ham & vegetable soup
This was so delicious and perfect for a cold winter day. I saw a container of mirepoix at Trader Joes and thought...what kind of soup can I make with this....and I went home and threw this together. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
yield
4 -6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
2 Hr 30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For ham & vegetable soup
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1 boxlow sodium chicken broth (approx 32 oz)
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2 cwater
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1/2-3/4 cyour favorite italian tomato sauce, any flavor
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2 Tbspbutter ( i used unsalted)
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1/2 cchopped onion
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1/2 cchopped celery
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1/2 cchopped carrot
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1/2 cfrozen corn
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1ham hock (or small ham bone)
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1/2 cham, cut into bite size pieces
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1/4 tsppepper
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1/2 tspsalt (or to taste)
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1/4 tspitalian seasoning
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1/2 csmall pasta (i used acini de pepe)
How To Make ham & vegetable soup
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1Melt butter in large pot or dutch oven. Add onion, celery and carrot and sauté until onion starts to become translucent; approx 3-4 minutes. Add seasonings and stir; then add broth, water and ham hock. Cover and cook on low to medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Add corn and ham pieces. Cover and continue to cook for another 1/2 hour. Add pasta the last 10 minutes.
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2Use your own judgment for seasonings and tomato sauce...adjust to your taste.
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3Enjoy!
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