I believe my Grandma made the best bean soup in the world.  I may be a bit partial  because, well, she’s my Grandma!  What I liked about her bean soup was that it wasn’t fussy, with a lot of stuff in it… just your basic, simple bean soup.  That’s what I like about my crockpot bean soup recipe.  Not only is it classic, with lots of ham, garlic, celery, and onion, but it’s simmered for a long, long time, which makes it fantastic.

When I look through crockpot recipes for a good soup to try, I always like to find the recipes that have simple, fresh ingredients.  Because the food simmers together for so long, each ingredient has to stand up against the rest, you know, have some “staying power”.  Using a crockpot to make any soup, but especially a hearty soup like bean soup, is a real time-saver.  Not only that, this bean soup turns out especially flavorful because it’s been simmering slowly all day long.  And you didn’t even have to watch the pot!