Spicy Ham-and-Bean Soup

Ingredients

• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 cups finely chopped Maple-Glazed Ham (about 9 ounces)
• ¼ cup minced fresh parsley
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 1 ¼ cups dried navy beans
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pepper
  • 2 ½ teaspoons minced seeded jalapeño pepper
  • 1 (18-ounce) ham bone (from an 8 1/2-pound cooked low-sodium ham)
  • 2 quarts water

Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans, and bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans, and return to pan. Add 2 quarts water and next 8 ingredients (water through ham bone). Bring to a boil; cover...

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