1-Hour Ham And Bean Soup

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup diced or sliced carrot
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups diced ham
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3 1/2 cups ham stock (water can be substituted) or 3 1/2 cups chicken broth (water can be substituted)
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans great northern beans, not drained
• 3 -4 tablespoons tomato sauce
• pepper

1. Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot.
2. Add carrots, celery and onion.
3. Saute for about 4 minutes, just until onion is beginning to soften.
4. Add ham, saute 2 minutes.
5. Add garlic, saute one more minute.
6. Add 3 cups stock, bring to a low boil for about 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.
7. Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine all but 1/2 of a can of beans, including juice, and the tomato sauce.
8. Process until smooth.
9. Add remaining stock to processor to thin mixture.
10. Process to combine.
11. Add mixture from processor into ham mixture.
12. Add remaining 1/2 can of beans, stir to blend, bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
13. Serve hot!

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

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/1-hour-ham-and-bean-soup-47924 (may not work)