Instant Pot Ham White Bean Soup

By deb49

Ingredients

• 1 lb Great Northern beans soaked for 1 hour using the quick soak method (see notes)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium carrot chopped
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 medium tomato peeled and chopped
• 1 lb ham cubed
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cup water *
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp dried mint
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp paprika

Details

Adapted from deliciousmeetshealthy.com

Preparation

Step 1

InstructionsInstant Pot Instructions

Press the “saute” button on the Instant Pot, and add the oil, carrot, onion, garlic, tomato to the pot. Cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. (This is an optional step. You can dump everything in at once if you want).

Dump the remaining ingredients in the Instant Pot and close the lid. Lock the lid, move the valve to sealing and cook on Manual for 15 minutes.

When the ham and bean soup is done, and you hear the beep sound, click the Cancel/Keep Warm button. Let NPR for 10 minutes, and then QR until all the pressure is out.

Open lid and serve warm.Slow Cooker Instructions

Add everything to the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours (or on high for 4 hours).

Serve soup warm.
Stove Top Instructions

Add cold water to cover the soaked beans by about 1 inch. Bring to boil over high heat, boil for 5 minutes.

Add sliced carrot, tomato, onion, garlic, ham, and drizzle about 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, crushed mint, thyme. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, or until beans are tender.

Serve soup while it's warm.