Slow Cooker Minestrone
3
Points® value
Total Time
6 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
6 hr
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This soup freezes well so why not make a double batch? Just cook in a 6-quart or larger slow cooker and increase the cooking time by an hour or so.
Ingredients
Chicken broth
4 cup(s)
Canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, with basil, garlic and oregano
Yukon gold potato
1 pound(s), peeled, diced
Zucchini
1 medium, quartered lengthwise, sliced 3/4-in thick
Canned cannellini beans
19 oz, rinsed and drained
String beans
1½ cup(s), cut in 1-in lengths
Uncooked leek
1 medium, chopped (light green and white part only)
Carrots
1 large, diced
Celery
1 stalk(s), medium, diced
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es), freshly ground (or more to taste)
Olive oil
2 tbsp(s), extra-virgin
Table salt
½ tsp(s), or to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese
3 tbsp(s), Parmigiano-Reggiano suggested