15 bean soup Crock pot no soaking recipe. An easy hearty meal we love for dinner year round. With ham or Kielbasa sausage if you like and/or Cajun seasonings for a spicy kick. If you loved our No Soak Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup but you want to cook dry beans in a slow cooker this is the answer.
This is literally the easiest way to make a hearty meal with a variety of legumes. Grab a bag of Bushโs beans in a bag that are dry from the store to slow cook or make Pressure Cooker Chili With Dry Beans with them! Not only does it give you a lot of different textures but colors and flavors all together too. (affiliate links present)
Slow Cooker 15 Bean Soup with Ham Recipe
Adding meat is another add in, but optional of course but makes it more of a meal than a side dish. Ham works too after the holidays, I have done this many times with leftovers or ham hocks like with our Slow Cooker Ham and Beans, just so good. I will share a no soak or pre-soaked beans directions below.
Ingredients
- 1 bag Hurst 15 bean soup mix dry beans, 20 oz.
- Onion diced or sliced thick if you want them to stay in tact
- Minced garlic is what we love for bold flavors
- Celery chopped is optional
- Carrots peeled and diced
- Bell pepper diced, we like green or red
- Diced tomatoes 14 oz. canned is preferred
- Sausage, kielbasa, diced ham or slow cooker ham hocks ham bones are great too
- Chicken broth or beef works well too
- Bay leaves are optional
- Thyme and oregano
- Cajun seasoning is optional, ONLY if you want it spicy or use seasoning packet if it comes with one
- Salt and pepper to taste, some like a squeeze of lemon juice too
FAQ
You can easily make this spicy if you would like or leave it mild. You can change this up with the type of meat you add in, and seasonings. Cajun seasoning you can buy bottled and adjust to your liking. Frankโs Red Hot sauce is another option to add some heat, chili powder or red pepper flakes.
That depends. Soaking beans can significantly reduce the overall cooking time. This step also breaks down some of the complex sugars that can cause gas and bloating, tends to have a more uniform texture, and can remove some of the anti-nutrients like phytic acid, which can interfere with nutrient absorption.
1. Navy beans
2. Black beans
3. Pinto beans
4. Garbanzo beans
5. Small lima beans
6. Large Lima Beans
7. Kidney beans
8. Small red beans
9. Great Northern beans
10. Black eyed peas
11. Lentils
12. Split peas
13. Barley
14. Cranberry Beans
15. Pink Beans
How to Cook 15 Bean Soup in Slow Cooker No Soak
- Place beans into the slow cooker.
- Add diced vegetables of your choice, sliced sausage, bay leaves, dried thyme, and oregano.
- Pour in the broth until all the ingredients are submerged. Stir gently to combine.
- Cover and cook on high heat for 6 to 8 hours for no soak method.
- Check the beans for tenderness; they should be soft but not mushy.
- Taste the soup and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Add salt, pepper, add any cajun seasoning, or hot sauce now if you would like it hot.
- Once the beans are tender and the flavors have melded together, remove the bay leaves. Ladle the soup into bowls. Parmesan on top is a great add on.
Does 8 hours low equal 4 hours high in a Crockpot?
Not really. While you can sometimes adjust cooking times between low and high settings, itโs not always a direct conversion. The low setting on a slow cooker typically heats food to around 190ยฐF to 200ยฐF. High setting on a slow cooker heats food to around 300ยฐF to 350ยฐF so it isnโt twice as hot and even if it was that doesnโt mean faster is better, quite the opposite.
Dry Bean Cook Time
The cook time is an average of 8 hours, that is whether they have been soaked or un-soaked. The difference between the two is that if you skip this step it needs to be set to high vs. low if you do choose to soak dry beans overnight instead.
Soaked Cook Time
If you would prefer using the soaked method (set in a bowl with 3x amount of water covering them overnight) use 1 cup less liquid and cook on low 8-10 hours instead.
Soaking overnight allows them to swell and reduces bloating. If you donโt have time for this you can quick soak dry beans by boiling in water for 4 minutes, covering and allowing to sit in the pot for 1 hour instead of 8 hours overnight! You will get a similar outcome this way but faster!
Anything can be overcooked of course it can. If this happens you will notice that beans will break and become mushy. The outcome of this means that there is less texture, the beans are no longer whole and it will begin to thicken because of this. Still edible but not as pleasurable to the palate.
Calories
That depends on what you add other than the dried beans themselves. In our case I added sliced sausage, diced tomatoes, broth and some vegetables so there are a bit more calories but more protein as well. For a typical 4 ounce bowl you will likely have 450 calories or so, less if you donโt add meat into the mix. It is a low fat healthy meal overall.
Crock Pot 15 Bean Soup Recipe
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 bag 15 bean soup mix, dry beans, 20 oz.
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 can diced tomatoes, 14 oz.
- 1 lb. kielbasa, sliced
- 8 c chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning, ONLY if you want it spicy
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Sort through the beans, discarding any debris. Rinse under cold water and drain. Place the rinsed beans into the slow cooker. Add diced onion, garlic, chopped celery, diced carrots, diced bell pepper, canned tomatoes, sliced sausage, bay leaves, dried thyme, and oregano.
- Pour in the chicken or vegetable broth (1 cup less if beans were soaked overnight) until all the ingredients are submerged. Stir gently to combine.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high heat for 6 to 8 hours if not soaked. Check the beans for tenderness; they should be soft but not mushy.
- Around 30 minutes before serving, taste the soup and adjust seasoning as needed. Add salt, pepper, add any cajun seasoning, or hot sauce now if you would like it hot.
- Once the beans are tender and the flavors have melded together, remove the bay leaves. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with chopped fresh parsley, and serve hot.
Notes
Slow Cooker 15 Bean Soup Soaked Cook Time
If you would prefer using the soaked method:- Rinse and set beans in a bowl with 3x amount of water covering them overnight.
- Follow recipe as stated except, use 1 cup less liquid.
- Cook on low 8-10 hours until as tender as youโd like.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
The slow cooking process melded the flavors beautifully, resulting in a hearty and delicious meal that my whole family loved. I highly recommend giving this recipe a try for a cozy and nutritious dinner!
Beans soup is my favorite soup!! Thanks for these easy instructions to make it in crock pot!
Loved how filling this soup was and the flavors were great!