This sixteen-bean soup recipe is full of beans, chopped vegetables, and some bite-size pieces of ham. It's a wonderful comfort food!
Gather all of your ingredients. Open the bag of 16-bean soup and look for small rocks or debris. Rinse the beans in a colander and drain.
Place the "washed" beans in a soup pot and cover them with cold water. Let them soak overnight.
The next morning rinse the beans in a colander and drain the water from the beans.
Place the soaked beans in your slow cooker.
Chop the vegetables.
Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the beans.
Add the ham pieces. Add 7-8 cups of water. Sprinkle the seasonings on top of the water. Set your slow cooker to 6 hours on HIGH. One hour before serving add the ham seasoning package included in the 16-bean soup package.