Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2012

Tried to add seasoning, but no luck.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

Delish! I have been adding 2 cans chicken broth & 2 bay leaves every time, and also garlic powder when I remember. (We make this at least once every 6 weeks- more in the cold months.)

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Kristin H.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Flom, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

Not bad. I did jazz it up by adding bullion cubes (4--I added a lot more water!), bay leaves, dried minced garlic, and pepper--partly bc I had turkey instead of ham. I didn't have potatoes but it was fine without, and I cooked it for a long time as others had suggested (18-20 hours). The only thing in the soup a little worse for wear was the turkey, so I'd suggest adding that later if you use turkey; the ham would probably be just fine. This was a very nice weeknight meal for when I didn't want to cook--told bf my dinner plan was soup and salad. He made the salad, I made this soup, and voila! Dinner. Thanks for the recipe.

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2011

I love you, Renee and your Grandma B! This recipe is an awesome base for my tweaking and I will be making this again in the not-too-distant future. For those out there who found the soup too greasy, salty or bland, here are some tips to help you along the way. 1)Don't use a ham hock, which tends to be too salty. Use a bone-in ham steak. 2)Sautee your ham to draw out those yummy juices and sugars. 3)Sautee your mirepoix in E.V.O.O., seasoning salt and Mrs. Dash. 4)Use 4C broth, 4C water and add a wee bit more salt and Mrs. Dash 5)Ham bone and 2 bay leaves in soup. VERY integral. I hope these tips are useful. Drop me a line if they are...bon appetit!!

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VAWineaux

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

Solid recipe. I knew plain water would disappoint but instead of using cans of broth like other reviewers, I just threw in some chicken bouillon powder. This is a good recipe. I had never used navy beans before. After hours of cooking, I used an immersion blender to blend a lot of it which makes it creamier. But I did this before adding the ham. I had an extra red pepper lying around so I chopped it and threw it in. I think it made a nice color and flavor contrast. Really good!

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sch

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2011

My husband and I love this soup. We had so much leftovers that we froze it and ate it a month later and it still tasted wonderful.

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allsmanfam

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2011

Very good soup. Used others suggestions to add flavor. Cooked on low for 18 hrs. Pureed 2 cups of the mixture and added back in to thicken it up. Very easy recipe. Thanks!

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Jessieo27

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2011

Mike and Colby really liked this we ate it in one sitting! I did make it in the crock pot.

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celbier

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2011

Excellent and easy! I quick cooked the beans and threw everything in the crock pot. I also used homemade chicken stock instead of water and it only needed a little salt at the end.

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