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Ham and White Bean Soup

A thick soup of diced ham, white beans, carrots and celery simmered with thyme and bay.

Ingredients

• 12 oz ham, diced
• 3 cup white beans
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrot, diced
• 2 stalk celery, diced
• 3 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp thyme dried
• 1 tsp bay leaf
• 5 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 cup kale, chopped
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Steps

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion, carrot and celery for 8 minutes until soft.
2. Add the garlic and thyme and stir 1 minute, then add the ham, beans, bay leaf, broth and pepper.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 20 minutes, mashing about a cup of the beans against the side of the pot to thicken the soup.
4. Stir in the kale and cook 5 minutes until tender.
5. Remove the bay leaf, stir in the vinegar and divide into 6 portions.