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 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 6 hours, stirring once in a while if you can. You could probably just cook on low for 6-8 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	188.6 Kcal (790 kJ)
Calories from fat	10.57 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.17g	2%
Cholesterol	8.68mg	3%
Sodium	796.07mg	33%
Potassium	721.39mg	15%
Total Carbs	27.73g	9%
Sugars	1.42g	6%
Dietary Fiber	7.99g	32%
Protein	15.58g	31%
Vitamin C	11.5mg	19%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	1.9mg	11%
Calcium	80.8mg	8%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	89.97 Kcal (377 kJ)
Calories from fat	5.04 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.56g	2%
Cholesterol	4.14mg	3%
Sodium	379.75mg	33%
Potassium	344.12mg	15%
Total Carbs	13.23g	9%
Sugars	0.68g	6%
Dietary Fiber	3.81g	32%
Protein	7.43g	31%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	19%
Iron	0.9mg	11%
Calcium	38.6mg	8%

* 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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