Simple and comforting crockpot bean soup is the perfect budget friendly meal to make for your family! This easy soup is perfect for chilly days. Make a batch of cornbread muffins to go along with it, and you have a comforting meal that you’re sure to love.
I think today is a first on The Pretty Bee! I’ve shared recipes from my Mom, and even some from my Grandma, but today I’m sharing one of my Dad’s recipes!
This is such a simple recipe, and it’s so tasty.
This easy crockpot bean soup is cozy, filling, and delicious. And this is such a frugal meal. It just doesn’t get any cheaper than dried beans! We like to make this soup with either baby lima beans or large lima beans, but of course you can use any type of dried bean.
Carrots, celery, and onions add flavor and color to this soup. And that’s about all the ingredients you need!
Let the crockpot do the work, and then serve this soup along with some warm bread and butter for an easy and comforting dinner.
Ingredient Notes
- Beans – This recipe uses dried beans, which means you will have to soak them overnight. I used dried lima beans.
- Carrots – Carrots add flavor to this soup. If you don’t have them on hand, you could add some diced sweet potato.
- Onions – I used a yellow onion, but you could use a white onion if you prefer.
- Seasoning – This recipe uses simple seasonings – salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Are dried beans safe in the slow cooker?
All dried beans need to be soaked overnight before cooking in a slow cooker.
You shouldn’t make dried kidney beans in the slow cooker because of the large amount of a toxin that they contain. Lima beans don’t contain the high amounts of this toxin, so they are okay to use in this soup.
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Serving Suggestions
Serve this soup with:
- vegan cornbread and butter
- a light salad
- biscuits with flavored butter
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Recipe
Simple Crockpot White Bean Soup.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups baby lima beans picked over and rinsed
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 stalks celery chopped
- 3 carrots peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Sort and rinse the beans, then place in a large bowl and cover with water. Let soak overnight.
- Rinse and drain the beans and place in the crockpot with the chopped onion, carrots, celery, garlic cloves, garlic powder, and water.
- Cook on high for 5 hours, or low for 8 hours. You can check the liquid level, and add a bit more if needed, but this is supposed to be a thick soup.
- Season with the salt and pepper and stir.
- Serve with bread and butter or cornbread.
Selena
The soup was delicious! I added in left over chopped green cabbage and kale. Thx ☺️
Kelly Roenicke
So glad you liked it!
Angela
Can you do this meal with butter beans or pinto beans from a can?
Kelly Roenicke
Yes, that should be fine! It will probably take less time to cook.
Katie
Delicious recipe!
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven
Yum! This is totally my kinda soup—absolutely loving that it’s your dad’s recipe and that’s slow-cooked! Win-win for sure. :)
Kristine @ Kristine's Kitchen
Simple and healthy is totally what I need right now. This soup looks delicious, and I’d love to try it with carrots!