Sauté the vegetables

• Melt the butter in a pan.
• Add the celery, carrots and onion and sauté until the onion is opaque.

Load the slow cooker

• Put the ham bone, sautéed vegetables, chicken broth and beans into the slow cooker.
• Stir everything together.

Cook until the ham falls off the bone

• Cover and cook on low until the ham is tender and falls off the bone.

Shred the ham and finish

• Pick the ham meat off the bone and discard the bone.
• Return the ham to the pot and let the soup simmer so the flavors meld.