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Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup
🍲🐷👏🏻 An incredibly EASY and comforting soup that can be made with leftover holiday ham or deli ham! Your slow cooker does all the work to meld the flavors together. OR you can also make this on the stove top in 30 minutes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 167 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter olive oil may be subsituted
- 1 large white or yellow onion diced small
- 1 carrot peeled, trimmed, and sliced thinly
- 3 to 5 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 or 3 fresh thyme sprigs OR 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- three 15-ounce cans cannellini or great northern beans drained and rinsed (if possible I use low or no-salt added)
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock I use low or no-salt added
- 1 pound ham* cubed (about 3 cups) - See Notes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika regular paprika may be substituted although smoked adds a great touch
Instructions
Slow Cooker Instructions
- To a large skillet, add the butter, onion, and saute over medium-high heat for 5 minutes; stir intermittently.
- Transfer the onion, plus all remaining ingredients to at least a 7 to 8-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours and serve.
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Stovetop Instructions
- To a large Dutch oven or stockpot. add the butter, onion, and saute over medium-high heat for 5 minutes; stir intermittently.
- Add the carrot and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes, stir intermittently.
- Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute, stirring nearly constantly.
- Add all the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low or low, and simmer for approximately 20 minutes and serve.
Notes
- Tips - The soup is great with leftover ham that you cube. If you don’t have any leftover ham, don’t worry. Pick up a pound of thick-sliced ham from your grocery store’s deli and cube it.
- Serving: Soup is excellent served with freshly shaved or grated Parmesan cheese, hot pepper flakes if you like some heat, as well as cornbread or dinner rolls.
- Storage: Soup will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months. Reheat gently on the stovetop or microwave, as needed.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
39mg
(13%)
Sodium
1149mg
(48%)
Potassium
219mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1703IU
(34%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 1149mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 219mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1703IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.