Navy Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

Talk about comfort food…this is it! There’s nothing better than a hot bowl of soup on a cold winters evening. Serve it with a bread stick or two or a wedge of corn bread!

Navy Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

Recipe by Diane Becker
Servings

6-8

servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bag dried Navy Beans

  • 1 ham bone with some meat on it

  • 1 ½ cups chopped onions

  • 2 large carrots, diced

  • 2 celery sticks, diced

  • 6 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

  • ½ teaspoon rosemary

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin

  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  • 8-10 cups chicken stock

  • *NOTE: I start with 8 cups of stock and if needed, I add more towards the end of cooking time.

Directions

  • Rinse the beans well
  • Place everything in the crockpot and cook on low for 10-12 hours OR on high for 5-6 hours.
  • Remove ham bone and chop up any meat that was on the bone.
  • Add the meat back to the pot.
  • Remove and discard the bay leaf.
  • NOTE: I prefer a thicker soup, so I remove some of the beans, smash them and return the mashed beans to the pot.
  • Add salt if needed.

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