Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1  bay leaf 
• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 15.5 ounce cannellini beans drained and rinsed canned
• 3  carrots chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth 
• 3 cups ham cubed fully cooked
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1  ham bone 
• 1  onion chopped
• 8 ounce bean soup mix 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Place 15-bean soup mix in a large bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; soak in refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
2. Drain and rinse.
3. Place 15-bean soup mix, ham bone, cooked ham, chicken broth, water, onion, carrots, great Northern beans, garlic, black pepper, salt, and bay leaf in a slow cooker; stir to combine. Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.