Ham Bone Vegetable Soup 🍖🍅🥒🌽🥕| Southern Easy Recipe🥔🧅🧄🍲| Easter Leftovers 🐰🐇🌸💐🥀🐰🐇🌸💐🥀

ham bone

🥗Healthier: turkey bone

💰Cheaper: chicken bone

Turkey and chicken bones can provide similar flavors at a lower cost.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Homemade stock reduces sodium and enhances flavor.

green beans

🥗Healthier: asparagus

💰Cheaper: frozen green beans

Frozen options are often more affordable and just as nutritious.

corn

🥗Healthier: fresh corn

💰Cheaper: canned corn

Canned corn is budget-friendly and convenient.

Boil the ham bone with garlic, onions, celery, carrot, and bay leaves in water for 3 hours.

Remove the ham bone, take the meat off the bone, and refrigerate the meat.

Combine 1 can of crushed tomatoes with an equal amount of ham bone stock in a pot.

Add chopped onion and minced garlic to the pot and bring to a boil on high heat.

Reduce heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes to soften the garlic and onion.

Add chopped white potato to the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

Stir in 1 packet of onion soup mix and add frozen lima beans and mixed vegetables.

Add the shredded ham meat and any additional frozen ham to the pot.

Season with garlic powder, oregano, parsley, basil, black pepper, and salt to taste.

Let the spices hydrate for 10 minutes before serving.

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