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| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 hrs |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 16 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package 15 bean soup mix
- 12 cups water
- 1 pound bacon
- 2 (4 ounce) cans canned green chile peppers, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Rinse and sort the beans in the mix. Place them in a slow cooker on low setting with the water. Cook overnight. The next morning, add the ham, chile peppers, chili powder, crushed red pepper, onion and garlic and continue to cook on low for 8 hours.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 374 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 20 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 878 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Good recipe, but I also made some additions/changes. I added a can of diced tomatoes as a previous reviewer mentioned. I also added a pint of home canned mixed peppers as I didn’t have green chilies on hand. I added 2 TBSP low sodium Cajun seasoning, substituted one pound smoked sausage for the bacon, added about 1 1/2 cups torn chicken, and doubled the garlic. (We like things spicy ;). ) I soaked the beans overnight and did the rest on the stove. Thanks for a nutrition-packed meal, terrielyn! I’ll be making this again.
I made this and brought to a potluck for my church. Went over really well. I used chili flakes, cumin and oregano instead of chill powder and less bacon than what was called for. I also used green chili sauce instead of just the green chili peppers. Goes really well with some corn bread.
Made this for dinner tonight and no one cared for it. I know it’s not a repeat when my husband requests a PBJ for lunch instead of leftovers.
I thought this was really good (wishing I had made corn bread right about now)! I used the quick-cook method (boiled beans for 1 hour then added rest of the ingredients & let simmer for 30 min). I added 1 lb cooked peppered bacon, some smoked sausage, and cumin. I was surprised that I needed to add salt – maybe I drained the bacon too much! This is nice & spicy… I think I might try adding some BBQ sauce or a little brown sugar to some of my leftovers just for variety.
YUM! I know this passed the test when my hesitant husband completely polished off his bowl and went back for more. I didn’t have any bacon, but I DID have some smoked sausage, made the switch, and it was great. I didn’t cook the beans overnight, I just soaked them. Really easy and an awesome “cold weather meal” (words of the aforementioned hubby.) This will make an appearance on my dinner table again!
I did not care for this recipe.
the best bean soiup ever! I substituted turkey polish sausage for the bacon for a lower fat version, and it turned out wonderfully! A hearty but healthy soup.
We loved this recipe. I used ham rather than bacon and bell pepper rather than chilis. It was great. Definitely will make again.
This recipe was very easy and smelled divine. I rated this three stars because no one in my household liked it. I was the only one who ate it & I thought it was pretty good. It does make a lot so prepare to freeze some or feed a big crowd.
Not that great. I was generous with the 3 stars, but since i did deviate a little I thought that would be fair. I used chicken stock instead of water, only about 6 slices of bacon (precooked), added about a half of a cooked chicken and added a can of RoTel tomatoes. It was just O.K. It had a different flavor that is hard to describe, somewhat earthy I would say. My husband wouldn’t eat it, but I thought it was O.K.
Something is definitely wrong with the directions on this recipe. I have a new 6 qt. crockpot and I decided to use this recipe due to all the “rave” reviews. I put my beans to cook overnight on low setting, following the recipe directions, went to bed. Woke up 5-1/2 hours later, smelling beans. Decided to get up and check them. Good thing, they were more than tender. Had to stop the cooking process, put the crock portion into the fridge, add the remaining ingredients and finish cooking this morning. You can bet I won’t cook them for any 8 hours more.
Changed it a bit, but thank-you so much for letting me know that I COULD cook beans in the crock-pot with-out soaking 8 hours or having to use a stove ( which I don’t have presently) to pre-cook them first. Turned Out GREAT !!!!Thanks again !!!!! Is permantly in my recipe box !!!
This was great! I swapped out the bacon for kielbasa and it was awesome. I took it to our church Christmas pot luck and it was gone. I will make this over and over again.
The only thing I changed was to add a can of stewed tomatoes per the package instructions. I also purchased a mix that included a cajun seasoning packet, so I added that as well. I used a pound of center cut ham – diced it up and left the bone in the soup to add more smokey ham flavor!
I make this recipe all the time. I add more chopped chicken and or sausage and less than a pound of the bacon the recipe calls for. Its a favorite!!
Very smokey flavor; a little too much bacon though; the soup would taste good even without the bacon, or with just a few slices in it. Make sure you like a lot of spice with this recipe; you could tone the chili powder down a bit. Overall, very tasty and I would make this again!
easy to make and tastes great! Does it get any easier?