Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup Recipe

• 2 c. Bean Soup Mix
• 4 c. water
• 1/2 pound ham, diced
• 1 c. minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 can (2 pound 3 ounce.) Italian plum tomatoes
• 2 cans (13 3/4 ounce. each) beef broth
• 1 1/2 c. diced celery
• 1 1/2 tbsp. leaf basil, crumbled
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. 1.
2. Pick over soup mix, wash.
3. Combine with the water in a kettle or possibly Dutch oven.
4. Let stand overnight.
5. 2.
6. Prepare soup: Brown diced ham, onion and garlic in medium size skillet.
7. Add in to soup mix and soaking liquid.
8. Add in tomatoes, broth, celery, basil, bay leaves, salt and peppers.
9. Stir to mix well.
10. Bring to boil, lower heat, simmer 2 hrs or possibly till beans are tender.

mix, water, ham, onion, garlic, italian plum tomatoes, beef broth, celery, leaf basil, bay leaves, salt, pepper

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/hearty-vegetable-bean-soup-54282 (may not work)