Gigi'S Crock-Pot Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. navy beans
4 to 5 qt. water
2 lb. meaty ham bones
1/2 to 1 lb. cut up ham chunks, cooked
garlic powder to taste
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. pepper
2 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. parsley
1 to 2 chopped onions
1 to 2 c. cut up raw carrots

Preparation

Soak beans overnight.
Drain beans.
Put all ingredients in 5 to 6-quart crock-pot and add water to top.
Cover, turn on high and cook for 6 to 8 hours (or longer).
Mash beans lightly after about 3 hours of cooking to thicken the soup.