Good, but not great. It is definitely one I will make again because it's easy to keep these ingredients on hand. However, I prefer the flavor of a soup you work on all day if I have the time and stuff to do it. Also, I like my soup fairly "brothy", so I might put one less can of beans in it next time.

This is a fantastic "good old ham & bean" soup. It's an American basic. I consider it great diet food. Very high protien in this recipe. I multiply is 8 times and in cans in Mason Jars in the pressure cooker beautifully!

This soup was way easier than the traditional bean soup, and it showed. My veggies were crunchy and the flavor of the soup was not well blended. I ended up adding two TBSP of garlic to offset odd flavor and still wasn't very happy with the dish. Three stars because it's easy, but I wouldn't make it again.

I really liked this recipe, but felt I needed to add a few things. Overall it was really good. One thing I ended up doing at the end was putting two cans of extra beans in the food processor to make the soup thick and hearty. I saw a few other people done the same thing with the bean the recipe called for. A great recipe for starting with.

This was delicious, just like I remember from growing up in Ohio. We didn't have any celery, so we left that out. We used turkey ham instead of pork and we cooked it for about 25 minutes instead of 15. I mashed some of the beans with a masher to give it a thicker consistency. I will definitely make this again!

This soup is fantastic! I have made this the after every holiday ham two years running. I recomend it to everyone.

This was quite a tasty soup. I mashed up some of the beans to make a thicker base and then ended up re-cooking it quite a bit the next day in a slow cooker when taking it to a potluck. I think the longer it cooks, the better, and as with many things, tastes better the second time around.

This soup was amazing and was just perfect for using the leftover smoked ham from Christmas. I made just a couple of tweaks to the recipe. I mashed two out of the four cans of the Northern Beans and stirred it in with the Chicken broth for a thicker, heartier soup base, and increased the garlic, adding two cloves through a garlic press. Served it with a rustic loaf of whole grain bread (thick sliced and toasted!)My family loved it!

Great soup -- especially because I created and submitted this recipe 2+ years ago and it was never published on allrecipes. But I see that it's on now from the "test kitchen" with the addition of the chili powder. Oh well, still plan on making it tonight, though.

Delicious and easy. It's fine as is, but I like less beans, so I put 3 cans in. Very tasty! This is a good winter afternoon soup.

This soup is so easy and quick to make! Mine turned out a little on the salty side...but I think that was because I did not have any chicken broth on had, so I made my own by just throwing together some chicken base and water. I think I made it a little strong. I also mashed one can of the beans like others suggested and added a little cornstarch...we like our soups on the thicker side. Over all good tasting soup for being so easy!

This was good enough... We all ate it, but no one was amazed with it or anything. Course, we don't really ever have any kind of ham and bean soup, so maybe that's why?

My husband and I really liked this. I will definitely make the soup again. I rated this a 4* only b/c my son is so picky and didn't LOVE it. He initially rated the recipe a 2, but changed his mind after a couple spoonfuls to a 3 1/2. Didn't have enough northern beans, so added small white beans--which I wouldn't recommend--too mushy. Served with a great cornbread and salad.

This is an easy and great tasting bean and ham soup. My family loved it and there wasn't any to save for later. The longest part of this recipe was cooking the carrots. :)

This is my first review as a "newbie" to this website. I registered simply because I want to RAVE about this awesome soup recipe! I made it today, and it will be dinner tonight with some cornbread...IF it lasts that long! I didn't have 4 cups of chicken broth, so I had to add 4 oz of water, which didn't hurt a thing. I followed the recipe, except that I mashed 1 can of beans. I also added a clove of minced garlic to the carrots, onion and celery saute, and added 3 cups of diced Cure 81 ham to the skillet, so it would add some flavor to the veggies. I also added about 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, and 1/8 tsp Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning (green can) to the soup, and will add a cup of frozen green peas about 15 minutes before serving tonight. This is one of the tastiest soups I've ever made! The flavor is rich and complex, with many layers. My hubby tasted it at lunchtime, and thought it was fabulous. I only let him have a taste, though, since he had already had a sandwich. I have a feeling we'll be making this a LOT during the cold weather...what a perfect comfort food! After reading all the reviews, I knew I had to try it, but I'm totally in awe of how good this really is! Don't hesitate for a SECOND, ladies. It tastes like you spent HOURS on it! It's going to be one of those prize recipes in your arsenal that will have everyone begging you to make it. If I could give it 100 stars, I definitely would. Thanks for the most delicious soup

This soup is delicious! I used leftover frozen ham and low sodium chicken broth. Also I added a half teaspoon of ground sage and a dash of liquid smoke. I can't wait to make a large batch and freeze in containers for a quick lunch.