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Easy Recipe for Slow Cooker Cajun Ham and 15 Bean Soup

 
This creamy and flavorful ham and bean soup is going to be your new go-to 
recipe when you have ham leftovers…it’s easy to make and delicious to eat!
Recipe for CrockPot Cajun Ham and 15 Bean Soup #easydinner #crockpotrecipe #slowcooker #beans
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This soup is so easy to make with a fairly short list of ingredients AND it tastes so awesome.  That’s my equation for a winning slow cooker recipe (easy to make + easy ingredients + tastes awesome = winner winner slow cooked dinner)  It is my favorite soup I’ve made yet with the HamBeens® products!  I wanted to publish this recipe before Easter so you can use your ham leftovers and ham bone to make this.

Recipe for CrockPot Cajun Ham and 15 Bean Soup #easydinner #crockpotrecipe #slowcooker #beans

For this recipe I used the HamBeens® Cajun 15 BEAN SOUP.  It’s basically a blend of 15 different types of dried beans (Northern, Pinto, Large Lima, Blackeye, Garbanzo, Baby Lima, Green Split, Kidney, Cranberry, Small White, Pink, Small Red, Yellow Split, Lentil, Navy, White Kidney, Black Bean) and it contains a seasoning packet.  The seasoning is not super duper spicy or anything, so don’t be scared.  I really liked this soup with ham but I also tried it with sausage and that was pretty awesome too.


To get the soup going in the morning all you need to do is add the beans, water, onion, garlic, ham and ham bone to the crock pot.  Cook on low all day (or high for half the day) and then add in the high acidity ingredients–the tomatoes and lemon juice (they need to be added AFTER the beans are cooked or the beans won’t soften).  Cut up some kale and add it in along with some heavy cream (yeeee haw!) and you have a high fiber, filling, comforting, flavorful dinner.


This recipes makes a ton of soup!  I like to make half for my family and half for a friend’s family.  You can always freeze the leftovers for another day too 🙂

Try this other Cajun 15 Bean Soup Recipe  that’s on the Hurst Beans Blog too…YUM!  And make sure to follow Hurst Beans on Facebook to see all their delicious happenings!

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Recipe for CrockPot Cajun Ham and 15 Bean Soup #easydinner #crockpotrecipe #slowcooker #beans



Easy Recipe for Slow Cooker Cajun Ham and 15 Bean Soup

Makes 10 servings
Ideal slow cooker size:  6-8 quart
Cooking time:  8-12 hours on low or 4-6 hours on high
 
1 package HamBeens® Cajun 15 BEAN SOUP (comes with seasoning packet)
8 cups water
1 small onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ham, cubed
Ham bone (not necessary but adds tons of flavor if you have it)
1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
Fresh lemon juice 
1 bunch of kale
1 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper
1.  The night before you want this soup for dinner, soak the beans overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water.  Set the seasoning packet that comes with the beans aside for later use.  The beans will expand and soak up a ton of the water so make sure the water covers the beans by 2-3 inches.  In the morning, drain off the water from the beans and add the beans to the slow cooker.
Hurst's Hambeens Cajun 15 Bean Soup is ultra cheap and high in nutrients!2.  Add in water, onion, garlic, ham and ham bone to the slow cooker.
3.  Cover and cook on LOW for 8-12 hours or on HIGH for 4-6 hours, or until beans are softened to your desired consistency.
4.  Remove the lid and add in the seasoning packet, the diced tomatoes, fresh lemon juice to taste, salt and pepper to taste.
5.  Warm the heavy cream (so that it doesn’t curdle when you add it into the hot soup).  I like to warm it in the microwave on 50% power for 1-2 minutes.  Add the cream into the soup.
6.  Cut up the kale* into large chunky pieces and add to the soup.  Stir in.  Season again with salt and pepper to taste and ladle into bowls and serve.

*I lay a piece of kale on a cutting board and then cut off the leaf portion and discard the rib and stem.  It’s kind of time consuming but the stem is bitter and tough…you won’t want to eat it.

P.S.  Check out my other posts using bean soup recipes here:
Recipe for Slow Cooker Four Bean Pork Tomatillo Chili. This is a good recipe to make if you're going to be gone all day...it takes up to 12 hours to cook. #crockpot #slowcooker #chili Recipe for Crock Pot Cheddar, Bacon and Bean Soup...this is a perfect recipe to make if you're going to be gone all day! #soup #crockpot #slowcookerRecipe for Slow Cooker Smokey 15 Bean Soup with Sausage #soup #easydinner #crockpotrecipe

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Comments

  1. Jennifer Blanke says

    Can you please clarify the cooking time? It says 8-10 hrs on low or 4-6 on high and in the recipe it says 8-10 low and 4-6 high. I’m sure it’s one of those, but want to makes sure.

    Thank you!

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  3. Keely Harvey says

    I have a small family but we love this recipe – I make it frequently. In an effort to produce less waste I have started freezing 1/2 of large recipes. Would you recommend I freeze this after the acidic ingredients and cream are added or before they are added? I’m still a bit new to freezing soups so I’m not sure if it makes a difference.

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    • Karen says

      It’s okay to freeze with acidic ingredients but not the dairy. Dairy will come out weird if you freeze it! So glad you like the recipe 🙂

      Reply

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