For a while now I’ve been trying to incorporate more beans into our diet as a main protein for one meal each week and have been so happy with this navy bean soup recipe, there was no way I could resist sharing it with you.
I have adapted this recipe to suit our tastes and we think it is SO yummy! My favorite part is how easy it is to put together a nutritious and filling soup for my family.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups navy beans (great northern beans also work wonderfully)
- Chicken stock and/or water (I prefer homemade chicken stock)
- 4 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- ½ - 1 lb. ham - leftover, works really well
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Soak beans over night, then drain and rinse
Add all ingredients to slow cooker filling to ½" from top with chicken stock or water
Cook on high 4-6 hours or low 8+ hours - check beans every few hours for tenderness
http://homemakingjoyfully.com/2012/01/slow-cooker-navy-bean-soup/Could it be any easier?
This soup is wonderful served with cornbread or yeast rolls.
This recipe was originally posted in February of 2010.
Yummy! I love bean soups! Thanks for linking up!
Mmm. That sounds good! I'm trying to cut back on the amount of meat we eat, so this may be something to try out!
I do a similar soup with sausage and cabbage. It’s delicious. I’ll have to try your version, too…before it gets too hot in the desert to make soup.
I never thought to use ham steak for navy bean soup before. I always thought that a hambone needed to be used and we never have a big ham since it’s just the two of us! I switched my soup up a bit, but thanks for the inspiration to use ham steak!!!