Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup.”

Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup is thick and creamy with loads and beans and smoky bacon, the perfect soup for those chilly days.

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Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup is perfect for those cold winter nights, like my Loaded Potato Soup Recipe or a creamy soup like my Chicken Pot Pie Soup. This bean and bacon soup will definitely warm you up on a chilly day, like my Sausage and Three Bean Soup, and your belly will thank you. I like to serve it with a side of my No Knead Artisan Bread or Skillet Cornbread for a perfect meal.

Why this recipe works

This bean and bacon soup is a hearty meal that uses minimal ingredients. Super easy, about 15 minutes of prep time, and then throw it in the slow cooker and leave it. I love crock pot soup recipes. You can throw everything in the crockpot in the morning, and dinner will be ready and waiting for you. This bean soup recipe freezes really well like my Slow Cooker Pinto Beans.

Ingredients needed

Ingredient Notes

• Beans: Navy beans or small white beans or dried great northern beans
• Bacon: I like to use smoky bacon.
• Liquid smoke: This is optional, but does add a nice smoky flavor like the original Campbell Soup.
• Chicken stock: or chicken broth.
• Tomato paste: You can use 1/2 cup tomato sauce in a pinch.

How to make Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup

• Step 1: Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat and add the diced bacon.
• Step 2: Cook the bacon until crispy and remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.

• Step 3: Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook.
• Step 4: Discard the bay leaves and add 1 1/2 cups of the soup to a blender and pulse, then add back into the soup

Recipe tips

• Add a ham hock to the slow cooker bean soup instead of bacon.
• The liquid smoke is optional but it adds a great smoky flavor to the soup.
• If you have leftover tomato paste, just add it to a ziplock freezer bag and freeze it for more delicious soups.
• If you’re using dried beans I recommend soaking them overnight or it will take them much longer to cook.