Brown a 1 lb roll of pork sausage, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks. Drain the sausage well. Add it to a 6 or 7-quart size crock pot.
Pour the beans into a large colander being sure to remove the ham seasoning pack and setting it aside. Rinse the beans under cold running water and remove any bad beans or debris.
Add the dried and rinsed beans, diced onion, minced garlic and the can of diced tomatoes to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
Next add the bay leaves, salt, pepper, oregano and the packet of ham soup seasoning to the slow cooker.
Pour the chicken broth into the crock pot a mix the ingredients together well.