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    Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

    Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup is a healthy, hearty Italian soup that is packed full of your favorite vegetables, greens, and a variety of beans.
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 hours
    Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 6

    Ingredients

    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 cup carrots, diced
    • 1 cup celery, diced
    • 1 onion, diced
    • 5-6 cloves garlic, minced
    • 3 cups vegetable stock
    • 3 cups beef stock
    • 2 cans (14.5 ounces) fire roasted tomatoes
    • 1 parmesan rind
    • 2 sprigs rosemary
    • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
    • 3 bay leaves
    • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
    • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 medium zucchini, diced
    • 1 1/4 cup ditalini pasta, uncooked
    • 1 can (15 ounce) cannellini beans
    • 1 can (15 ounce) red kidney beans
    • 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
    • salt and pepper
    • grated parmesan cheese for serving

    Instructions

    • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
      Add in carrots, celery and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the veggies start to get some color on them.
      Add the vegetable broth to the pan that the vegetables were cooked in.
    • Add in the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
      Transfer the veggies to a slow cooker.
      Deglaze the pan by scraping the brown bits off of the bottom. This adds so much flavor to the soup.
    • Transfer the stock to the slow cooker with the vegetables then add the beef stock, tomatoes, parmesan rind, rosemary sprigs, Italian seasonings, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce and crushed red pepper flakes.
    • Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
    • Add in zucchini, spinach, pasta, beans and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
    • Season soup to taste with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes if desired.
      Serve immediately with parmesan cheese for serving!

    Notes

    Original recipe from chefsavvy.com. Please do not publish my recipe or pictures without linking back to the original post. Thank you!

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 674mgPotassium: 403mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4945IUVitamin C: 15.3mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1.6mg