Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta. Easy, delicious Ham and Beans recipe made in a slow cooker. Coat inside of slow cooker with cooking spray or olive oil. Skip the photo tutorial – Jump straight to the recipe.
Ingredients of Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta
- Prepare 1 bag of dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet.
- Prepare of Optional ?.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight.
- You need 2 cups of diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks.
- You need 1 of small yellow onion diced.
- Prepare 2 of carrots peeled and diced.
- It’s 2 stalks of celery peeled and diced.
- It’s 1 Tbsp. of garlic minced.
- You need 1/4 cup of butter.
- You need 2 tsp. of dried basil.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of black pepper.
- It’s 1 tsp. of dried thyme.
- Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
- It’s 4 cups of water.
- It’s 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth.
- Prepare 1 (14.5 oz) of can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >.
- It’s of tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in.
- It’s 1 tsp. of salt.
- Prepare 3 cups of chopped kale.
- It’s 1/2 of lemon juiced.
- Prepare 2 tsp. of hot sauce.
- Prepare of (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta.
- It’s of Shredded Parmesan cheese.
There is a time and place for both, in my opinion. Not all slow cookers cook the same so cooking time might vary. That's it and dinner is ready! This soup was a big hit at our house.
Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta step by step
- Place the beans in a colander and sort out any debris, rinse beans and either add to slow cooker or to a pot and cover with water and add 1 teaspoon baking soda and let it sit overnight it's optional but i prefer it..
- If you soaked the beans give them a quick rinse and add to slow cooker.
- Add in ham, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, butter, basil, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, broth and water.
- Cover slow cooker and don't open lid while cooking. Set on high for 8 hours.
- After 8 hours remove bay leaf and shred ham hocks if used and discard bone and add in tomatoes, hot sauce, kale, salt, lemon juice and pasta if adding. Stir up and cover and cook for 20 more minutes and then stir in flavor packet that was in with the beans. Serve and top with some Parmesan cheese if desired. It's also great with buttered cornbread on the side. Enjoy !.
recipe by carrie @cookpad
Can't beat a slow cooker for sure. I love chilis in the crockpot. I am really getting into using my slow cooker! Because it's just the two of us, I don't bring them out too often because the size of slow cookers I own are too large for two servings. In a morning, drain off all the water and place beans in the slow cooker.