Easy 16 Beans and Ham Soup Recipe
This Easy 16 Beans and Ham Soup is hearty, flavorful, and inexpensive to make. This no-soaking hearty soup just takes minutes to prepare and cooks in your crockpot or stovetop.
Soups should never be a thing on cold days or rainy days only. For me, it is a matter of nutrition. A hearty soup is filling and nourishing.
This simple beans soup is prepared in a crockpot for convenience, and it is similar to my Cannanelli Beans with Ham Soup. The difference between the two soups is the ingredients. One soup contains 1 type of beans and the other 16 types of beans.
This economical soup is a full meal on its own. You may want to serve it with a side dish such as white rice, but it is not necessary as it will yield generous portions. This soup is also perfect for large gatherings and makes excellent leftovers.
Beans soups can be vegetarian or add different types of meat or poultry. This soup recipe can be prepared with 16 Beans Soup Mix, 16 Beans Soup Mix, or 1 Bean bag, and enough for the entire family.
What’s in a beans soup mix bag?
There are different types of bean soup bags on the market. You don’t need to buy different types of bean bags to create your own mix. Each bag contains different types of beans and does not cost a lot of money.
You may find 5, 8, 13, 15, and 16 bean soup mixed bags to purchase at your favorite supermarket. The bean variety depends on the manufacturer. The more beans, the more nutritious your meal will be.
Beans are a staple food, are high in amino acids, the building blocks of protein, and contain some health benefits.
How to make 16 Beans and Ham Soup or Beans and Ham Soup
As mentioned earlier, it is cost-effective to use a mixed bean bag instead of incorporating different types of beans. One bag is enough and will yield several servings. You can use a 13, 15, or 16 bean mix soup bag.
The ingredients:
- 1 package 16 Beans Soup Mix
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound ham, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 1 – 15 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 2 medium carrots, diced or sliced
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon Noubess Hot and Spicy Original with Herbs
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
Guess what? You do not need to soak the beans overnight! (but only if you’re using a Dutch oven and not a crockpot – check out the tips and notes below for more instructions.)
- Sort any unwanted debris, rinse the beans, and drain—place in the crockpot or slow cooker.
- Add onions, diced ham, ham bone, sausages (if using leftover meat, add in the last 30 minutes of cooking), chicken broth/water, garlic cloves, celery, carrots, diced tomatoes, smoked paprika, Noubess Hot and Spicy Original with Herbs Blend, thyme, and whole cloves.
- Cook on high for 5 hours (or low for 7-8) or until beans are tender.
- Once tender, remove the hambone (if you used one). Remove all the meat from the bone, chop it, and add it back to the pot.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Adjust seasoning as desired
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve as a soup with bread or with rice or another type of grain.
Substitutions:
- Low sodium chicken broth – beef broth, vegetables broth or warm water seasoned with a mixed seasoning blend
- Ham – use ham hocks, smoked meat (turkey or pork), sausages, cooked chicken
- Onion: shallots
- Fresh Garlic – use: 2 tsp garlic powder
- Can diced tomatoes – use 2 cups freshly diced tomatoes (juicy tomatoes only with their juice)
What to Serve with the Beans Soup
This bean soup can certainly be a full meal on its own. Here are a few ideas of what you could serve it with.
Bread, I bet we all have a love-and-hate relationship with this tasty and wonderful ingredient. Serve this soup with crusty bread such as ciabatta or french baguette. It would also pair nicely with either my Brazilian Cheese Bread Recipe.
Salad – a nice Kale Salad with ____ will complete this healthy and hearty meal.
Rice or any type of cooked grains, such as bulgur wheat, cornmeal, and even Millet or Farro. This a delicious comfort food recipe all year round.
Tips and Notes:
- Use any brand or variety of mixed soup beans. (I usually do not buy bean bags that contain a seasoning pack because I want to control the sodium and add the spices I want.)
- This soup comes out very thick and hearty. If you prefer a thinner consistency, add one extra cup of broth or water to your slow cooker.
- The soup will freeze in the freezer without any issues. Just reheat and enjoy. You may have to add more broth or water. Always add hot water. (the cold water will drastically change the taste. That means more time cooking and adjusting the taste. (I usually freeze meals for up to one week – just by preference)
- Store leftover bean soup in an airtight storage container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
- To reheat, use a Dutch oven on the stove over medium-low heat until hot or reheat leftovers in the microwave until heated thoroughly.
- To make this soup on a stovetop, soak the beans overnight, boil/cook the veggies separately with the leftover meat, blend half of the bean with some of its liquid, mix everything in the pot, simmer and enjoy.
More Slow-Cooker Recipes You’ll Love
- How to boil most dry beans
- How to make Garbanzo Beans or Chickpeas Puree
- The Perfect Black Beans Soup
- Red Kidney Beans Puree
- Slow Cooker Cannellini Bean Soup with Ham
Sources
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320192#benefits
16 Beans and Ham Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound package 16 Beans Soup Mix
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound ham diced
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 celery ribs diced
- 2 medium carrots diced or sliced
- 1 – 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon Noubess Hot and Spicy Original with Herbs
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Sort any unwanted debris, rinse the beans and drain. Place in the crockpot or slow cooker.
- Add onions, diced ham, ham bone, sausages – if using leftover meat, add in the last 30 minutes of cooking), chicken broth/water, garlic cloves, celery, carrots, diced tomatoes, smoked paprika, Noubess Hot and Spicy Original with Herbs Blend, thyme, and whole cloves.
- Cook on high for 5 hours (or low for 7-8) or until beans is tender.
- Once tender, remove the hambone (if you used one). Remove all the meat from the bone, chop, and add back to the pot.
- Stir in and lemon juice.
- Adjust seasoning as desired
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve as a soup with bread or with rice or another type of grain.
Notes
- Low sodium chicken broth – beef broth, vegetables broth or warm water seasoned with a mixed seasoning blend
- Ham – use ham hocks, smoked meat (turkey or pork), sausages, cooked chicken
- Onion: shallots
- Fresh Garlic – use: 2 tsp garlic powder
- Canned diced tomatoes – use 2 cups freshly diced tomatoes (juicy tomatoes only with their juice)
- Use any brand or variety of mixed soup beans. (I normally do not buy the bean bags that contain a seasoning pack because I want to control the sodium and add the spices I want.)
- This soup comes out very thick and hearty. If you prefer a thinner consistency, add one extra cup of broth or water to your slow cooker.
- The soup freezes without any issues. Just reheat and enjoy. You may have to add more broth or water. Always add hot water. (the cold water will drastically change the taste. That means more time cooking and adjusting the taste. (I normally freeze meals for up to one week – just by preference)
- Store leftover bean soup in an airtight storage container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days To reheat, use a Dutch oven on the stove over medium-low heat until hot, or reheat leftovers in the microwave until heated through.
- To make this soup on a stovetop, soak the beans overnight, boil/cook the veggies separately with the leftover meat, blend half of the bean with some of its liquid, mix everything in the pot, simmer and enjoy.
Nutrition
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
