Here is one of my favorite soup recipes – easy slow cooker minestrone soup recipe! You literally just dump all of the ingredients in the slow cooker and walk away!
Does it bug anyone else that when you go to the Olive Garden, they don’t pronounce the “e” at the end of Minestrone soup? I’ve always wanted to be like “You forgot the eeeee!!”
After doing a quick Google search though, I found out that there isn’t a correct way to say it, and both “minestrohn” and “minestronee” are accepted. I also learned that Minestrone is the Italian that means a hodgepodge of things.
Generally speaking when it comes to soup, Minestrone a conglomeration of vegetables and some sort of pasta, and sometimes meat. There are many kinds of Minestrone soup recipes out there, but I have been making this one and all of us in our family just love it.
Here is a very easy slow cooker Minestrone Soup recipe that I know you will enjoy.
Ingredients:
3 Cups of Vegetable Broth (I like using Herb Ox Vegetable Bouillon Cubes)
1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
1 15 oz can of cannellini beans, drained
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
1 medium zucchini, chopped
(or look for the bag of chopped Minestrone vegetables that Wegmans has in the produce section to make this even easier!)
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen spinach
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried sage
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup uncooked shell pasta
Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Directions:
In a slow cooker, add broth, tomatoes, beans, chopped vegetables, spinach, spices, bay leaves and 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Add 1 cup of shell pasta 30 minutes before serving. Remove bay leaves. Add more salt and pepper to taste. Serve with Parmesan or Romano cheese on top.
PrintEasy Minestrone Soup Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 15 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 3 Cups of Vegetable Broth (I like using Herb Ox Vegetable Bouillon Cubes)
- 1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can of cannellini beans, drained
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, chooped
- (or look for the bag of chopped Minestrone vegetables that Wegmans has in the produce section to make this even easier!)
- 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen spinach
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp. dried sage
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup uncooked shell pasta
- Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, add broth, tomatoes, beans, chopped vegetables, spinach, spices, bay leaves and 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
- Add 1 cup of shell pasta 30 minutes before serving. Remove bay leaves. Add more salt and pepper to taste. Serve with Parmesan or Romano cheese on top.
Looking for more soup recipes? Check out these recipes:
Chicken Tortilla Slow Cooker Soup
Butternut Squash & Organic Sausage Soup
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