Slow Cooker Turkey Soup (Cajun Bean)
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Slow Cooker Turkey Soup (Cajun Bean)
Description
Slow Cooker Turkey Soup (Cajun Bean) uses a 20-ounce Cajun-style 15-bean soup mix, combined with diced green bell pepper, onion, celery, minced garlic, smoked sausage slices, shredded cooked turkey, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and water. After rinsing the beans, these ingredients cook on high in a slow cooker for 5 to 7 hours until the beans are tender. The Cajun seasoning packet adds distinctive spice and flavor late in the cooking process, along with the sausage and tomatoes, which cook an additional 30 minutes to meld flavors.
The resulting soup is rich and filling, with tender beans and smoky sausage balanced by vegetables and turkey. It is robust and versatile, suitable for serving with a side of cornbread for a complete meal. The slow cooker method requires little attention, allowing the flavors to develop over several hours.
No soaking of the beans is required, although soaking is an option to reduce cooking time slightly. If soaked, reduce water by 1 cup and check doneness earlier. This soup is a practical choice for batch cooking and leftovers reheat well.
Ingredients
- 1 (20 ounce each) bag 15 bean soup HamBeens brand; Cajun
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces smoked sausage sliced
- 2 cups turkey or shredded, cooked, chopped
- 4 cups chicken broth reduced sodium
- 2 cups water
- 1 (14.5 ounce each) can diced tomatoes
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- parsley for garnish, optional, chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Rinse beans and remove any debris.
- Place beans, onion, pepper, celery, garlic, chicken broth, water, and turkey a 6 quart slow cooker.
- Cook on high 5-7 hours or until beans are tender.
- Add seasoning packet, sausage and tomatoes.
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve with cornbread.
Notes
- No pre-soaking of beans is needed, but soaking can shorten cooking time—reduce water by 1 cup and check readiness sooner if soaked.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152 | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 319mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 331mg | 7% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 14.7mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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