Calico Bean Soup

This is a great soup recipe for a cold winter day! Warms you inside and out. It is very hearty. If you love beans as much as I do you will definitely love this recipe. It is my husband's recipe. He makes about 10 prepared packages and presents them in decorative jars as gifts for Christmas.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 331 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 cups water
• 2 carrots, chopped
• ¼ cup dried minced onion
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
• ⅓ cup dry kidney beans
• ⅓ cup dried pinto beans
• ⅓ cup dry great Northern beans
• ⅓ cup yellow split peas
• ⅓ cup green split peas
• ⅓ cup dried lima beans
• 2 pounds smoked ham hocks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

To make Bean Soup Mix: Combine yellow split peas, green split peas, limas, pinto beans, kidney beans, great Northern beans, onion, bouillon granules, cumin and garlic powder. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Step 2

To make soup: Bring Bean Soup Mix and water to a rolling boil in a large pot. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit 1 hour.

Step 3

Return pot to heat, stir in carrots and celery. Stir in ham hocks, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours, until beans are tender, skimming fat as necessary.

Step 4

Remove ham hocks from soup. Remove meat from bone, chop and return to soup. Heat through and serve.