Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

By Maria Lichty

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Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup-this easy slow cooker soup is loaded with vegetables, beans, and pasta. It is great for lunch or dinner! 

Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup Recipe

Our slow cooker has been getting a workout this month. We’ve made our Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Vegan Chili twice and now we are on a Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup kick! I love this soup because it is hearty and very filling. Sometimes Josh will want more than just soup for dinner, but not when we have Slow Cooker Minestrone. It is loaded with veggies, beans, and pasta. There is lots of goodness going on in this soup! You really don’t need anything else, well, we like to serve it with crusty bread because carbs…duh, but that is it! This soup makes a great meal!

Easy Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

We haven’t gotten much snow this winter and it is really bumming Josh out. He has been skiing quite a few times but is craving some fresh, deep powder! I am not a fan of the cold and snow, but I do know we need the snow! I would rather have the snow now than in June. It seems like our winters are getting later and later every year. Plus, soup and snow just go together. I am hoping if we keep making this soup the snow will come…for Josh’s sake.

Crockpot Minestrone Soup Recipe

And I really do enjoy watching the snow from inside…under a blanket, with cozy socks on, and a warm bowl of soup!

Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup in crockpot

This Slow Cooker Minestrone is the perfect cold weather meal. It is loaded with lots of healthy veggies, beans, and whole wheat pasta. It will warm you right up and if you are feeling under the weather, it will help you get better too! Yay for delicious food that is good for you too!

Healthy Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup Recipe in bowls

We like to serve our minestrone soup with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. If you are going the vegan route, you can just eat the soup plain. It is plenty good on it’s own. If you need the soup to be gluten-free, you can use gluten free pasta! We use whole wheat elbows, but you can use your favorite small pasta! This soup is very adaptable!

After a long day, it is nice to have dinner waiting for you! I am so glad our slow cooker is an amazing cook! He’s got this Slow Cooker Minestrone down! Every bowl is perfection! And yes, I decided our slow cooker is a he. I think I will name him Stewart. Stewart the Slow Cooker…it has a nice ring to it:)

Get out your personal chef, your slow cooker, and make this Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup! It is the perfect soup for a cold and hopefully snowy day!

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Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This easy slow cooker soup is loaded with veggies, beans, and whole wheat pasta! It is the perfect meal for a cold day!
4.54 from 32 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small red or yellow onion diced
  • 2 small carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh green beans trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, with juices
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 15 oz can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 15 oz can cannellini beans or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 small zucchini diced
  • 1/2 cup dried whole wheat elbow pasta can use gluten-free pasta
  • 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese for serving, optional

Instructions
 

  • Combine the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, green beans, tomatoes, broth, and beans in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add the bay leaves, oregano, basil, rosemary, and red pepper flakes. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
  • 30-40 minutes before the soup is done cooking, add in the zucchini, pasta, and spinach. Cook until pasta is tender. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Remove bay leaves. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
  • Note-for vegan, don't use the Parmesan cheese and for gluten-free, use gluten-free pasta.

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I'm Maria and my husband is Josh. We share a love of cooking, baking, and entertaining. We enjoy creating recipes that are simple, fresh, and family friendly. We love sitting around the table with good food, good conversation, and good friends and family! Our kitchen is always open!
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