15 Bean Soup (Instant Pot)

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My easy Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup is an old-fashioned classic packed with veggies, ham, and mixed beans! It’s budget-friendly, flavorful comfort food, perfect for a cold night. Best of all, it’s ready in just 1 hour with hardly any effort and no pre-soaking!

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• 15 Bean Soup Recipe
• Instapot 15 Bean Soup Tips
• What is in 15 bean mix?
• Do I need to soak the beans for 15-bean soup?
• 15 Bean Soup Instant Pot FAQ
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• Make-Ahead Bean Soup Instructions
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• How to Store and Freeze 15 Bean Soup
• How to Reheat 15 Bean Soup
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Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup

Living in Florida, my family and I are always waiting for the weather to cool down. With how hot it is nearly year-round, we look forward to a chill in the air and the opportunity to enjoy plenty of our favorite comfort foods.

And this Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup is one of my personal favorites! It’s quick and easy to make, with no need to soak the beans or put in a ton of prep work. Best of all, it’s the perfect freezer soup, so you can make a big batch to freeze and enjoy whenever you have a craving.

Packed with beans, veggies, and ham, my 15 bean soup recipe is hearty and filling. When you dish this soup out, I guarantee you’ll be serving a table full of happy faces!

15 Bean Soup with Ham Ingredients

• Vegetable broth
• 15-bean mix, such as Hurst’s HamBeens
• Cubed ham
• Yellow onion
• Carrots
• Celery
• Garlic
• Butter

15 Bean Soup Recipe

1. Chop carrots, celery, and onions, and mince garlic, then set them aside.
   
2. Set your Instant Pot to the saute setting and add butter to the pot to melt.
   
3. Add the chopped onion to the pot and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
   
4. Add the minced garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant. Then, add all the ingredients except the ham to the pot, including the flavoring packet from the 15-bean bag.
   
5. Cover and set your Instant Pot to manual/high pressure for 40 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to pressurize before the 40 minutes will officially start.
   
6. Carefully manually release the pressure once it’s done (use an oven mitt or dish rag to protect yourself from steam), and add the ham. Stir and let sit for a couple of minutes for the ham to warm through. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired, and enjoy!
   

If you don’t want to include the seasoning packet, you’ll want to add more spices for flavoring. I recommend using ½ teaspoon black pepper, one teaspoon garlic powder, one teaspoon onion powder, and one teaspoon oregano, plus a bay leaf and parsley. Be sure to discard the bay leaf before serving.

Instapot 15 Bean Soup Tips

• After the holidays, dice your ham and use it in this 15 bean soup.
• You can make your ham stock, made with ham bone, to use as a base for this recipe instead of vegetable broth.
• Look for a 15-bean soup mix that comes with a seasoning packet. This pre-made seasoning mix is tasty and a time-saver.
• You can add kale, diced tomatoes, or fresh parsley.
• Saute all the veggies for a couple of minutes before adding the other ingredients, if preferred, for additional flavor. (It will still be delicious if you don’t do this.)
• Using cooked ham is key here. You don’t want to cook the ham the entire time as it’s already cooked and would get tough, so only add it at the end of the cooking time to warm it through.
• The soup only cooks for a total of 40 minutes, but you’ll need extra time for it to pressurize and to saute the onions. This is why the full cooking time is an hour.

What is in 15 bean mix?

A bag of 15-bean mix typically contains a mix of:

1. pinto beans,
2. baby and large lima beans,
3. garbanzo beans,
4. red kidney beans,
5. white kidney beans,
6. cranberry beans,
7. small white beans,
8. small red beans,
9. pink beans,
10. yellow split beans,
11. lentil beans,
12. navy beans,
13. northern beans,
14. yelloweye beans,
15. and black beans.

It also comes packaged with a seasoning packet, which I used in this recipe. My Instant Pot 15 bean soup contains beans, ham, onion, carrots, celery, and garlic.

Do I need to soak the beans for 15-bean soup?

In short: no, you don’t need to soak the beans for Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup.

For 15 bean soup recipes made on the stove, you would want to soak the beans overnight before cooking. This makes them easier to eat, and they cook more quickly.

However, soaking the beans is not necessary for Instant Pot 15 Bean Soup. Although you can soak them if you wish, all you need to do to prepare the beans for pressure cooking is rinse and drain them to ensure they are clean and free of debris.

15 Bean Soup Instant Pot FAQ

Make-Ahead Bean Soup Instructions

Prep all veggies up to 2-3 days ahead by chopping them and placing them in airtight containers in the refrigerator. The onions should be kept separate from the celery and carrots, as they are not added simultaneously. The same goes for the garlic.

This is the only prep you need to do because you’ll just be adding everything to the pot. Alternatively, you can make the entire soup beforehand, then store it for 1-2 days before reheating (see instructions below).

How to Store and Freeze 15 Bean Soup

Refrigerator

• Allow the soup to cool.
• Please put it in an airtight container or a covered bowl.
• Store it in the refrigerator.
• Use it within 3-4 days.

Freezer

Freezing (Long-Term):

• Let the soup cool completely.
• Put it in a freezer-safe container or bag.
• Remove excess air to prevent freezer burn.
• Label with date and type.
• Freeze for up to 3-6 months.

How to Reheat 15 Bean Soup

Reheat on the stove over low-medium heat until heated through, or in the microwave with a paper towel over the top of the dish to keep it from potentially splattering. You can also reheat in the Instant Pot using the warming function.

Easy Leftover Ham Recipes

• Instant Pot Ham Soup
• Ham Bone Soup
• Ham and Potato Casserole
• Ham Salad

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