Dinner for 8

Smoky White Bean Ham Soup

Name: Smoky White Bean Ham Soup
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb dried white navy beans or great northern beans; 6 cups water; 4 cups chicken stock; 2 bay leaves; 2 yellow onions; 2 lb smoked ham hocks; 2 carrots; 2 stalks celery; 1 can (14 oz) chopped or diced tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves; salt; 1 1/2 cups chopped kale or other dark leafy greens; extra-virgin olive oil (optional); finely grated pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano (optional)

$9.32for 4120 minServes 8

White beans simmer with ham hocks, vegetables, tomatoes, garlic, and thyme for a hearty soup finished with kale.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 16 oz$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.44Typical price
	Broth, 33 oz$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
	Onions, 0.8 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
	Ham, 2 lb$3.99/lb typical	2 lb	$7.98Typical price
	Carrots, 0.3 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
	Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 14 oz$0.08/oz typical	14 oz	$1.12Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
	Kale, 0.5$2.49 each typical	0.5	$0.93Typical price
	Parmesan, 0.25 oz$0.55/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.14Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.64

Swaps

Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

120 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American High-protein Budget Family Lunches Dinners Holiday Cold-weather comfort Winter Spring

Typical price

$2.33 per serving$9.32 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 lb dried white navy beans or great northern beans
6 cups water
4 cups chicken stock
2 bay leaves
2 yellow onions
2 lb smoked ham hocks
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
1 can (14 oz) chopped or diced tomatoes
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
salt
1 1/2 cups chopped kale or other dark leafy greens
extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
finely grated pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano (optional)

Steps

Rinse the beans, chop the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, and prepare the ingredients within 10 minutes.
Combine the beans, water, chicken stock, bay leaves, ham hocks, onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic, and thyme in a large pot.
Bring the pot to a boil, then cover and simmer gently for 90 minutes until the beans are tender.
Remove the ham hocks, pull the meat from the bones, and return the meat to the pot within 10 minutes.
Stir in the kale and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, then season with salt.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with ham on sale.

Find this week's cheapest dinners

Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.

Find this week's cheapest dinners

Where do you shop?

Smoky White Bean Ham Soup

What it costs

Swaps

Pantry staples you likely have

Ingredients

Steps

Find this week's cheapest dinners

More like this

Smoky White Bean Ham Soup

What it costs

Swaps

Pantry staples you likely have

Ingredients

Steps

Plan around it

Find this week's cheapest dinners

More like this