Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup

A slow cooker full of ham and bean soup made with vegetables, dried beans and diced ham.

This slow cooker ham and bean soup is made with a mixture of dried beans, vegetables, tomatoes and diced ham, all cooked together for a hearty and flavorful meal. An easy crock pot dinner that's perfect for a cold night!

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4 20

Total Time 4 30

Servings

Calories 465kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

20 ounce bag dried bean soup mix
3/4 cup onion finely diced
3 carrots peeled, halved and sliced
2 stalks celery sliced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
3 cups diced ham
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
15 ounce can diced tomatoes do not drain
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

Rinse the beans thoroughly; set aside the seasoning packet for later use
Place the beans, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, ham and chicken broth in a slow cooker.
Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours, or until beans are done
Stir in the tomatoes, seasoning packet, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes
Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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Notes

This recipe calls for carrots, onion and celery to be cooked in with the beans. The veggies will get quite soft from the extended cooking time. If you prefer firmer vegetables, you can add them in halfway through the cooking time, or cut your vegetables into larger pieces so that they don’t cook as quickly.
I add a few sprigs of fresh thyme to this soup, the leaves fall off the branches as the soup cooks and then you can just extract the twigs before serving.

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