Country Kitchen Calico Bean Soup

Yum! This soup couldn't be any easier to make! The hardest part is chopping the ham, onions, and celery...and how hard can that be? This is almost exactly like a soup which was served at a local Country Kitchen restaurant that closed several years ago. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chopped ham
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ½ cup coarsely chopped onion
• ⅓ cup dry kidney beans
• 8 cups water, or more to taste
• ⅓ cup dry black-eyed peas
• ⅓ cup dried pinto beans
• ⅓ cup dried navy beans
• ⅓ cup dry great Northern beans
• ⅓ cup dried large lima beans
• ⅓ cup dried baby lima beans
• ¼ cup ham soup base

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir water, ham, tomatoes, onion, celery, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans, great Northern beans, large lima beans, baby lima beans, ham base, liquid smoke, garlic powder, black pepper, and bay leaf together in a stock pot; bring to a boil, place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the beans are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.