15 Bean Soup
This 15 Bean Soup Recipe is easy to make in the slow cooker and can be made healthier by substituting Smoked Turkey Wings and/or Legs instead of Smoked Ham Hocks. Instructions for making this soup in the slow cooker, on the stovetop, or in the oven are included, as well as adjustments for soaking or not soaking your dried beans.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 15- or 13- mixed beans
- 1-2 lbs smoked turkey wing or leg or ham hock
- 4 carrots diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3-4 cloves of garlic minced
- 14.5-15 ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
- 4 ounce can of diced green chiles with juice
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper optional
- 9 cups chicken broth beef broth, vegetable broth, vegetable stock or water (or a combination)
- Parmesan Cheese Rind optional
Instructions
Crock-Pot or Slow Cooker - No Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup.
Crock-Pot or Slow Cooker - Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Soak for 8 hours or overnight
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients, with 1 cup less liquid, to the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-7 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup.
Stove Top - No Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients to a large pot and bring to a boil
- Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup.
Stove Top - Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Soak for 8 hours or overnight
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients, with 1 cup less liquid, to a large soup pot and bring to a boil
- Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup.
Dutch Oven - No Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients to a Dutch Oven
- Place dutch oven in the oven and cook for 4 to 5 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup.
Dutch Oven- Soak Method
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Soak for 8 hours or overnight
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Mince garlic, dice onions and carrots.
- Add all ingredients, 1 less cup of liquid, to a Dutch Oven
- Place the dutch oven in the preheated oven and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
- When the soup is done, pull meat from bones and add it back to the soup
Notes
As is the case with most soups, this soup is great to make the day before.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 382mgPotassium: 473mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3696IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
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