Place the soaked and rinsed beans in a 5- or 6-quart crock pot. Look them over one more time for any bad beans or foreign matter.
Add chopped carrots and onion.
Pour chicken broth (pan drippings/chicken broth combination if you're using it) over beans, carrots, and onion. Mix gently.
Add ham and stir again.
Throw in ground thyme, basil, and ground black pepper. (Measurements in ingredients section are a guesstimate, I hardly ever use measuring spoons when cooking, I just make a cup in my hand and eyeball it.) To my tastebuds, a little thyme goes a long way so you may wish to add more than 1/2 teaspoon. Stir again.
Add bay leaf and push it gently under the surface of the broth so it doesn't float.
Cook on high for 1 hour, then low for 8 hours, stirring once in a while if you can. You could probably just cook on low for 8-9 hours if there's nobody home to change the setting. I just like to get things heated up and moving so I do high for an hour on just about everything I put in a Crock Pot.
Remove the bay leaf.
Add salt just before serving to the whole pot or individual bowls.
This may taste good with a drop of Dijon mustard in individual bowls or even a tablespoon or two of cream.
If it's too thin, just take the lid off for a while.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	377.23 Kcal (1579 kJ)
Calories from fat	21.15 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.35g	4%
Cholesterol	17.35mg	6%
Sodium	1592.15mg	66%
Potassium	1443.2mg	31%
Total Carbs	55.47g	18%
Sugars	2.85g	11%
Dietary Fiber	15.98g	64%
Protein	31.17g	62%
Vitamin C	23.1mg	38%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	5%
Iron	3.8mg	21%
Calcium	161.9mg	16%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	89.94 Kcal (377 kJ)
Calories from fat	5.04 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.56g	4%
Cholesterol	4.14mg	6%
Sodium	379.62mg	66%
Potassium	344.11mg	31%
Total Carbs	13.23g	18%
Sugars	0.68g	11%
Dietary Fiber	3.81g	64%
Protein	7.43g	62%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	38%
Iron	0.9mg	21%
Calcium	38.6mg	16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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