

Add 3 cups stock , bring to a low boil for about 10 minutes , stirring once or twice.

Meanwhile , in a food processor , combine all but 1 / 2 of a can of beans , including juice , and the tomato sauce.

Process until smooth.

Add remaining stock to processor to thin mixture.

Process to combine.

Add mixture from processor into ham mixture.

Add remaining 1 / 2 can of beans , stir to blend , bring to a boil , lower heat , cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve hot !.

vegetable oil, carrot, celery, onion, ham, garlic, ham stock, great northern beans, tomato sauce, pepper