This simple step-by-step recipe will teach you how to cook hearty 16-bean soup with a ham bone in your crock pot. It's g ...

If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can also make this recipe on the stovetop. Just simmer the beans, ham, and vegetables in a pot over medium heat for about 2 hours, or until the beans are tender.

Place beans, broth, bacon (if using), onion, carrot, celery, garlic, thyme, parsley, and bay leaves in a large (at least 8-quart) heavy-bottomed pot.

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If you want to speed up the process further, you can soak the beans overnight, save the cooking water (to help the flavor and color be richer than if you discard it) and check them after 40 minutes.

After about 45 minutes of simmering, check the beans about every 15 minutes to check if the beans are tender — take a fork and mash a bean on the side of the pot. If it mashes easily, it's done.

I hesitate to call what I’ve made “pasta e fagioli,” even though it is exactly that: pasta and beans. There’s no meat involved, and no tomatoes, only tender noodles cooked in a near 50/50 ...