Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to 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 it.

The ingredients needed to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:

1. Prepare dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet
2. Make ready Optional 👇
3. Prepare baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight
4. Prepare diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks
5. Prepare small yellow onion diced
6. Take carrots peeled and diced
7. Prepare celery peeled and diced
8. Get garlic minced
9. Take butter
10. Get dried basil
11. Get black pepper
12. Prepare dried thyme
13. Take bay leaf
14. Get water
15. Prepare low sodium chicken broth
16. Take can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >
17. Take tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in
18. Prepare salt
19. Get chopped kale
20. Prepare lemon juiced
21. Get hot sauce
22. Get (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta
23. Prepare Shredded Parmesan cheese

This simple crockpot recipe feeds a crowd and it's perfect for busy back to school dinners or for game day! Not all slow cookers cook the same so cooking time might vary. That's it and dinner is ready! This soup was a big hit at our house.

Steps to make Slow cooker 15 bean & ham soup with or without pasta:

1. 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.
2. If you soaked the beans give them a quick rinse and add to slow cooker
3. Add in ham, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, butter, basil, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, broth and water
4. Cover slow cooker and don't open lid while cooking. Set on high for 8 hours
5. 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 !

That's it and dinner is ready! This soup was a big hit at our house. Can't beat a slow cooker for sure. I love chilis in the crockpot. I am really getting into using my slow cooker!

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