Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup
This vegetable soup fills you up, keeps you satisfied and is an easy way to eat more vegetables.
Ingredients
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1 medium onion, chopped
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2 medium carrots, chopped
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2 stalks celery, chopped
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12 ounces fresh green beans, cut into ½-inch pieces
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4 cups chopped kale
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2 medium zucchini, chopped
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4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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2 (15 ounce) cans no-salt-added cannellini or other white beans, rinsed
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4 cups low-sodium chicken broth or low-sodium vegetable broth
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1 Parmesan rind (optional)
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2 teaspoons salt
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½ teaspoon ground pepper
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2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
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8 teaspoons prepared pesto
Description
- Combine 1 chopped onion, 2 chopped carrots, 2 chopped celery stalks, 12 ounces green beans, 4 cups kale, 2 chopped zucchini, 4 chopped tomatoes, 2 minced garlic cloves, 15 ounces white beans, 4 cups broth, 1 Parmesan rind (if using), 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper in a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 6 hours.
- Remove Parmesan rind, if using. Stir in 2 teaspoons vinegar and top each serving of soup with 1 teaspoon pesto.