Comments on: Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:41:42 +0000

In reply to Frank. And thank YOU, Frank for sharing your review and modifications.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:28:18 +0000

Delicious! In our regular dinner rotation. Using smoked ham hock really brings it to the next level. I put two in, as sometimes they don't have much meat on the bone. I use 2 cups of water plus two teaspoons of chicken bouillon powder in place of the stock and it works great. I've also made it before with just regular ham and 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke, which is still great! Thanks for the delicious and flexible recipe!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:05:37 +0000

In reply to Mary Z.. I love hearing that you were able to make this work using what you had!!

By: Mary Z.

Mary Z. — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:36:06 +0000

I'd been hankering for some nice hot soup during our recent cold spell so rummaged in the pantry! Found some big white lima beans and then off to the freezer for a ham hock. I followed the recipe with a few minor changes based on what I had on hand!
For the broth, I used the frozen broth from a corned beef and cabbage dinner we had, and I used a can of Rotel tomatos instead of the sauce. Wow! This soup is a keeper and I like the fact that there is some flexibility!
When I had it for lunch on day 2, I did add some water as it had really thickened up. This is a really easy and really hearty soup! Thanks for the recipe!

By: A

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 01:59:47 +0000

Excellent recipe and soup! Better canned soup any day.
Add a splash of cream or milk to your bowl, for absolute perfection.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:46:55 +0000

In reply to ChemteacherB2. What huge praise! Thank you so much for sharing!

By: ChemteacherB2

ChemteacherB2 — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:05:41 +0000

This is an excellent bean soup recipe! A bit nontraditional (for me) with the tomato sauce, but it really adds a lot to the soup. I never was a huge fan of plain ol' ham & beans. My hubby loved it as well, which is impressive because he loves everything "the way my mom made it". THANK YOU!

By: Jennifer J.

Jennifer J. — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:47:24 +0000

This was a DELICIOUS recipe! I used the canned beans.
I have just 2 things that I would do differently next time:
-add 1 more can of beans because there were not enough.
-keep it at the 4 cups of water (instead of 2 when you used canned beans) because there needed to be more liquid. (I used stock instead of water.)
The seasonings and addition of the tomato sauce were spot on.
Really good recipe and I will definitely make this again!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 22:10:49 +0000

In reply to James. Yes, I recommend draining the beans if using canned beans.

By: James

James — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 21:08:31 +0000

do you drain and rinse the canned beans?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:49:44 +0000

In reply to Denice. Glad to hear you enjoyed, Denice! Thanks for sharing.

By: Denice

Denice — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:51:14 +0000

I have never made bean and ham soup with tomato sauce, it added a different flavor, but I liked it all the same. I would make it again!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:47:03 +0000

In reply to Savannah. About 1.5 cups. Enjoy!

By: Savannah

Savannah — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:55:01 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey. What is the serving size for one serving

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:23:32 +0000

In reply to Jocelyne. Hi Jocelyne! For this recipe, the beans are not soaked first.

By: Jocelyne

Jocelyne — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:11:42 +0000

Do you soak the beans first

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:45:45 +0000

In reply to Teri. Hi Teri! Thank you for sharing your modifications. I am a huge fan of using what you have on hand, and I love hearing how you made this work--and that you enjoyed the Ham and Bean Soup Recipe :)

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:06:15 +0000

This is a great recipe! I was raised in the south and had ham and bean soup lots of times but never really liked it. Decided to try this one and give it another try. I changed out a few things because as one reviewer said, "It needed to be used from my freezer or pantry." So instead of two cups of chicken stock (homemade, also from the Instant Pot), I used four. Instead of four cups of water I used only two. I know that the larger amount of water was intended to knock down the saltiness of the ham but I don't use salt when I make chicken broth so it came out fine. I used a whole can of tomato sauce as I didn't have a six ounce can on hand and for all the supplies of beans I have on hand, I didn't have any great northern so I used two cups of a 13 bean soup mix instead. Also, in addition to the ham hock, I had several frozen ham steaks and cut up one of them from the freezer and added it to make it meatier. Everyone loved it! I gave some to relatives and they wanted your recipe too. I also froze some. Nowadays it is just me and my husband and I always cook way too much! Again. Thank you! This will be my new go to autumn soup.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 26 May 2022 23:52:39 +0000

In reply to Suzanne. Hi Suzanne! So glad you enjoyed this soup. You can thicken it up by blending 1 cup of the beans with broth and then mix back into the soup. Alternatively, you can turn the IP to saute and let the soup simmer with the lid off to evaporate some of the liquid.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 26 May 2022 19:13:38 +0000

I made the Bean soup today in my instant pot. Turned out great but how can I thicken it a bit?
Thanks.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 05 May 2022 19:27:32 +0000

In reply to Nichole. You are so very welcome! I love hearing you made this using what you had on hand!