Slow Cooker Senate Bean Soup With Instant Potato Flakes

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ready in:

over 5 hrs



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ingredients

2 cups dried navy beans

1 smoked pork hock

2 onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 stick celery, chopped

1 small handful fresh Italian parsley, chopped fine

1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes



directions

Soak the beans overnight in cold water.



In the morning, rinse the ham hock and place in slow cooker. Rinse the beans and add to cooker along with onion, garlic, celery and parsley. Stir and add enough water to cover the meat.



Cook on low setting for 10-12 hours, or high 6-8 hours.



Remove the hock and cut the meat off the bone. Raise slow cooker setting to high, return the meat to the cooker, and add potato flakes (if desired) as well as additional water if necessary. Stir, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.

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Pamela Chester, CDKitchen Staff

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crock pot notes

Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.

nutrition

311 calories , 4 grams fat , 50 grams carbohydrates , 20 grams protein per serving . This recipe is low in sodium. Show full nutritional data (including Weight Watcher's Points ®, cholesterol, sodium, vitamins, and diabetic exchanges)

. This recipe is low in sodium.