Slow Cooker

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup is for Soup.

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Crock Pot Minestrone Soup are:

2 T. olive oil
1 onion chopped
3 cloves of garlic
1 c. raw carrot cut in small pieces
1 c. raw celery cut in small pieces
3 cans chicken broth
1 can green beans (drained
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) (drained)
1 can dark red kidney beans (drained)
1 lg can stewed Italian Tomatoes
1 small frozen pkg. spinach
1 cup dry small pasta

Here is how you make Crock Pot Minestrone Soup:

Add oil to heated pan. Add onions, garlic, carrots and celery. Gently cook until vegetables are done and mash to touch. Add 3 cans of chicken broth. Simmer about 5-10 min. for vegetables to finish cooking and flavors blend.Add green beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans and tomatoes to the crock pot. Add chicken broth and cooked vegetables. Cook on high 3 hours. Add one box of frozen spinach (squeezed dry) and 1 cup of dry small pasta. Cook about another hour until pasta is cooked. Season w/ salt and pepper to taste.Great one pot meal. Serve w/ Parm. cheese and crusty bread.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHATTYCATHY2.

The nutritional information for Crock Pot Minestrone Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 177.3

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 9.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,000.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
• Protein: 8.3 g