Slow-cooker Sausage Three-Bean Soup is an all-time favorite in our home. Everything is dumped into the slow cooker and left to cook for several hours.
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If you are looking for an extra cozy meal, this slow-cooker three-bean soup is what you need! It is full of flavor and great for cooler weather like my Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup. The best part of this crockpot recipe is that you need very little prep to make it. This has to be one of my favorite slow-cooker meals!
Why this recipe works
This three-bean soup is packed full of flavor. Really easy to throw in the crockpot and come home to a hearty meal all ready to go. Serve with a side of Sweet Honey Cornbread or Buttermilk Biscuits or No Knead Artisan Bread.
Ingredient Notes
- Sausage: I use smoked beef sausage but any smoked sausage will work.
- Beans: You can really use any combination of beans.
- Paprika- Regular or smoked paprika works great.
How to make slow cooker sausage bean soup
If you are looking for a super simple soup to make, you’ve found the right recipe. This recipe is so easy, you’ll wonder why you’ve never made it before. Follow the simple steps below!
- Step 1: Place all the ingredients except for the parsley into your slow cooker.
- Step 2: Depending on what time you want to eat, you can turn the slow cooker on low for 4 to 6 hours OR on high for 2 to 3 hours.
- Step 3: Stir your sausage bean soup occasionally.
- Step 4: Serve the soup with a sprinkle of fresh parsley and a slice of cornbread or garlic bread.
Recipe tips
- Cook the soup on low all day. Allowing the soup to cook on low brings out a more flavorful soup.
- Add more meat. More meat will make this dish even heartier.
- If you want some greens added, you can throw in some kale to make this soup delicious and nutritious.
Recipe Faq's
Absolutely! In fact, I think this slow-cooker sausage bean soup makes a perfect freezer meal option. Before storing it in the freezer, allow the soup to cool. Pour it into a freezer bag, and place it in the freezer. You can freeze it for up to 3 months.
This recipe calls for 3 types of beans: Great Northern beans, Cannellini beans, and red kidney beans. If you don’t like one type of bean, you can substitute it for beans you do like. For example, you could use black beans, navy beans, or garbanzo beans if you choose.
Yes, you can! It's just as simple to make on the stovetop, you just have to watch it more than if you made it in your slow cooker or crockpot. I suggest using a large Dutch oven. Bring to a soft boil, and reduce the heat and allow to simmer for at least 1 hour. Be sure to stir it a few times while it's cooking.
For this slow cooker sausage bean soup, you will want to use smoked sausage. I typically just grab a package of Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, but you can use whichever kind you prefer.
Other soups to try
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Slow Cooker Sausage Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion dice
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 ounces smoked sausage diced
- 1 15 oz can Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can small red kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, do not drain
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley minced
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients except the parsley into the slow cooker.
- Turn the slow cooker on low for 4 to 6 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours.
- Stir occasionally.
- Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley and a slice of cornbread or garlic bread.
So happy you loved it Steve 🙂
This is a great soup. I followed the recipe. However, I didn’t have a red pepper. I used a green pepper, and diced some sweet potatoes to add the sweetness that red pepper usually adds. This soup is wonderful on a chilly day. It has a nice, earthy flavor.
My nutritional values are all automated, so I have no idea why it said 1 gram. This soup serves 6 approximately 1 1/2-2 cups per serving.
the serving size for the nutrition label says 1 gram 😳 is it supposed to be 1 cup maybe? just trying to figure out portions, thanks
Cannelli beans are just larger white beans. You can use whatever beans you want 🙂
Hi there, quick question..I thought cannellini beans and great northern beans were the same? If they are, or are similar, can you use 2 cans of cannellini beans instead? Or do the great northern beans have a different taste or texture?
Thank you!
Thank you for this delicious recipe! I love soup so I will be adding this one to my list👍🏼