Many Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dried red beans
• 1/4 cup dried small white beans
• 1/4 cup dried pinto bean
• 1/4 cup dried kidney beans
• 1/4 cup dried cranberry beans
• 1/4 cup dried baby lima beans
• 1/4 cup dried black-eyed peas
• 1/4 cup dried split peas
• 1/4 cup dried yellow split peas
• 1/4 cup dried red lentils
• 1/4 cup dried brown lentils
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (15 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, with their juice
• 1 smoked ham hock or 1 ham bone
• 8 cups chicken broth or 8 cups vegetable broth
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper