Slow Cooker Calico Beef & Bean Soup
Hey y’all! It is getting colder and colder here! Thankfully our Soup Series has come at the perfect time!
Nothing is better is the winter than a warm bowl of soup, well…. maybe a soup you can make in your slow cooker!
I love using my slow cooker especially in the winter when the blustery days beg for a warm comforting meal that has been slow cooking all day.
I decided this week I would make Slow Cooker Calico Beef & Bean Soup.
In the summer we make Calico Baked Beans and they are similar to baked beans but sweeter and has ground beef and bacon in the mix. I knew it could make an equally delicious soup!
Now this soup does have a cup of brown sugar in it, so it does have a sweetness to it so don’t be surprised lol.
We loved this soup and it was so delicious and warmed us right up!
Served with a big slice of butter corn bread and there is nothing better!!!
Slow Cooker Calico Beef & Bean Soup
Ingredients
- One bag 15 bean soup mix
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 2 Tablespoons mustard
- 6 cups water
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 6 Tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- salt to taste, probably 2 teaspoons
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 6 slices or half a pound of bacon chopped
Instructions
- Combine the first 9 ingredients in your slow cooker.
- In a pan brown the chopped bacon until crispy and remove from pan.
- Add in the onion and lightly saute in same pan and add in ground beef.
- Cook until beef is cooked through.
- Drain the beef and onions and add to slow cooker.
- Add bacon to slow cooker.
- Cook on low 8 hours or high 5-6.
- Serve with big slice of cornbread!
Check out Dana’s Slow Cooker Tomato Soup with Tortellini and Goat Cheese, yum!!
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Looks so delish! Makes me want to get my slow cooker out now!
Hi, I’m visiting from Nifty Thrifty Sunday. My Mom makes a similar soup, but yours looks much easier and very yummy. We like to grate a little cheddar on top.
Parrish, mmm, another winner! I love soup/chili in the cold months. And, that tomato tortellini soup looks amazing as well! Must try. Thanks again for stopping by Snickerdoodle. Love your stuff!! :)
This looks so good. I would love to have a bowl of this soup tonight since the temperatures are going to be in the negatives. Thanks for sharing over at the Snickerdoodle Sunday.
I like how you topped it with the cornbread!
I could go for a bowl right now! Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things, hope to see you again!
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