We all love a good slow cooker soup recipe, right?  Just set it and go. Comfort foods for those cold winter nights!

For this crockpot ham and bean soup, I prepped the veggies the night before, placed them in a storage container and popped them in the fridge.

This soup recipe was a hit with my family. (And my weeknight cooking blues)

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Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup

I’m always looking for a different ham bone soup to use those bones sitting in my freezer.

You can use a leftover ham bone, diced ham, or chopped ham steaks.

Choose either great northern beans or navy beans. And there is no need to soak the beans when slow cooking.

Placed the dried beans, ham hock, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, water, chicken broth, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.

After 2 hours set to low and cook another 6 hours until the beans are tender.

To make this soup thicker, I removed the lid from the crock pot at about 6 1/2 to 7 hours of cooking time and let it keep cooking until we were ready to eat.

I would say that was about 2 hours later.  If you don’t have time for that you could make a slurry or just mash some of the beans with a potato masher.

Consider serving with one of our favorite bread recipes such as Cheddar Jalapeño Cornbread, No-Knead Skillet Bread, or Soft and Fluffy One Hour Dinner Rolls.

Serve and enjoy.

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Best Ham and Bean Soup Recipe

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Slow Cooker Bean and Ham Soup

Easy to prep, set and let it cook! Creamy, comforting healthy ham and bean soup perfect for those cold nights.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time7 hrs 45 mins

Total Time8 hrs

Course: Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crock pot, crockpot, diced ham, ham and bean, ham hock, slow cooker, soup, white beans

Servings: 8

Calories: 409kcal

Author: DSTR

Ingredients

• 32 oz Dried Northern Beans
• 1 Ham bone or diced ham chunks
• 1 medium Onion diced
• 4 medium Carrots diced
• 4 stalks Celery diced
• 1 clove Garlic minced
• 4 cups Water
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 tsp Dried thyme
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Sort beans and remove any debris or rocks.
• Rinse beans under cold water.
• Add all ingredients to slow cooker.
• Cook on high for 2 hours.
• Then cook on low for about 6 hours (until beans are tender)
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 474mg | Potassium: 1785mg | Fiber: 24g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5095IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 225mg | Iron: 7mg

Recipe adapted from raininghotcoupons

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