Hearty Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

Name: Hearty Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup carrots, sliced; 1 cup celery, sliced; 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, diced; 28 oz can diced tomatoes, with juices; 2 Tbsp tomato paste; parmesan rind, or 1" chunk of parmesan; 2-3 Tbsp minced garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 1/4 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning; pinch of red pepper flakes; 4 cups fat free vegetable stock or broth; 2 cups water; 2 Tbsp vegetable base; 15 oz can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 15 oz can cannelini beans, drained and rinsed; 1 cup diced zucchini; 1 1/2 cups dried ditalini or other small pasta; 1 cup frozen cut green beans; 1 1/2 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped

8 servings

porzioni

20 minutes

tempo di preparazione

6 hours 20 minutes

tempo totale

Inizia a Cucinare

Ingredienti

1 cup carrots, sliced

1 cup celery, sliced

1 1/2 cups yellow onion, diced

28 oz can diced tomatoes, with juices

2 Tbsp tomato paste

parmesan rind, or 1" chunk of parmesan

2-3 Tbsp minced garlic

2 bay leaves

1 1/4 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning

pinch of red pepper flakes

4 cups fat free vegetable stock or broth

2 cups water

2 Tbsp vegetable base

15 oz can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

15 oz can cannelini beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup diced zucchini

1 1/2 cups dried ditalini or other small pasta

1 cup frozen cut green beans

1 1/2 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped

Istruzioni

Add first 15 ingredients to 6 quart or larger slow cooker. Stir to combine, cover, and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or HIGH for 3-4 hours.

30 minutes before you want to serve the soup, add zucchini and ditalini pasta, stir, cover and cook on HIGH for 20-25 minutes.

5 minutes before serving, add in frozen green beans and baby spinach, stir, cover and cook on HIGH for 5 minutes.

When serving, if desired, grate parmesan cheese over the soup and enjoy!

Nutrizione

Dimensione della Porzione

Calorie

270 kcal

Grassi Totali

1 g

Grassi Saturi

Grassi Insaturi

Grassi Trans

Colesterolo

Sodio

1556 mg

Carboidrati Totali

54 g

Fibra Alimentare

9 g

Zuccheri Totali

9 g

Proteine

12 g