Ham and beans are a great combination - the salty ham and creamy beans are a natural pairing ... Other types of beans also work; great Northern beans, Cannellini beans, or pinto beans are good ...

From Tuscan white bean soup to black bean and chorizo soup, these warming and freezable soup recipes combine two favorite comfort foods.

Cream style doesn't mean cream has been added ... Regardless of origin, they work well in a white bean and ham stew. Simmered with a ham hock, great northern beans absorb the pork's smokey, salty ...

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...