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Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup

by Sarah Olson on August 31, 2014 | Updated May 20, 2020 36 Comments

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2 bowls of bean and bacon soup with corn bead on side

This Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup will hit the spot! Tender beans and bacon slow-cooked to perfection.

I also have a pinto bean and bacon soup that is very similar to this recipe! You should try both and let me know what you think.

navy beans, thyme, onion, bacon, chicken bouillon, tomatoes, garlic and carrots in front of slow cooker.

The recipe for Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup is very similar to Bean and Ham Soup but with bacon. I thought for a second to leave out the ham hock; could there be too much pork flavor? Nope. I’m glad used a ham hock. It gave the soup a perfect smoky flavor.

I also decided to try fresh tomatoes instead of canned for this soup and those turned out better than canned. The soup has a little prep work like soaking the beans, frying bacon and chopping vegetables. But really not too bad for homemade comforting soup!

2 bowls of homemade bean and bacon soup with cornbread on side

I also wanted to mention to not forget cornbread and butter. The sweet cornbread and butter complement the smoky soup just right!

Here are my other favorite bean recipes:

  • Slow Cooker Italian Bean Soup
  • Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
  • Slow Cooker Taco 15 Bean Soup
  • Slow Cooker Ham and Beans
  • Slow Cooker Refried Beans

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Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup

5 from 1 vote
Smoky bean and bacon soup made in the slow cooker.
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bean and bacon soup
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours
Total Time: 10 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 474kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. dried small white beans
  • 6 cups water
  • 3 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 1/2 cup diced white onion
  • 3 Roma Tomatoes diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 8 slices thick-cut apple wood smoked bacon cooked and chopped
  • 1 small ham hock
  • salt to taste add when done
US Customary – Metric

Instructions:

  • The night before soak the beans. I do this by placing the beans in the slow cooker (sorting any rocks or dirt clumps out). Cover with water (about 4 inches of water above the beans) DON’T TURN ON THE SLOW COOKER YET! Let the beans soak in the water overnight.
  • Drain the water off the beans in the morning.
  • Add the fresh 5 cups of water, chicken bouillon cubes, onion, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, thyme, pepper, and cooked and chopped bacon. Stir.
  • Add the ham hock.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
  • Remove the ham hock. Remove meat from ham hock and put into soup if desired.
  • Stir, add salt to taste.
  • Serve with cornbread and butter.

Nutrition:

Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 759mg | Potassium: 1198mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3666IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 5mg
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    Filed Under: Dinner, Pork, Soups Tagged With: comfort food, Crock pot, slow cooker, soup

    Comments

    1. Nick Hardy says

      January 12, 2019 at 1:29 pm

      I made this with 2 ham hocks because that’s how the grocery store packaged them. This soup was amazingly delicious and rich. I’m making it for guests this weekend. Thanks for this recipe – 5 stars.

      Reply
    2. Chris says

      February 1, 2018 at 6:48 pm

      Can you recommend something that supplies the pork flavor of the ham hock, but without the hock? Do the think the bacon would give enough ham flavor and add a little liquid smoke if we wanted a Smokey flavor?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        February 2, 2018 at 12:07 pm

        You could do diced ham too? Or just bacon and maybe a half teaspoon of liquid smoke.

        Reply
    3. Lee says

      December 3, 2017 at 10:40 am

      We are prepping this now to put in the pot in the am so it will be ready when we get home from work. Thank you for sharing and looking forward to the yum!! Woot!

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        December 3, 2017 at 8:02 pm

        Let me know how you like it Lee!

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