Ham and Beans

This ham and beans recipe was created by my mom, and I really enjoyed it as a child. As an adult, my taste changed just a bit, so I modified her recipe to kick it up a bit. It is fabulous even though the ingredients list is quite short! This is a must-make with leftover ham and everyone agrees it’s absolutely delicious.

Ingredients:

1 lb package dried northern beans

ham bone, hocks, shanks or diced ham (about 1 pound)

2 tsp onion powder

6 cups water

salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

Rinse and sort the beans for any pebbles.

Add the the rinsed beans, onion powder, salt, pepper, and ham to the crock pot.

Add water.

Cover and cook on low about 8 hours, until beans are tender.

Remove ham bone, shanks or hocks and pull off the meat.

Add meat to the crock pot and mix.

Serve with cornbread.

Enjoy!