A tasty, filling, probably decently healthy soup that cooks most of the day in a crock pot – it may seem unusual, but 7 hours on high is right – you’ve got a whole bag of dried beans, they need a good amount of cooking! This recipe calls for chicken thighs, and I used them, but in general I find them annoying – so much fat I feel like I’ve thrown away half the chicken just trimming the excess!

Ingredients:

• 1 package 15 bean soup bean mix (there’s a Hambeens option, which you’d throw out the ham flavoring mix from, and a Goya one that’s actually 16 beans and no ham packet, at my supermarket)
• 2 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
• 9 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons finely minced cilantro (skipped it/hate it)
• tortilla chips for serving

Rinse the beans and discard any bad ones/pebbles. Toss them, and all the other ingredients except for the cilantro and chips in the crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 7 hours.

I can not identify all of them, but they’re pretty!

After the 7 hours, remove the bay leaf and discard. Remove the chicken onto a plate and shred, then return to the crock pot.

Stir in the chicken, and the cilantro if using. Serve with tortilla chips.

15 Bean Buffalo Chicken Soup

From The Magical Slow Cooker.

• 1 package 15 bean soup bean mix
• 2 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
• 9 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons finely minced cilantro
• tortilla chips for serving

Rinse the beans and discard any bad ones/pebbles. Toss them, and all the other ingredients except for the cilantro and chips in the crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 7 hours.

After the 7 hours, remove the bay leaf and discard. Remove the chicken onto a plate and shred, then return to the crock pot. Stir in the chicken, and the cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips.