Description
Crockpot White Bean and Ham Soup is a comforting meal packed with flavor. It combines tender beans, smoky ham, and hearty vegetables for a satisfying dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried great northern or navy beans (or 3 cans, drained and rinsed)
- 1 ½ pounds ham bone, ham hock, or diced leftover ham
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 3 carrots (peeled and sliced)
- 2 celery stalks (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Salt to taste (add at the end, depending on the saltiness of the ham)
- 1 cup chopped kale or spinach for added greens
Instructions
- If using dried beans, rinse and soak them overnight. Drain before cooking.
- Dice the onion, carrots, and celery. Mince the garlic.
- Add the soaked (or canned) beans to the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place the ham bone, ham hock, or diced ham on top.
- Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic.
- Sprinkle in the thyme, black pepper, and bay leaf.
- Pour in the chicken broth until all ingredients are submerged.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours, until beans are tender and ham is falling apart.
- Remove the ham bone or hock. Shred any meat and return it to the pot.
- Discard the bay leaf.
- Mash some beans with a spoon or use an immersion blender for a thicker consistency, if desired.
- Taste and adjust with salt or additional pepper as needed.
- Serve warm with bread, salad, or your favorite side dish.
Notes
- Great for using up leftover ham.
- Ideal for meal prep.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours on LOW or 4–5 hours on HIGH
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 40mg