Ham and Chickpea Slow Cooker Soup

This ham and chickpea soup features tender potatoes, carrots, and corn simmered for hours in the slow cooker for a hearty, budget-friendly dinner.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr
• Total Time: 10 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 427 Calories

Ingredients

• ground black pepper to taste
• 8 cups water
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 1 pound dry garbanzo beans
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 10 new potatoes, halved
• 0.5 cup frozen corn

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low for 8 hours.

Step 2

Place garbanzo beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Drain and rinse beans, then place into the slow cooker. Place ham bone over beans and pour in 8 cups water or enough to cover by several inches.

Step 4

Skim any foam from the top of soup. Remove ham bone, strip as much meat as possible from the bone, and return meat to the slow cooker; discard the bone. Stir in potatoes, carrots, frozen corn, and black pepper.

Step 5

Cook on Low for 1 hour. Turn to High and cook for 1 more hour.