Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

Submitted by Haversac

"I found this on another site-sounds tasty & healthy!"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 1⁄2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
• parmesan cheese

directions

1. Mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese in a 4-5 quart crock pot.
2. Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in pasta.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 15-25 minutes until pasta is tender.
5. Sprinkle each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[katew]

Wonderful soup - worked out well , loved the addition of mushrooms. i cooked mine on low for about 10 hours and it is terrific.

 

[dcantriel]

Outstanding! I let mine cook about 10 hours, and added; 1 TBL Crushed Red Pepper, 1 Chopped Zucchini, 4 Green Onions, and 12 oz of Frozen Spinach. I did not put the Spinach in until about hour 8.