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Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans

Stacey – January 28, 2021 – 16 Comments

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This post is sponsored by my friends at Zoup! Good, Really Good® Broth, but the opinions expressed here are all my own- just as always. Thanks for supporting the brands that support my family and me. Bowl of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans with CornbreadI just love a big comforting bowl of soup. I’m not sure what it is about it, but sometimes nothing warms your soul and fills your belly quite like it. 

Pot of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans

But when most people think soup, they think of a big pot that’s been simmering all day. Believe it or not, soup doesn’t have to be an hours-long affair.

Nope! Soup, when done right, can have tons of great flavor in less than an hour! Seriously! Which makes it a great option when you’re looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal.

The trick is to start with the best, most flavorful ingredients. 

Jar of Zoup! broth with soup ingredientsThat’s one of the reasons I love using Zoup! Good, Really Good® Broth in my soups.

From the minute you crack open the seal on the recyclable glass jar, the smell tells you this isn’t any ordinary broth. It’s kettle cooked in small batches using the finest ingredients. The flavor is complex, but balanced and seriously tastes like homemade. It’s also low in calories, paleo-friendly, and completely free of artificial ingredients, preservatives, hormones, gluten, GMO’s, fat, trans fat and saturated fat.

Scoop of Collard Green Soup with Ham and BeansIt’s the perfect base for my Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans.

This recipe is a whole lot of Southern in one bowl, folks. Zoup!’s Chicken Bone Broth is combined with onions, garlic, diced ham, collard greens, tomatoes and navy beans for a lip-smackingly delicious, hearty dish that’s seriously ready in about 30 minutes. 

Bowl of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans with cornbread

Let’s break this down a bit…

We covered the broth. It’s amazing. It was actually created by a 20+ year soup industry veteran and the folks behind the popular Zoup! eatery, so you know it’s good. Visit ZoupBroth.com to learn more and follow @ZoupGoodReallyGood on Facebook and Instagram and @ZoupGoodReallyGoodBroth on Pinterest.

To make this soup quick and easy, I opted to use frozen chopped collards from your grocer’s freezer section. That said, you could use about 2 pounds of fresh washed and chopped collard greens. You’d just want to allow those to cook pretty much completely before you added in the tomatoes and beans – which will take a bit longer than the frozen variety. You could also use other greens like kale or turnip.

Bolw of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans

Another important flavor component here is smoked ham. I like to grab those packages of chopped ham right in the meat case of the grocery store to make this even easier. That said, 3 cups of any diced leftover ham work, too. You’ll just probably want something a little more hefty than the thinly sliced deli sandwich style ham. 

For the beans, I went with the mild flavored navy bean, but you could use pretty much any canned bean – cannellini, great northern, even black eyed peas would work. 

And as much as I know y’all hate the vagueness of the phrase “add salt and pepper to taste,” it’s really important here. The level of salt in the other ingredients will vary – especially in the ham – so the amount of salt you’ll need to make the soup taste right will vary from batch to batch. Add a sprinkle and taste it. If it needs more, add another sprinkle. Just remember you can always add more, but it’s pretty hard to take it away.

Serve this soup up with some piping hot cornbread and you’ve got an easy meal that’s perfect for those chilly weeknights – or any night for that matter! Y’all enjoy!

Bowl of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans

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Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans

Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American, southern
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 to 8
Author Stacey Little | Southern Bite

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 to 3 cups chopped, smoked ham
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 (32-ounce) jars Zoup! Good, Really Good® Chicken Bone Broth
  • 2 (16-ounce) bags frozen chopped collard greens
  • 2 (15.5-ounce) can navy beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large stock pot or dutch oven of medium-high heat. Add the onion and ham and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
  • Add the broth and collard greens, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Stir in the beans and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until the collards are cooked to your desired tenderness. Serve with piping hot cornbread.
Bowl of Collard Green Soup with Ham and Beans with cornbread
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  1. Sharon. Doan

    June 24, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    This soup is excellent! I made it using canned black eyed peas in a old South tradition of pairing collards and peas. Everyone with whom I shared my soup was impressed by it’s delicious flavor.

    Reply
    • Stacey

      June 27, 2022 at 10:34 am

      I’m so glad everyone liked it!

      Reply
  2. Keith

    February 1, 2022 at 8:54 am

    This soup was absolutely delicious. I used Garbanzo beans instead of Navy beans. I shared some with colleagues at the office and they loved it! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
    • Stacey

      February 3, 2022 at 10:38 am

      Awesome! Glad to hear everyone enjoyed it.

      Reply
  3. Debi

    January 30, 2022 at 10:15 am

    You can’t see me, but I am doing my happy dance! LOVE collards (must have been from the south in a past life… I can’t wait to make this, but we got 24 inches of snow yesterday so it will have to wait, still diggin’ out. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Stacey

      January 31, 2022 at 11:15 am

      Oh no! Hope y’all thaw out soon!

      Reply
  4. Brenda Be

    September 24, 2021 at 7:10 am

    Is there any substitute for the tomatoes? I love tomatoes but can’t have them (night shade foods).

    Reply
    • Stacey

      September 24, 2021 at 4:21 pm

      I suppose the best option would be to simply leave them out altogether. The soup should be fine without having to substitute something.

      Reply
  5. Gayle

    September 23, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    What can I use besides bone broth?

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    • Stacey

      September 24, 2021 at 4:22 pm

      Any stock or broth, should work. You might just have to adjust the seasoning a bit.

      Reply
  6. Vikki Montgomery

    February 1, 2021 at 4:02 pm

    This soup is so good! Thank you for sharing it, I can always count on your recipes. Have you ever tried canned black eyed peas in it? Would they hold up or be mushy?

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    • Stacey

      February 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      Thanks so much, Vikki! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it! Yes, you can certainly use canned black eyed peas! I might wait and add them when the collards are about halfway done since they are a bit smaller than the navy beans. They’d probably be ok anyway, but this will make sure of it!

      Reply
  7. WinnieMom

    January 30, 2021 at 10:25 am

    This sounds comforting but will have to sub the collards for Turnips. My hubby doesn’t care for collards. I even use the Glory Brand of Turnips which he really loves. So far I’ve not been able to find Zoup brand of broth but I have some homemade in the freezer so that should work too. Only needs a little hot pepper in the soup and some jalapeno corn bread to go with it. Can’t wait to make it.

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    • Stacey

      February 1, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Sounds delish! Enjoy!!

      Reply
  8. Lynne

    January 29, 2021 at 11:56 am

    Oh my! You had me at collard greens! I’ll be making it this weekend! YUMM!

    Reply
    • Stacey

      January 29, 2021 at 12:33 pm

      Sure hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do!

      Reply

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