Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. 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. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Works great with a leftover ham bone after the holidays! See cooking tips below the recipe for more info. It's the perfect cold weather meal.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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. Make ready 1 bag dried hurst 15 bean soup mix with seasoning packet
2. Make ready Optional ????
3. Get 1 tsp. baking soda plus enough water to soak beans overnight
4. Take 2 cups diced ham or 2 to 3 ham hocks
5. Prepare 1 small yellow onion diced
6. Prepare 2 carrots peeled and diced
7. Get 2 stalks celery peeled and diced
8. Prepare 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
9. Prepare 1/4 cup butter
10. Prepare 2 tsp. dried basil
11. Get 1/2 tsp. black pepper
12. Prepare 1 tsp. dried thyme
13. Prepare 1 bay leaf
14. Prepare 4 cups water
15. Make ready 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
16. Make ready 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian flavored diced tomatoes or use petite >
17. Prepare tomatoes with 1 tsp. Italian seasonings mixed in
18. Make ready 1 tsp. salt
19. Prepare 3 cups chopped kale
20. Get 1/2 lemon juiced
21. Get 2 tsp. hot sauce
22. Prepare (Optional)1 1/2 cups ditalina pasta
23. Make ready Shredded Parmesan cheese

Serve with long grain rice and/or corn bread. Serve ladled over a piece of buttered cornbread and it's sheer comfort with each and every bite. When serving a crowd, we put this chili on in the morning and then prepare a chili bar with toppings so our guests can help themselves! Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

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 !

Cook the bacon for a few minutes, then add onions, carrots, and cabbage. When serving a crowd, we put this chili on in the morning and then prepare a chili bar with toppings so our guests can help themselves! I am so excited to have??? Place in slow cooker with water, sausage, red pepper, onion and garlic. Stir in tomatoes, flavoring packet from bean mix, and lemon juice. It's a great way to use up leftover ham or a ham bone, with a vegetarian option too.

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