Crock Pot Minestrone Food

SLOW-COOKER MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Combine the first 13 ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in beans, zucchini and pasta. Cook, covered, on high about 30 minutes longer, until pasta is tender. Discard bay leaves. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, tomatoes, kidney beans, onion, celery, carrots, green beans, zucchini, garlic, parsley, oregano, salt, thyme, and black pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir spinach and macaroni into minestrone; cook another 15 minutes. Top with Parmesan cheese.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Add the beans, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, celery, sweet potato, onion, crushed red pepper flakes, Parmesan rind, if using, 1 tablespoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper to the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and 4 cups water. Cover and cook until the beans are tender, 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
• Stir in the kale, cover and let simmer until just wilted, about 10 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with freshly grated Parmesan. Serve with toasted baguette, if desired.
• If using pasta, spoon 1/2 cup cooked pasta into each bowl and ladle the soup on top. Store the pasta and soup in separate containers.

CROCK POT MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

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

MINESTRONE SOUP (CROCK POT / SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• In a crock pot, combine beef with water, onion, salt, thyme, parsley, pepper, and tomatoes. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. Remove beef bones (if using beef shank); cut up meat and return to pot. Turn control to high. Add zucchini, beans, cabbage, and macaroni. Cover and cook on high for 30-45 minutes or until the macaroni/vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETABLE MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in pasta. Increase heat setting to High; cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes longer or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving with cheese. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

CROCK POT MINESTRONE HAMBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the cheese in your crock pot, stir thoroughly, all enough water to cover all ingredients, cover and cook on Low 8 to 12 hours or on High 3 to 5 hours.
• Stir well and serve sprinkled with cheese.

SLOW COOKER BEEF MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, brown ground beef until completely cooked.
• Place your ground beef, diced tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper into your slow cooker.
• Add in beef stock, water, and tomato juice.
• Cover and cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
• After cooking time is up, add in red kidney beans, cannellini beans, zucchini, pasta, and green beans. Cook on high heat for an additional 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.

CROCK POT VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cheese in slow cooker.
• Cover.
• Cook on Low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Serve topped with grated cheese.

CROCK POT GROUND BEEF MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown ground beef along with onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic.
• Boil 3 C of water and mix in beef & chicken bouillon.
• Put all ingredients into crock pot and stir.
• Cook on high 2 hours, low for 3 - 5 hours or if you want to extend the cooking time all on low for 8 - 10 hours or to your desired doneness of the veggies.