SLOW COOKER HAM AND BEAN SOUP
Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup is the second Slow Cooker Ham soup on the blog because A: we love slow cookers and B: the kids think of ham as bacon steaks so with that description how could you not be obsessed with it?
This post is the second slow cooker ham soup recipe on the blog. The most popular one (by far) is the Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup which has almost 500,000 re-pins on Pinterest! This one uses the leftover ham bone from our Smithfield Spiral Ham (who also generously sponsored this post).
SLOW COOKER HAM AND BEAN SOUP (WHITE BEANS)
5
Yield: 10 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup is the perfect recipe after your holiday ham when you want a cozy warm soup to help you recover from holiday cooking!
INGREDIENTS
1 spiral sliced ham, the leftover bone and 3 cups of diced ham
4 cloves garlic minced
1 yellow onion diced
1 1/2 cups carrots diced
1 cup celery diced
3 cans white cannelini beans drained and rinsed (15 ounce cans)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
2 bay leaves
4 cups vegetable stock
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
chopped parsley for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
In a pot or if your slow cooker like mine has an insert you can brown in, brown the ham bone on high until the sides are caramelized (3-4 minutes on each side).
Add the bone, chopped ham, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, cannelini beans, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, vegetable stock, salt and pepper to the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
Remove the ham bone and discard.
Serve with parsley, optional as a garnish