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When I was a kid I loved Saturdays because my dad would always make a big pot of Navy Bean Soup. It has been 30 years since I had Navy Bean Soup and last week memories of that wonderful saturday treat came back when we had American Navy Bean Soup on our cruise.

I've been looking for a good recipe and these are what I've found. If you happen to have a thick hearty Navy bean recipe I'd love to have it. I wonder if I can make the smell go through the whole house like my father did?

Navy Bean Soup Recipe

A simple navy bean soup made with ham bone or hocks and navy beans, along with chopped vegetables.
INGREDIENTS:
· 1 pound navy beans
· 2 quarts boiling water
· 2 ham hocks or a meaty ham bone
· 1/4 cup chopped onion
· 1/2 cup chopped celery
· chopped ham or ham from the meaty bone
· salt and pepper to taste (I add a little seasoned salt along with regular)
PREPARATION:
Wash beans; place in a large bowl and add boiling water. Let beans soak for a few hours. Simmer ham bone or hocks with the beans until beans are tender. Remove bones and chop ham. Add chopped onions and celery.
Add water to make about 1 gallon. Add ham meat, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook about 30 minutes longer. Navy bean soup recipe serves 12 or more.


Crock Pot Navy Bean Soup
Ingredients
1 lb. Dried navy beans
2 cans Broth
2 cans Diced tomatoes
1 Onion, chopped
1 tsp. Paprika
1 Bay leaf
1 t. Garlic powder
1/2 tsp. Thyme
Pinch cheyanne pepper
Preparation
Soak beans overnight. Rinse and drain. Put all ingredients into crockpot and add water to cover (by an inch).
Cook on low 4 to 8 hours or until beans are tender.


Saturday Bean Soup
Recipe
· 1 pound dry navy beans, sorted and soaked
· 2 quarts water
· 1 pound meaty ham bones or chunks
· 1 stalk celery with leaves, finely chopped
· 1 large carrot, finely chopped
· 1 medium onion, finely chopped
· 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
· 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
· 1 bay leaf
Drain the soaked beans, rinse, and put in a Crock-Pot with the rest of the ingredients. Cover and cook for 5 to 6 hours on high. Lower the temperature, remove the bay leaf, and the soup is ready for the day.

Tips From Our Test Kitchen: To sort and soak beans, rinse and remove all imperfect beans. Place beans in a large pot and cover with water about an inch. Cover pan and soak overnight.

PhatmonB6

Sounds tasty...I love taking ingredients and throwing em in a pot. Here is a recipie not my own but for Louis Armstrong's favorite Red Beans and Rice...I have made it a couple times before and I must say it is good.....

http://www.satchmo.net/faq/beans.txt

PhatmonB6

What I like is the 20 minutes later ingredient: Swiss Kriss a Laxative...LOL I heard Louie was kinda big on the Laxtives...anyways Bon Apetit

davidquinlan

Laxative.. no need after all those beans!!!

Trumpet Hobo

Yummy Yummy Yummy! I wanna put it in my tummy.