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Easy Crockpot Minestrone Soup

Easy Crockpot Minestrone Soup

Julie Wunder
This Easy Crockpot Minestrone Soup recipe is simple, delicious, and the perfect weekday dinner that's made in the slow cooker.  This classic Italian soup loaded with vegetables, Italian Seasoning, and pasta is vegan, vegetarian, healthy and so tasty!  Perfect for a cold winter day.  
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine Italian, Vegetarian
Servings 8
Calories 264 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup diced celery, 2 small stalks
  • 1 cup diced carrots, 2 medium carrots
  • 1 ½ cups diced onion, 1 small onion
  • 1 cup fresh green beans, cut in 1 inch pieces
  • 64 oz low sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 16 oz can dark kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 15.8 oz can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic, 4 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ cups dried elbow pasta

Instructions
 

  • In a large crockpot, combine the celery, carrots, onion, green beans, vegetable broth and undrained diced tomatoes. Stir in the drained dark kidney beans, great northern beans, garlic, bay leaf, and Italian Seasoning. Add ½ teaspoon and salt and pepper and adjust to taste.
  • Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours. Remove the bay leaf and adust seasoning to taste.
  • Just before serving, turn Crock Pot to high. If you had been cooking on low allow the crock pot to warm up for about 10 minutes. Add the pasta and cook 10-20 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Storage
Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days.  If you are eating this all as leftovers, the pasta can get a little mushy in the soup.  You do have the option of cooking the pasta separately on the stove and storing it separately from the rest of the soup.  Add a little olive oil to it so it doesn't stick.  When you are ready to eat the leftovers, add the pasta back into the soup.  It's not bad if you just store it all together, but it's better to separate it.
 
Freezing
This is a great freezer meal!  Let the soup cool compactly, place it in a freezer-safe bag, and freeze it for up to three months.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 14gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 330mgPotassium: 576mgFiber: 10gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3243IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Crock Pot Minestrone Soup, Crockpot Minestrone Soup, Easy Minestrone Soup, Vegan Minestrone Soup
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