Hearty Ham Bone Soup

I had a ham bone leftover from Christmas dinner and wanted to do something with it.  I had originally thought to make a bean soup but I recently made Boston Baked Beans so I figured that my family had enough beans for awhile.  I still added beans to this but it’s just one small part of the whole soup.  With the potatoes, ham and veggies, this is really a hearty and filling soup.  It’s only 4 SmartPoints so it’s a great light lunch.  I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.

Hearty Ham Bone Soup
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Serves 10 (1 cup), Calories 84, Fat 2 g, Sat Fat 0 g, Carbs 14 g, Fiber 4 g, Net Carbs 12, Sugars 2 g, Protein 4 g, WW PP: 2 pts, WW SP: 4 pts

Ingredients:

• 1 ham bone
• 10 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 large russet potato, peeled and diced
• 1 15 ounce can Navy Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 2 sprigs thyme
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 cup peas
• 2 cups diced lean ham

Directions:

Place ham bone in a large pot such as a stock pot or Dutch oven.  Cover ham bone with the 10 cups of water.  Bring to a boil over high heat.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove ham bone and discard.

In another large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add garlic, onions, carrots and potatoes.  Cook, stirring occasionally for about 4 minutes.

Add ham stock (water from boiling the ham bone), navy beans, rosemary, thyme and salt and pepper to taste.  Bring to a boil over high heat.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

Turn off heat.  Stir in ham and peas, serve.