Slow-Cooker Cuban Black Bean Soup

Prep 15 min
Total 6 hr 15 min
Servings 8

This all-day slow-cooker recipe isn’t your average bean soup—it’s wildly flavorful and extra hearty, and we’d bet it’ll become your favorite on the first try. The secret is in cooking the beans with a bone-in ham shank that infuses flavor into every bite. The key to getting the perfect consistency, mashing the beans, is a can’t-skip step that’s super easy. Finish your bowl with the toppings of your choice, like pico de gallo, sour cream, avocado or a squeeze of lime juice, and prepare to be impressed! MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated November 9, 2018

Make with

Progresso Broth

Ingredients

Soup

carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth

ham shank (about 1 1/2 lb)

cans (15 oz each) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed

can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained

medium onion, chopped

teaspoons ground cumin

teaspoon garlic powder

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

tablespoon fresh lime juice

Toppings

Fresh pico de gallo, sour cream, sliced avocado, lime slices, if desired

Steps

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1

In 5-quart slow cooker, mix all Soup ingredients except lime juice. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until ham easily pulls away from bone.
2

Remove ham shank from slow cooker. Pull ham away from bone; chop, discarding the bone. With potato masher, carefully mash black beans inside slow cooker insert. Stir in 1 cup of the ham and the lime juice. Serve soup with Toppings.

Expert Tips

Ham shanks vary in size, and some may have more meat than others. Save any remaining ham for another use.
To add more spicy heat, stir in an additional 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or top with a medium or hot fresh pico de gallo.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 1/4 Cups

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 30

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3g; 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 4% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 35mg; 11%
Sodium: 950mg; 40%
Potassium: 330mg; 9%
Total Carbohydrate: 21g; 7%
Dietary Fiber 5g 22% Sugars 2g
Protein: 20g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 6%; 6%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;