Hearty Ham Bone Black Bean Soup Recipe

Place ham bone in a large slow cooker.

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute celery onion and garlic until onion is translucent about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over the ham bone in the slow cooker.

Saute carrots potatoes and red bell pepper in the same saucepan until coated in oil about 1 minute. Transfer vegetables to the slow cooker; add water black beans vegetable juice corn tomatoes green chiles cumin salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on High until soup is warm 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low; continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours.

Remove ham bone from the soup. Separate meat from the bone and return to the soup; discard the bone. Cover soup and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Discard thick fat on the top of the soup and reheat.