Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Works great with a leftover ham bone after the holidays! See cooking tips below the recipe for more info. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Take 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
- Prepare 1 small yellow onion diced
- Get 2 carrots peeled and diced
- Take 2 stalks celery peeled and diced
- Take 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
- Make ready 1/4 cup butter
- Get 2 tsp. dried basil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp. dried thyme
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 4 cups water
- Get 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- Take 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >
- Prepare tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in
- Take 1 tsp. salt
- Make ready 3 cups chopped kale
- Take 1/2 lemon juiced
- Prepare 2 tsp. hot sauce
- Take (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta
- Take Shredded Parmesan cheese
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! This recipe uses Andouille sausage for a little added kick, but you can substitute any kind of smoked sausage if you prefer a little less heat. Serve with long grain rice and/or corn bread. Serve ladled over a piece of buttered cornbread and it's sheer comfort with each and every bite.
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 !
Make sure to check out the recipe notes for instructions! Full of spice and flavor, great topped with cheese and chips on the side. We love the classic ham version and also my buffalo chicken version. Place chopped onion, diced tomato, beef and seasonings on top of beans. Pour tomato sauce evenly over ingredients.
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