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Slow Cooker Bean Soup with Ham, Spinach, and Thyme

Name: Slow Cooker Bean Soup with Ham, Spinach, and Thyme
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 large onion, chopped; 1-2 packetsÂ Goya Ham Flavor ConcentrateÂ; 2 tsp. dried thyme; 2-3 cups cooked ham, coarsely chopped; 5 oz. package baby spinach; 6 cups cooked white beans; 6 cupsÂ ham stockÂ orÂ chicken stock; fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste

Category
Soup
Cusine

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How to make?

Ingredients

6 cups cooked white beans

6 cupsÂ ham stockÂ orÂ chicken stock

1 large onion, chopped

2 tsp. dried thyme

2-3 cups cooked ham, coarsely chopped

1-2 packetsÂ Goya Ham Flavor ConcentrateÂ

5 oz. package baby spinach

fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste

Directions

If youâ€™re starting with dried beans and cooking them in the slow cooker, you might want to readÂ How to Cook Dried Beans in a CrockPot. Put 1 lb. dried white beans in a colander, rinse the beans and pick through to be sure there are no stones or broken pieces. Put beans into the slow cooker with enough water to cover by about 2 inches. Cook beans on HIGH until theyâ€™re soft, about 3-4 hours for soaked beans or a bit longer for unsoaked beans. Â Drain beans and discard the cooking water. Put cooked beans,Â ham stockÂ orÂ chicken stock, chopped onion, and dried thyme into the slow cooker and cook on HIGH about 2 hours. After 2 hours coarsely chop the ham and add to the slow cooker Cook on HIGH about 2 hours more. Chop the spinach and add to the soup. Cook on high 30-45 minutes more. Season soup to taste with fresh-ground black pepper and salt. Â Serve hot.