Slow Cooker 15 Bean Soup with Kale

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9 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    6 hrs

  • Additional Time

    15 hrs

  • Total Time

    21 hrs 5 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Course

    Main Course, Soup

  • Cuisine

    American

Slow Cooker 15 Bean Soup with Kale

Slow Cooker 15 Bean Soup with Kale, an inexpensive, hearty, and delicious soup that’s loaded with fresh vegetables and nutritious legumes.  This bean soup is a perfect choice for the slow cooker!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 oz 15 bean soup throw away seasoning packet, see "notes" for kidney bean safety
  • 2-3 smoked ham hock
  • 2 celery sliced, ribs
  • 2 carrot sliced
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves
  • 3 cups kale chopped
  • 1-2 bay leaf
  • 1.5 tsp thyme dried
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 6-7 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • hot sauce optional topping when serving

Instructions

  1. Sort through dried beans, remove any debris. Soak beans overnight.
  2. Drain and rinse soaked beans and place them in slow cooker. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the kale, that will go in later. Give everything a stir. Cook on high for 5-6 hours or until the beans are tender. During last 30 minutes of cooking time, remove ham hocks from slow cooker. Pick off any meat you can find and add it to the slow cooker along with the kale. Discard the ham hocks.
  3. Optional - I like to take a fork and mash some of the beans in the soup. It makes a lovely texture! Feel free to add some of your favorite hot sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

  • It is said that cooking kidney beans in a slow cooker can be toxic.  To get rid of the toxins, the beans need to boil for at least 10 minutes (Eating Well), which is why this recipe calls for cooking the soup on "high" and not "low".  If it makes you more comfortable, soak beans overnight, then boil them on the stove for at least 10 minutes before making the soup in the slow cooker.
  • It is said that cooking kidney beans in a slow cooker can be toxic.  To get rid of the toxins, the beans need to boil for at least 10 minutes (Eating Well), which is why this recipe calls for cooking the soup on "high" and not "low".  If it makes you more comfortable, soak beans overnight, then boil them on the stove for at least 10 minutes before making the soup in the slow cooker.
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