Mom's Senate Bean Soup

Name: Mom's Senate Bean Soup
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb navy beans; 12 cups water; 1 ham bone (some meat attached); 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 onion, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 garlic clove, minced

Submitted by SuzyQ3266

"This is a wonderful soup I love to make on cold winter nights! It takes awhile to prepare, but it's absolutely worth the wait!"

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Ready In:: 4hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb navy beans
12 cups water
1 ham bone (some meat attached)
2 ¹⁄₂ cups mashed potatoes
2 teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced

directions

Heat navy beans in 12 cups water until boiling. Boil for two minutes, then remove from heat, cover and let it stand for one hour.
Add the ham bone, reheat to boiling.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for two hours.
Stir in all other ingredients and simmer for one more hour.
Remove ham bone and trim the ham from it to return to the soup.
Discard ham bone.