Slow Cooker Cajun Bean Soup
Slow Cooker Cajun Bean Soup is a 15 bean soup that is full of Cajun flavor and smoked sausage. A slow cooker soup that you can make on a chilly day to warm you up from the inside out.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 251kcal
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 20 ounces cajun 15 bean soup mix
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 2 carrots diced
- 1 bell pepper red, green, or yellow, diced
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1 pound smoked sausage sliced (andouille sausage works well)
- 8 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Hot sauce or Cajun seasoning for added spice optional
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Sort through the beans, discarding any debris. Rinse the beans under cold water and drain.
- Place the rinsed beans into the slow cooker. Add diced onion, minced garlic, chopped celery, diced carrots, diced bell pepper, canned tomatoes, sliced sausage, bay leaves, dried thyme, and dried oregano.
- Pour in the chicken or vegetable broth until all the ingredients are submerged. Stir gently to combine.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours. Check the beans for tenderness; they should be soft but not mushy.
- Around 30 minutes before serving, taste the soup and adjust seasoning as needed. Add salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning, or hot sauce to taste.
- Once the beans are tender and the flavors have melded together, remove the bay leaves. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with chopped fresh parsley, and serve hot.
Notes
- Make sure that you rinse your beans and remove any debris and such in the mix. You will find that sometimes there can be rocks and such placed in the bag, so looking over the beans is a must. I also make sure beans are not broken and if they are I toss those out as well.
- Finely chop all your vegetables smaller so that they don't overpower the flavor when you go to take a bite. That way when you get a scoop of soup you get all the flavors.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1097mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2475IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg