Recipe of Award-winning Jenny's Delicious Ham and Pinto Bean Soup

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook jenny's delicious ham and pinto bean soup using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Jenny's Delicious Ham and Pinto Bean Soup:

1. Take 1 1/2 lb Pinto Beans (dry) (Soaked and rinsed)
2. Get 1 Large Onion (Sliced or Diced)
3. Make ready 1 lb Cubed Ham
4. Take 4 tbsp Salted Butter
5. Prepare 6-10 Chicken Bouillon Cubes (Skip or use less if using Broth)
6. Prepare 2 clove Garlic (minced)
7. Make ready 1/4 tsp Dried Ground Thyme (Or 2-3 tsp Thyme Leaves)
8. Make ready 1/4 tsp Pepper
9. Make ready 1 tbsp Parsley
10. Make ready 1 Bay Leaf
11. Make ready 10-12 cup Water And/Or Chicken Broth
12. Get Fresh Baby Spinach for garnish (Optional)

Instructions to make Jenny's Delicious Ham and Pinto Bean Soup:

1. Melt Butter in a big soup pot, over Medium heat.
2. Add Onion.
3. Add spices, except for the Bay Leaf. Stir well.
4. When the onions begin to soften, add the Ham. Stir well. Cook and stir for about 5 mins.
5. Add the 12 cups of water and the Bouillon Cubes. (For a thicker soup, use 10 cups of water and 5 Bouillon Cubes)
6. Add the Pinto Beans. Stir, and turn up heat to Medium High.
7. Heat until boiling. Cover and turn heat down to Medium Low.
8. Simmer for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours.
9. Add Bay Leaf about a half an hour before cooking is finished.
10. Serve and enjoy! :)

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