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Using dried beans, makes the soup unbelievably flavorful, since the beans soak up the flavor from the seasonings and meat as they cook. Using the slow cooker makes it unbelievably EASY, since you can set it and forget it! In a colander or sieve, rinse beans thoroughly. Sort and inspect for any unwanted debris and discard.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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.
The ingredients needed to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:
- Get 1 bag dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet
- Take Optional 👇
- Take 1 tsp. baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight
- Get 2 cups diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks
- Get 1 small yellow onion diced
- Get 2 carrots peeled and diced
- Prepare 2 stalks celery peeled and diced
- Take 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
- Take 1/4 cup butter
- Take 2 tsp. dried basil
- Take 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Get 1 tsp. dried thyme
- Take 1 bay leaf
- Take 4 cups water
- Prepare 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- Prepare 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >
- Get tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in
- Make ready 1 tsp. salt
- Get 3 cups chopped kale
- Prepare 1/2 lemon juiced
- Get 2 tsp. hot sauce
- Make ready (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta
- Prepare Shredded Parmesan cheese
Rinse the beans and add them to the slow cooker. Add the carrots, celery, onion, oregano, bay leaf and water. WAIT TO ADD THE SALSA, CORN AND INCLUDED CAJUN SEASONING MIX). Cover with water and soak the beans overnight.
Instructions to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:
- 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.
- If you soaked the beans give them a quick rinse and add to slow cooker
- Add in ham, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, butter, basil, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, broth and water
- Cover slow cooker and don't open lid while cooking. Set on high for 8 hours
- 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 !
WAIT TO ADD THE SALSA, CORN AND INCLUDED CAJUN SEASONING MIX). Cover with water and soak the beans overnight. Just toss the seasoning packet in the trash. Add the meat to the slow cooker. While the meat is browning, you'll want to dice up your onion.
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