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Simple Slow Cooker Minestrone

Ingredients

  • 6 cups broth (chicken, beef or vegetable)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup diced celery (3 stalks)
  • 1 cup diced carrots (2 carrots)
  • 2 cups green beans (fresh, frozen or canned)
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 small zucchini, diced
  • 1 1/3 cups small pasta (like elbows)
  • 1 (15 oz) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 oz) can white navy beans or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cups small handful spinach (frozen or fresh)

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients except zucchini, pasta, beans, and spinach to a large slow cooker.  Cook on low heat 6 - 8 hours or high 4 - 5 hours.
  • Add in zucchini, pasta, and beans.  If spinach is frozen, add now.  If spinach is fresh, add spinach in 20-30 minutes.  
  • After adding pasta, continue cooking for 30-40 minutes until pasta is cooked.  
  • Serve warm!

Notes

This makes a lot of bowls!  Feel free to cut in half if you're not serving that many people.