I hope you have all had a great Christmas weekend. Now, what to do with all that left over ham? At least that was the question I had last night. Thankfully I had the ham bone bagged in the fridge and a bag of beans in the pantry. This is the what I made:
Slow Cooker Beans with Ham Bone
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 5 cups water, or more if needed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 heaping teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- one ham bone, with some meat still on the bone
- 1 cup extra ham left over, chopped up in to bite size pieces
Directions
- Wash and pick over the beans, then place them in a large bowl. Fill the bowl with cold water, and soak the beans for 6 to 8 hours.
- Drain and rinse the beans, then place into a slow cooker. Pour in 5-6 cups of water. Stir in onion, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and bay leaves. Place the ham bone and extra ham into the cooker, cover, and cook on Low setting for 6 hours. Add more water if the beans are beginning to dry out; cook until the beans are very tender, an additional 2 hours.
I will be serving our bowl of beans with homemade beer bread, this evening for dinner. HERE is the beer bread recipe. It is SOOO good.
Enjoy!
I am wife, mother, and Christ follower. My kitchen antics are shared each Tuesday at my Tempt My Tummy blog carnival. Family life is vital and I write about those moments. I also sharing my daily walk with Christ - how He saved my marriage, strengthened my family, and blesses my life.
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Lisa,
Thank you so much for hosting and I am wishing you and your family a blessed and abundant 2012!
Miz Helen
We LOVE ham and beans! I’m definitely trying this recipe next time I make them
Thanks for hosting the blog hop!
Thanks for hosting, have a happy new year!
Thanks so much for hosting and for sharing such an easy and delicious sounding recipe. I’ve got a ham bone that will go into my crockpot for tomorrow’s dinner. Thanks for the inspiration!
Happy new year wishes to you and yours, ~Lisa
PS: Sharing our 52nd Muffin Monday post of 2011 — chocolate peppermint muffins. Enjoy!
Thank you for hosting and for your yummy recipe! Wishing you and your family and happy and blessed new year!
hi Lisa :->
Your bean soup both looks and sounds so scrumptious that I think I can taste it! Yum!!!
It’s currently raining snow here – we’re headed into the soup and warm the bones meal season!
Happy New Year!
great way to use beans and ham. two of the things I don’t get enough of. I like the slow cooker style too. Happy New Year!
Your recipe sounds so comforting and delicious! Thank you for another yummy recipe, and also for hosting. Happy New Year, Lisa!
Too funny that you posted on what to do with leftover ham. Mine was about leftovers, too… although my “leftovers” involve egg nog
Linking up with you this evening
Thank you for hosting!
Kindly, Lorraine
I miss you, friend! I hope to get back into following blogs like I did “way back when.”
I fixed this today for our dinner. It got rave reviews from everyone-even the child who proclaims “not be the biggest bean fan”. Will be making this many more times. Thanks for posting! God bless you this New Year.
Hi i’m a new follower,thanks for hosting
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