3 white bean and ham steak soup Recipes

bean soup mix (not using the seasoning packet that is sometimes included in these), light olive oil, white onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed and chopped, fresh lemon juice, crushed chipotle chili pepper flakes (flakes not powder ), water (8 cups), ham steak, chopped into bite size chunks (i like cook s brand), whole tomatoes with juice, undrained, ro-tel tomatoes, undrained (use ro-tel original), light brown sugar, sour cream (optional)

extra virgin olive oil, baby carrots, small chopped, sweet onions, small diced (vidalia, maya sweet, etc.), fresh garlic cloves, minced, navy beans, rinsed, chicken broth or 4 cups chicken bouillon, low sodium, ham steak, smoked, liquid smoke, white pepper (or more , to taste), parsley, dried