Ingredients

1 pound soup beans or 15 bean mix, or any combination of dried bean that you have that will equal 1 pound

1 ham bone, with a good amount of meat one the bone

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 cup diced celery

1 can tomato sauce or diced tomatoes

1/2 cup diced potatoes

2 tsps. minced parsley

Salt and pepper

Hard-boiled eggs

Directions

Step 1: Soak the beans in water overnight and drain.

Step 2: Add more water and cook them slowly with the ham bone for about 2 hours.

Step 3: Mix in the onion, celery, potatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4: Let them simmer until the veggies are soft, then remove the ham bone, trim off any meat and add back into the soup.

Step 5: Slice up the hard-boiled eggs and add before serving.