Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 30 minutes! Well, yes - but that honestly depends on your diet and nutrition goals. I've listed the nutrition under the recipe card, but briefly - bean soup is a great source. Buffalo chicken is one of our favorite things to make in the slow cooker, why not make it into a soup? I have a new recipe for you to try for game day. It has all the expected flavors you'd want for game day.
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.
You can cook Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta with 23 Ingredients and 5 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:
- 1 bag dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet.
- Optional 👇.
- 1 tsp. baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight.
- 2 cups diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks.
- 1 small yellow onion diced.
- 2 carrots peeled and diced.
- 2 stalks celery peeled and diced.
- 1 Tbsp. garlic minced.
- 1/4 cup butter.
- 2 tsp. dried basil.
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper.
- 1 tsp. dried thyme.
- 1 bay leaf.
- 4 cups water.
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth.
- 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >.
- tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in.
- 1 tsp. salt.
- 3 cups chopped kale.
- 1/2 lemon juiced.
- 2 tsp. hot sauce.
- (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta.
- Shredded Parmesan cheese.
Can't beat a slow cooker for sure. I love chilis in the crockpot. These slow cooker baked beans cook low and slow for six to eight hours. After six hours, begin tasting the beans for doneness and go ahead and add the salt.
Step by step how to cook Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:
- 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 !.
The beans are done when they are creamy throughout and the sauce is richly thick. I actually remember her making it on New Years because it has black-eyed peas and ham in it Also, I made this in both the slow cooker and the Instant Pot/ pressure cooker. There is a time and place for both, in my opinion. Sort and rinse beans, then drain. Place in slow cooker with water, sausage, red pepper, onion and garlic.