Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas Black Bean Soup Recipes Hearty Ham Bone Black Bean Soup 5.0 (3) 3 Reviews 2 Photos This hearty ham bone black bean soup is the best black bean soup! If you are looking for a recipe for a hearty, low-fat soup using a leftover ham bone, this is for you! The key is discarding the thick fat from the soup and you must use green chiles. Enjoy! Submitted by kawailani Updated on October 21, 2024 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 55 mins Additional Time: 8 hrs Total Time: 14 hrs 5 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 ham bone with some meat 1 drizzle olive oil 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped, or more to taste ½ onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup fingerling potatoes, or to taste 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped (Optional) ½ (12 ounce) package baby carrots 4 cups water 1 (19 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (12 fluid ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8) 1 (11 ounce) can corn (such as Green Giant niblets), drained (Optional) 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped green chiles 2 teaspoons ground cumin salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Place ham bone in a large slow cooker. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté celery, onion, and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add to slow cooker. Sauté potatoes, bell pepper, and carrots in the same saucepan until coated in oil, about 1 minute; transfer to the slow cooker. Add water, black beans, vegetable juice, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Cover slow cooker. Cook on High until warm, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low; continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours. Remove ham bone from soup; separate meat from the bone. Add meat to soup; discard bone. Cover soup and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Discard thick fat on top of soup; reheat then serve. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 310 Calories 2g Fat 61g Carbs 14g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 310 % Daily Value * Total Fat 2g 3% Saturated Fat 0g 2% Sodium 1140mg 50% Total Carbohydrate 61g 22% Dietary Fiber 16g 58% Total Sugars 14g Protein 14g 27% Vitamin C 70mg 78% Calcium 120mg 9% Iron 5mg 25% Potassium 1052mg 22% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.