Name: Ham and Green Bean Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Beans:; 2 lbs Fresh Green Beans; 48 oz water; 1½ lbs smoked ham; 2 chicken bouillon cubes; ½ tsp paprika; ¼ tsp Cayenne pepper; For Soup:; 4 tbsp butter; 4 tbsp quick mixing flour; ½ onion; 1 tsp dried onion; 1 tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground black pepper; ¼ cup water; 1½ cups sour cream

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!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Cool Time: 20 minutes

Total: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Beans:

2lbsfresh green beans,trimmed, snapped
48ozwater
1½lbssmoked ham,cut into chunks
2chicken bouillon cubes
½tsppaprika
¼tspcayenne pepper

For Soup:

4tbspbutter
4tbspquick mixing flour,such as Wondra®
½onion,finely diced
1tspdried onion,minced
1tsppaprika
½tspground black pepper
¼cupwater
1½cupssour cream

Instructions

Cover the green beans with water in a large pot. Add the ham, bouillon, paprika, and cayenne.
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and let simmer for about 30 minutes until beans are tender.
Remove from heat and let cool for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until almost brown.
Stir in the diced onion; cook for about 7 to 8 minutes until it begins to brown.
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.
Add the paprika and pepper. Pour in the water and stir until the mixture is smooth.
Whip the sour cream in a bowl and mix into flour mixture until smooth. Stir the sour cream mixture into cooled green beans.
Heat soup over medium heat until simmering; cook for about 5 minutes until heated through.
Serve and enjoy!