Senatorial Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 lb dried navy beans, rinsed and sorted
• 10 cups water
• 1/2 lb deli ham, slab, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 warm the oil in a 4-qt. pot over medium heat.saute the onion until tender. add the beans, water and ham. bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender.
• 2 add salt and pepper.
• 3 using a potato masher, squish some of the beans in the soup.