15 bean soup

This 15 bean soup combines mixed beans, ham, smoked pork neck, and collard greens. Slow cooking brings the ingredients together into a filling, savory soup.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • This 15 bean soup combines mixed beans, ham, smoked pork neck, and collard greens.
  • Check the dried bean mixture for kidney beans and follow the package preparation directions.
  • Serve with cornbread or crusty bread for a heartier meal.

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Ingredients

Check the dried bean mixture for kidney beans and follow the package preparation directions. The collard greens join the soup for the last hour.
  • 2 cups beans
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cups ham
  • Smoked pork neck
  • 5 cups Chicken stock
  • 4 cups collard greens

How To Make 15 bean soup

Prepare the beans

Sort and rinse the bean mix and follow package soaking instructions. If it contains dried kidney beans, soak, drain, and boil them in fresh water for 30 minutes before putting them in a slow cooker.

Start the soup

Add the prepared beans, butter, garlic, onion, ham, and smoked pork neck to the slow cooker. Cover with the chicken stock and add seasoning to taste.

Cook and add greens

Cook on high for about five hours, until the beans are tender. Add the washed, cut collard greens and continue cooking for about one hour.

Remove the bones

Lift out the pork neck, carefully remove the bones, and return the meat to the soup. Serve when the beans and greens are fully tender.

Recipe Variations

  • Serve with cornbread or crusty bread for a heartier meal.

Tips for Success

  • Remove the pork neck bones carefully and return only the picked meat to the soup.
  • Check the dried bean mixture for kidney beans and follow the package preparation directions. The collard greens join the soup for the last hour.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do the collard greens go in?

Add the washed, cut greens after the beans have cooked for five hours, then continue for about one hour until tender.

How can I change the serving or topping?

Serve with cornbread or crusty bread for a heartier meal.

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15 bean soup

This 15 bean soup combines mixed beans, ham, smoked pork neck, and collard greens. Slow cooking brings the ingredients together into a filling, savory soup.
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 cups beans
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cups ham
  • Smoked pork neck
  • 5 cups Chicken stock
  • 4 cups collard greens

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Sort and rinse the bean mix and follow package soaking instructions. If it contains dried kidney beans, soak, drain, and boil them in fresh water for 30 minutes before putting them in a slow cooker.
  2. Add the prepared beans, butter, garlic, onion, ham, and smoked pork neck to the slow cooker. Cover with the chicken stock and add seasoning to taste.
  3. Cook on high for about five hours, until the beans are tender. Add the washed, cut collard greens and continue cooking for about one hour.
  4. Lift out the pork neck, carefully remove the bones, and return the meat to the soup. Serve when the beans and greens are fully tender.

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Notes

Remove the pork neck bones carefully and return only the picked meat to the soup.

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