bean & ham soup

Ingredients For bean & ham soup

• 1 lb

  dried pinto beans
• 6 c

  water
• 1 1/2 lb

  cubed cooked ham
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  dried whole thyme
• 1 tsp

  dried parsley flakes or 2 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
• 1/8 tsp

  ground pepper
• 3 clove

  garlic, minced
• 1

  bay leaf
• 3 c

  water
• 4 md

  potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 3

  carrots, scraped and cut into 1/2 slices
• 1 md

  onion, finely chopped