Ingredients
Scale
- 20 oz bag hambeens 15 bean soup discard seasoning packet
- 1 ham bone with meat or ham hock, diced ham, or ground pork
- 4 carrots diced
- 4 ribs celery diced
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 cups water or low sodium chicken broth
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ lemon juiced (optional, for serving)
- parsley for topping
Instructions
- Discard the seasoning packet from the bean mix, sort through the beans, and rinse them to remove any debris.
- Add the beans, ham bone with meat, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic to the slow cooker.
- Pour in the chicken broth and diced tomatoes, then season with salt, pepper, chili powder, dried thyme, dried basil, and bay leaves.
- Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours or high for about 6 hours, until the beans are tender.
- Remove the bay leaves and the ham bone once cooked. The meat should easily separate from the bone; chop or shred it and return to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the lemon juice, then ladle the soup into bowls.
- Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
Last Step:
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For added flavor, you can include a variety of beans or adjust the spices according to your taste.
Serve with a slice of crusty bread for a complete meal.
This soup tastes even better the next day as the flavors meld together.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 490 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 14g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 30mg