Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup is the perfect comfort food for a cold day. Richly flavored with a ham bone and beans, this soup makes for an easy dinner that takes less than 10 minutes of hands-on time.
Add broth, beans, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaf to a slow cooker. Stir to combine. Add the ham bone and submerge in broth. Cover and cook on HIGH until beans are tender, 6-8 hours.
Discard bay leaf. Remove ham bone and let sit until cool enough to handle. Once cool, dice any ham meat and stir it back into the soup.
Season soup with additional salt and pepper, to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.
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Notes
Add kale or spinach: If you would like, add kale or spinach 20-30 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
For creamier soup: At the end of the cooking time, you can smash some of the beans against the side of the slow cooker insert to create a creamier soup.