1Cook the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large pot on the stove until cooked.
2Transfer the cooked vegetables to a slow cooker.
3Add the pre-soaked beans to the slow cooker.
4Sear the diced ham in a pan.
5Add the washed and dried kale to the slow cooker.
6Add the seared ham to the slow cooker.
7Add the ham-flavored packets, chicken bone broth, a pinch of brown sugar, red pepper flakes, bay leaves, garlic powder, onion powder, Slap Ya Mama seasoning, and lemon pepper.