Divergent Friends by Daniel Paden

Divergent Friends by Daniel Paden

Savory Beans & Ham

Old Style Meal - New Style Flavor

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Daniel Paden
Jul 11, 2026
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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups ham cut into small chunks.
• 3 fourteen ounce cans great northern beans.
• 1 fourteen ounce can pinto beans.
• 14 to 18 ounces water.
• 4 ounces diced onion.
• 1 large red bell pepper diced.
• 1/2 tsp white pepper.
• 1/2 tsp black pepper.
• 1 tsp paprika.
• 1 tsp basil.
• 1/2 tsp chopped bay leaf.
• 1 tsp cilantro.
• 1 tsp parsley.
• 1 tsp season salt.
• 1 tsp mustard powder.
• 1/2 cup cottage Cheese pureed.
• 2 eggs whipped.

* Can replace canned beans with 42 ounces (after cooking) of dried great northern beans and 14 ounces (after cooking) of dried pinto beans cooked by bag instructions until tender. Then just add those to the crock pot in place of the canned beans.

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