There are so many things you can with ham that is budget friendly.Īnd this soup is so budget friendly! A bag of Navy beans is about $2. You could make ham and cheese enchiladas or these delicious crab stuffed ham rolls. You can sperate the slices from the bone and freeze both separately. Easter and New Years are the best times to find them on sale. I always shop the holiday sales for hams. Not to mention some of it has actual health benefits! Especially the collagen part. What’s in there? Well, there’s the collagen and marrow in the bone that makes the broth super rich and delicious. Now, you could easily just use ham and not a ham hock, but you’re going to miss all that delicious goodness from the ham bone. I don’t think we’ve had a country ham since then. Not long after that, they started showing up in the grocery store. Then we were all about the spiral sliced ham. It’s what I grew up with until Honeybaked hams showed up in the area. That slightly salty ham makes for the most amazing flavor in this soup. Instant pot ham and bean soup is best made with country ham. I can’t even find that it’s a southern thing on Google. I’m not sure why, but I guess that’s how he was raised. And then there’s Dad who always ate raw onion with his soup. I remember it simmering on the stove for hours on end. It was interesting to me how the mention of one bowl of soup could spur up such nostalgia. But it slowly went away throughout the years. When I was growing up, we sort of did the same thing. Grandma always had that can of bacon grease or lard that made everything taste so much better. She made the best bean soup, biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings, breakfast in general. Then conversations ensued about grandma’s cooking. ![]() I just commented on a conversation about what we were having for dinner. Some know I’m a food blogger, but most don’t. ![]() This recipe sparked a rather interesting conversation on a game that I play on my phone. However, I’m sure most of you don’t have a country ham hock in your freezer. Either one makes the most amazing bean soup. Be it a country ham or a spiral sliced ham. Dad instilled in us the need to use any and all parts of the ham bone. We had this soup all the time growing up. Using leftover ham hock from New Year’s (or Easter if it’s vacuum sealed) an inexpensive bag of Navy beans, and you’ve got a delicious and hearty meal for your family. Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup is a family favorite budget friendly recipe.
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