U.S. Senate Bean Soup - MI Coop Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 pound dry navy beans
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ²∕³ cup mashed potato flakes or 1½ cups mashed potatoes
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• 1½ teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 bay leaf
• salt, to taste