Butterbeans and ham

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 210.8
  • Total Fat: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 21.4 mg
  • Sodium: 850.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 43.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 21.2 g
  • Protein: 18.8 g

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Introduction

Use leftover hambone and vegetable with butterbeans Use leftover hambone and vegetable with butterbeans
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Leftover hambone with ham on it, about 1 pound
    I package dried butterbeans (large limas), 1 pound
    3 carrots, peeled and sliced
    2 onions, diced small
    2 ribs celery, peeled and sliced thin
    Salt 1 tbsp
    quart water

Directions

Soak dried beans overnight in 1 quart of water or used quick method(place in 1 quart water, bring to the boil. let boil 1 minute, remove from heat and let sit two hours). To the pot add hambone(straight from the freeezer or fridge), carrots, onions, celery, and salt. Return to the boil then turn down and simmer 2 hours or until beans are tender and ham is falling off the bone. Remove hambone from the pot; after it cools, cut ham off the bone, dice finely, add back to the pot. Serve with salt and pepper to taste, with greens and cornbread.

Serving Size: makes 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBARBER600.