Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta Cover with water and soak the beans overnight. Just toss the seasoning packet in the trash. The next morning chop the vegetables.

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

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

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 !.

Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker, and add beans, tomatoes, and sage. In the slow cooker, combine the bean mixture, bay leaves, oregano, chicken stock, and enough water to cover the beans. Add the remaining celery, carrots, onion, and garlic along with the cooked sausage and tomatoes and decrease temperature to low. 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! I've been eagerly awaiting for it to get closer to Thanksgiving to share this recipe.

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