Yes...Soup for You

I don't necessarily consider myself a great cook, but I can hold my own.  I usually have to follow some sort of recipe though because ingredients are too expensive to just willy-nilly throw around.

Saturday evening I was in the mood for soup.  I decided to go with a White Bean and Ham soup adapted from a  recipe from one of my favorite websites -- Allrecipes.

Here is the recipe:

• 2 (15.5 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
• 2 potatoes partially cooked in microwave but still firm -- diced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 bay leaf
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In a large saucepan, saute the carrots and onion in butter. Stir in the water, broth, ham, potatoes, seasonings and bay leaf; cook over medium heat until heated through. Simmer covered over low heat for 45 to 60 minutes.  Discard bay leaf before serving.

Yum.  I really enjoy this soup.  It makes about 6 servings.

(I forgot to take a picture before I ate the last bowl for lunch)