Cajun 15 Bean Soup (Slow Cooker/Crock Pot)

4.73 from 11 votes

Cajun 15 Bean Soup (Slow Cooker/Crock Pot)

Hot and hearty with a kick of spice, this Cajun 15 Bean Soup is the perfect homemade bean soup recipe to keep the chill away. Easy to make, simply add beans, ham, sausage and fresh vegetables to your crock pot and let it do the work for you.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time7 hrs

Total Time7 hrs 10 mins

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 544.3kcal

Author: Heather - A Wicked Whisk

Ingredients

1 bag Cajun 15 Bean Soup - dry beans with seasoning packet
1-2 ham hocks or 1 ham bone
12 ounces andoullie or smoked sausage sliced into medallions
1 medium sweet onion diced
6 cloves garlic minced
8 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried or fresh thyme
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 oz fire roasted diced tomatoes
juice from 1 lemon

Instructions

Add beans to a large colander and rinse beans under water. Shake, inspect and discard any debris.
Move beans, ham hocks, onion, garlic, seasoning packet, spices (don't add salt yet) and chicken stock to a slow cooker and cook on High for 6-7 hours. After 6-7 hours, remove the ham hock or ham bone.. pick apart meat and add back into slow cooker.
Stir in tomatoes and salt and cook for another 30 minutes before finishing with squeeze of lemon juice. Keep warm until ready to serve.

Notes

This Cajun 15 Bean Soup recipe is thick and hearty. For a thinner soup, add more chicken stock.
Do not add the tomatoes or lemon juice until the very end. Adding anything acidic to your beans before then will toughen them up.
Go wild with the meat. Smoked sausage, a leftover hambone, smoked ham hocks, chopped ham steak..
Serve over rice and with a slab of cornbread.. trust me!
Add some veggies to this soup if you like.. diced carrots, green pepper and celery are the perfect compliment.

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