Senate Bean Soup Recipe

  Soup

Ingredients:
1 lb. dried navy beans (about 2 cups)
12 cups water
1 ham bone
2 1/2 cups mashed cooked potatoes
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Directions:
Heat beans and water to boiling in Dutch oven. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.

Add ham bone. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender; about 2 hours. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Remove ham bone; trim ham from bone and stir into soup.

12 to 14 servings

Senate Bean Soup
 

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