Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup
This delicious slow cooker ham and bean soup is easy to make and your kitchen is going to smell incredible while it cooks. As for the flavor, everyone will love it.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 Pound dried great northern beans soaked in water overnight
- 2 carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 Teaspoon rubbed sage or ½ Teaspoon dried sage
- 8 Cups chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 Cups cooked ham diced
- 1 onion large, diced
- 2 Stalks celery sliced
- 1 ham bone optional
- fresh parsley chopped, for optional garnish
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain the soaked beans and rinse them. Put them in a 5-quart crockpot.
- Add the ham, carrots, onion, and celery to the crockpot.
- Pour the chicken broth over the ham, veggies and beans, ensuring they’re all covered.
- Add the mustard, garlic, bay leaf, and sage, and stir.
- Put the ham bone (if using) in the middle of the ingredients.
- Cover and cook for 8 to 10 hours on low or for 4 to 5 hours on high, or until the beans are tender.
- Take out the ham bone and cut any excess meat off it. Put the excess meat in the crockpot and set the bone aside.
- Season the soup with salt and black pepper if needed, then ladle into bowls and serve hot, sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley if liked.
Notes
All the ham flavor: If you have a leftover ham bone, you should definitely add that to the soup. Not only will it add flavor but you can cut off the excess meat before discarding the bone (for even more flavor).
Adding sage: Dried sage can be either rubbed or ground (powdered). Rubbed sage is less concentrated and has a lighter flavor. If you only have ground sage, use half the amount.
Season the soup last: Don't add any salt to the soup in the crock pot until it's cooked. Ham can be very salty and you might find the soup doesn't need additional salt.
Adding sage: Dried sage can be either rubbed or ground (powdered). Rubbed sage is less concentrated and has a lighter flavor. If you only have ground sage, use half the amount.
Season the soup last: Don't add any salt to the soup in the crock pot until it's cooked. Ham can be very salty and you might find the soup doesn't need additional salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 1716mg | Potassium: 1355mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3471IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 5mg
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