Crockpot Bean Soup
14, 15, or more bean. More is better. No soaking required. It's just amazing the amount of flavor that comes out of this massive mix of beans. In general you want 4 c. of broth for each cup of beans and scale up or down the other stuff. Hard to go wrong.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
- 1 c 15 bean soup mix I like Hurst's HamBeens 15 bean soup
- 4 c chicken broth sub vegetable broth if you are vegeterian
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 clove garlic or more
- 1/2 tsp chili powder optional
- 1/2 can diced tomatos meh
- 1 lb hambone, or some diced ham or sausage. Or firm squash like butternut
Rinse the beans and pick out any debris
place beans and all the stuff, broth, seasonings, etc in crockpot
cook on high for 5 hours or low for 7-8 hours until beans are tender
add tomatos if you want them and the flavor packet (you don't really need it)
cook another 30 minutes if you added the tomatos and flavor packet