Great Northern Bean Soup or Navy Bean soup is so delicious and hearty. Any white bean can be used in this easy slow cooker Northern bean soup recipe. Pork hocks are used to add an amazing flavor to this meal. You can make northern beans with smoked turkey or ham shank as well. Make Northern beans in your crock pot and you will not have to soak the beans first. Feed your family for under $15. Give it a try!
How To Make Great Northern Beans
To make Great Northern Beans, you will need to have a package of dry beans, some smoked meat of your choice (I’m using ham hocks), celery, onions, garlic, and some seasonings. Since this is a crockpot recipe, you will need a 7qt crock pot.
Add your smoked meat to the crock pot, Followed by the white beans, celery, onions, minced garlic, thyme, parsley, and pepper. The smoked meat will provide the necessary salt for this recipe. As always, salt and pepper to your taste.
Add 8 cups of chicken broth. Stir to incorporate the seasonings with the northern beans, ham, garlic, onions, and celery.
Cover and cook for 6-8 hours or until your Northern beans are done/tender, and the ham hocks fall off the bone when stirred. Throughout the cooking time, you’ll want to stir the pot to be sure nothing is sticking to the bottom.
Now you know how to make Great Northern beans in the crockpot. This meal is very filling. You can serve this northern bean soup with corn bread. Jiffy corn muffin mix is super inexpensive. The entire meal can be made for less than $15
Crock Pot Northern Beans Soup With Ham Hocks
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lb ham hocks or as much meat as you want
- 1 lb Northern beans or any white dry beans
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp pepper
- 8 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Add ingredients to your crock pot and cook on high for 6-8 hours, or until your beans are done to your liking. Add more water or broth if needed to cover the meat. Stir periodically to be sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot. Enjoy.