Recipe: Baked Navy Bean Soup

BAKED NAVY BEAN SOUP

1 lb navy beans
3 quarts water
1 lb ham, cubed
1 ham bone (optional)
2 ribs celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 onion, diced
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce

Soak beans overnight. Drain.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Add 3 quarts water to beans in an ovenproof soup kettle. Add ham, ham bone, celery, carrots, onion, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil on the stovetop.

Cover and bake in 325 degree F oven for 4 hours.

Servings: 6-8
From: Pat Williams; Marysville, California
Source: Home Cooking Magazine; October, 1998