Dinner For 10/10/11

Yesterdays dinner was Ham & Bean Soup. It's a cheap, filling dinner that provides many leftovers for our family and beans are a protein so that is always good.

Ingredients:

8 ounces Great Northern beans, soaked overnight, drained

(i use a lb of dry beans)

4 cups water to start with then i add 2 more cups after cooking 30min.

1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce

Seasoned salt and pepper to taste

2 - 2 1/2 med. potatoes, diced

2 carrots, chopped or baby carrots.

1-2 small onions, chopped

1 cup diced ham ( i prefer Fareways smoked ham, mmm)

Preparation:

In a kettle, cover beans with fresh water; bring to a boil, reduce heat, then simmer for 30 minutes. Drain beans. Combine beans and remaining ingredients in Crock Pot. Stir. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Adjust seasonings.

Serves 4. ( it says serves 4 but it fills my crockpot full)

Cost of dinner: $4.59

Pic Of Beans Soaked

Pic Of ingredients Diced (except i forgot the potatoes in the pic)

Pic of soup cooked after 30 min.

Final result after tomato sauce added.