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White Bean and Collard Soup
White Bean and Collard Soup with Ham is comfort food in a bowl. So many great flavors come together to make this soup. Serve with cornbread for a delicious cold weather southern meal.
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Southern
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
22
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
32
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Ingredients
3
slices
thick cut bacon,
chopped
1
medium
sweet or yellow onion,
chopped
1 1/2
cups
chopped ham
2
chicken bouillon cubes
1/2
teaspoon
chipotle chili powder
1/2
teaspoon
dried thyme
1/2
teaspoon
pepper
1/4
teaspoon
crushed red pepper flakes
1
tablespoon
tomato paste
1/2
cup
bbq sauce
1
teaspoon
apple cider vinegar
5
cups
water
3
(15-ounce) cans
navy beans,
rinsed and drained
4
cups
thinly chopped collard greens
hot sauce
Instructions
Cook bacon in a Dutch oven until crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add onion to the bacon grease and cook 5 minutes to soften.
Add ham and cook 2 more minutes.
Add chicken bouillon cubes, chili powder, thyme, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Break the chicken bouillon cubes apart.
Add tomato paste, bbq sauce, apple cider vinegar, and water. Bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the beans and simmer another 30 minutes.
Stir in the collard greens and cook another 10 minutes. Serve with hot sauce.