How to Prepare Tasty Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta

Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta. Works great with a leftover ham bone after the holidays! See cooking tips below the recipe for more info. Full of spice and flavor, great topped with cheese and chips on the side.

Just toss the seasoning packet in the trash. The next morning chop the vegetables. Add the ham hock, beans, celery onion, bay leaves, garlic, thyme, chicken broth, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker. You can cook Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta using 23 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta

1. It's 1 bag of dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet.
2. You need of Optional 👇.
3. Prepare 1 tsp. of baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight.
4. It's 2 cups of diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks.
5. It's 1 of small yellow onion diced.
6. You need 2 of carrots peeled and diced.
7. It's 2 stalks of celery peeled and diced.
8. You need 1 Tbsp. of garlic minced.
9. You need 1/4 cup of butter.
10. You need 2 tsp. of dried basil.
11. It's 1/2 tsp. of black pepper.
12. It's 1 tsp. of dried thyme.
13. It's 1 of bay leaf.
14. Prepare 4 cups of water.
15. Prepare 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth.
16. It's 1 (14.5 oz) of can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >.
17. You need of tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in.
18. It's 1 tsp. of salt.
19. Prepare 3 cups of chopped kale.
20. It's 1/2 of lemon juiced.
21. Prepare 2 tsp. of hot sauce.
22. It's of (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta.
23. Prepare of Shredded Parmesan cheese.

When serving a crowd, we put this chili on in the morning and then prepare a chili bar with toppings so our guests can help themselves! This recipe uses Andouille sausage for a little added kick, but you can substitute any kind of smoked sausage if you prefer a little less heat. Serve with long grain rice and/or corn bread. In the slow cooker, combine the bean mixture, bay leaves, oregano, chicken stock, and enough water to cover the beans.

Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta step by step

1. 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..
2. If you soaked the beans give them a quick rinse and add to slow cooker.
3. Add in ham, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, butter, basil, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, broth and water.
4. Cover slow cooker and don't open lid while cooking. Set on high for 8 hours.
5. 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 !.

Add the remaining celery, carrots, onion, and garlic along with the cooked sausage and tomatoes and decrease temperature to low. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon for a few minutes, then add onions, carrots, and cabbage. Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker, and add beans, tomatoes, and sage. Serve ladled over a piece of buttered cornbread and it's sheer comfort with each and every bite.

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