Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup is a hearty Italian soup recipe that is filled with vegetables, beef stew meat and pasta. Leave out the pasta and you have a delicious gluten free Minestrone Soup recipe.

Italian Minestrone Soup recipes are packed full of delicious flavors. It’s quite a versatile soup recipe in that you can make it a gluten free minestrone soup recipe, a vegetarian minestrone soup recipe or make it like the classic Italian Minestrone soup recipe with beef or sausage, tons of vegetables , and a tiny bit of pasta or rice.

Healthy Minestrone Soup Ingredients

Minestrone soup is packed full of vegetables and beans. It is a great soup recipe that will get the family eating more vegetables and fiber. Make a big crock pot full of slow cooker minestrone soup and enjoy it for dinner one night and a healthy lunch the next day.

You can Save money with Crock Pot Soup Recipes

I can’t stress enough how much I love crock pot soup recipes. Crock Pot soup recipes are great during the colder months but they are also a great way to stretch your meal planning dollars any time of the year.

Most crock pot soup recipes only require a small amount of meat if any at all. I’m sure you know how expensive meat prices have become. I’ve been known to stand in front of the meat counter mumbling to myself about the outrageous prices on a package of meat. Yep that was me!

Making a crock pot full of a recipe like this Crock Pot Minestrone Soup with only 1 pound of beef stew meat and packing it full of nutritious vegetables and beans will have you serving a low cost meal to your family that is healthy and tastes delicious.

How to Make Crock Pot Minestrone Soup Recipe

• 1 pound beef stew meat cut into bite size pieces
• 16 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 small onion diced, about 1/2 cup
• 1 cup diced zucchini
• 2 – 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons dry parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup elbow macaroni

1. Place all the ingredients except the macaroni into a 6 quart crock pot.
2. Cook for 4 hours on high, 6 hours on low or until the meat is cooked through.
3. 30 minutes before serving add the macaroni to the crock pot. Continue cooking until pasta is tender.
4. Makes about 6-8 servings.

Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

Fill the family up with this healthy and inexpensive Crock Pot Minestrone Soup recipe.

• Author: Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hours
• Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
• Yield: 4
• Category: Crock Pot Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef stew meat cut into bite size pieces
• 16 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 small onion diced, about 1/2 cup
• 1 cup diced zucchini
• 2 – 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons dry parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup elbow macaroni

Instructions

1. Place all the ingredients except the macaroni into a 6 quart crock pot.
2. Cook for 4 hours on high, 6 hours on low or until the meat is cooked through.
3. minutes before serving add the macaroni to the crock pot. Continue cooking until pasta is tender.
4. Makes about 6-8 servings.

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