Smoked Turkey Navy Bean Soup

smoked turkey

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: cooked ham

Chicken breast is leaner while cooked ham is often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Homemade broth can be lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Add 2 smoked turkey legs to the crock pot.

Wash and sort 1 pound of dried white beans, then add them to the crock pot.

Chop 2 cups of onion, 1 cup of carrot, and 1 cup of celery, then add to the crock pot.

Dice the onion and celery, and slice the carrots nicely, then add to the crock pot.

Use a garlic press to add 2 cloves of garlic to the crock pot.

Boil 2 quarts of turkey stock on the stove, then pour it into the crock pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt and 1 teaspoon of seasoned pepper to the crock pot.

Cover the crock pot and set it to high for 4 to 6 hours, checking occasionally.

After about 3 hours, add 1 can of diced tomatoes and 1/2 cup of ketchup to the crock pot.

Stir the soup and continue cooking for another 1 to 2 hours until the beans are soft.

After about 5 hours total, remove the turkey meat from the bones and return it to the soup.

Stir the soup to combine and note that it will thicken as it cools overnight.

Cooking Techniques

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