Slow Cooker Pumpkin Vegetable Soup Food

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine 6 cups vegetable broth, frozen vegetables, tomatoes with their juice, potatoes, onion, barley, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 6 hours.
• Place flour in a bowl; cut shortening into flour using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1/4 cup vegetable broth; stir with a fork until dough no longer sticks on sides of bowl. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; roll out 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough into strips or small squares. Add to slow cooker; cook until dumplings are soft and cooked in the middle, 1 hour.

SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin and onion; cook and stir until lightly browned. Transfer to a slow cooker. Pour in enough chicken broth to cover the pumpkin. Tie the rosemary, thyme, sage, cinnamon, and bay leaves into a piece of cheesecloth, and place in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, remove the herb sachet. Stir in the cream, and puree the soup with a hand blender until smooth. Serve.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the chicken breasts, chicken broth, 2 cups of water, carrots, parsnips, celery, onions, Parmesan rind, curry powder, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove the chicken breasts. When cool enough to handle, shred the meat (discard the bones) and add back to the soup; add the peas and dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve in soup bowls with a sprinkle of Parmesan and a squeeze of lemon.

PUMPKIN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, carrots, celery, lima beans and corn. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the pumpkin, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through.

SLOW COOKED PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Turn on your slow cooker to high. Then Scrape all the inside of the pumpkin(apart from the seeds) and put into a large bowl.

SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the onions and garlic in skillet with olive oil. Saute until slightly browned. Add to other ingredients in slow cooker and simmer on low heat for 5 hours. If you want, you can add a 15 ounce can of beans. Broccoli can be substituted for the green beans.