How To Make Ham and Green Bean Soup
This green bean soup is an easy low carb and low-calorie soup that’s loaded with tender green beans and savory ham, all simmered in a creamy chicken broth!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Beans:
- 2lbsfresh green beans,trimmed, snapped
- 48ozwater
- 1½lbssmoked ham,cut into chunks
- 2chicken bouillon cubes
- ½tsppaprika
- ÂĽtspcayenne pepper
For Soup:
- 4tbspbutter
- 4tbspquick mixing flour,such as Wondra®
- ½onion,finely diced
- 1tspdried onion,minced
- 1tsppaprika
- ½tspground black pepper
- ÂĽcupwater
- 1½cupssour cream
Instructions
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Cover the green beans with water in a large pot. Add the ham, bouillon, paprika, and cayenne.
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Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and let simmer for about 30 minutes until beans are tender.
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Remove from heat and let cool for about 20 to 30 minutes.
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Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until almost brown.
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Stir in the diced onion; cook for about 7 to 8 minutes until it begins to brown.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, then cook and stir dried onions in the mixture for about 3 to 4 minutes until they begin to lightly brown, being careful as they burn easily.
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Add the paprika and pepper. Pour in the water and stir until the mixture is smooth.
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Whip the sour cream in a bowl and mix into flour mixture until smooth. Stir the sour cream mixture into cooled green beans.
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Heat soup over medium heat until simmering; cook for about 5 minutes until heated through.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 235.75kcal
- Fat:Â 13.36g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.55g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.78g
- Carbohydrates:Â 15.78g
- Fiber:Â 2.81g
- Sugar:Â 4.28g
- Protein:Â 15.22g
- Cholesterol:Â 45.25mg
- Sodium:Â 871.31mg
- Calcium:Â 86.39mg
- Potassium:Â 380.53mg
- Iron:Â 1.42mg
- Vitamin A: 140.79µg
- Vitamin C:Â 12.32mg
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