Simple Way to Make Award-winning Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta

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Plenty of heat and plenty to share! Rinse and sort beans, discarding any debris. We won't be using the ham flavor packet for this recipe, you can save it for another recipe if desired. Coat inside of slow cooker with cooking spray or olive oil.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta using 23 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:

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

I used the leftover ham bone from Christmas supper (with LOTS of meat left on it), and some extra cooked ham - added near the end. Slow cooker sloppy joes made with beans and beef! This simple crockpot recipe feeds a crowd and it's perfect for busy back to school dinners or for game day! Not all slow cookers cook the same so cooking time might vary.

Instructions to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:

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 !

This simple crockpot recipe feeds a crowd and it's perfect for busy back to school dinners or 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. Can't beat a slow cooker for sure.

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