Crockpot 15 Bean Soup
Crockpot 15 Bean Soup is a hearty and comforting soup, packed with meaty flavor and texture from slow-cooked ham hock in chicken broth, tender beans, and vegetables.
Servings: 8
Calories: 210kcal
Ingredients
- 20 oz. bag of dried beans 15 bean soup mixture
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 ham hock
- 8 cups chicken broth/stock
- 1 ½ cups diced carrots
- 1 ½ cups diced celery
- 15 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1 lemon juice
- Grated parmesan cheese for serving
- Fresh parsley chopped, to garnish
Instructions
- Remove the seasoning packet from the bag of beans and discard. Rinse beans and strain; pick out any debris from the beans.
- Add rinsed beans to the crockpot. Add diced onion and ham hock. Pour chicken broth into the crockpot.
- Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours, until beans are tender.
- Once beans are tender, add the carrots, celery, diced tomatoes (including juices), and pepper. Cover and continue cooking for 1 hour more until the vegetables are tender.
- Lift ham hock from the soup (it will likely fall apart into large chunks). Discard bones and tough outer skin. Chop the meat and return it to the crockpot.
- Add lemon juice (to taste.) Check the soup for salt and add seasoning as desired (typically the ham hock and the chicken stock will add enough salt to the soup.) Stir the soup to evenly distribute all ingredients.
- Serve with fresh parsley and parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 1041mg | Potassium: 578mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4315IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg