Crockpot Ham, Bean and Dumpling Soup

Ingredients:
-lima beans 1 or more packs depending on the number of ppl (1 pack feeds 4ppl medium sized bowls)
-water
-chicken bouillon cube
-bisquick or dumpling mix whatever you prefer, you can flavor you dumplings with garlic powder melted butter and parmasan cheese or just have them plain
-ham either from a ham steak or leftovers from a whole ham
-add spices to your taste...I add garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper
-you can add other items such as chopped onion, celery, carrots and potatoes but I prefer it to be just beans, ham and dumplings

How to make it:
-Soak lima beans over night or boil day of
-put beans and ham in crockpot
-cover completely with water and throw in chicken bouillon cube
-let simmer in crockpot on high for 4-5 hours, until the beans are cooked and the soup is bubbling
-at this time you may add your dumplings, the soup will thicken up as you add your dumplings in so if you need put more water in ...cook dumplings through and the soup is done