Slow cooked Minestrone soup with Chicken and Brown rice

Name: Slow cooked Minestrone soup with Chicken and Brown rice Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 435 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken; 1 bay leaf; 3 cups cooked brown rice (short grain); 1 cup diced celery; 1 cup sliced zucchini; (any other veggies would be a good idea I lacked a good amount of vegetables); 3 cloves of garlic mined; 1/2 medium white or vidalia onion minced; 1 big can of contadina crushed tomatoes with Italian herbs; 6 cups of chicken broth; pepper to taste (i used 5 tsp); fresh or dried parsley to taste

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 420

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 pound chicken1 bay leaf3 cups cooked brown rice (short grain)1 cup diced celery1 cup sliced zucchini (any other veggies would be a good idea, I lacked a good amount of vegetables)3 cloves of garlic mined1/2 medium white or vidalia onion, minced1 big can of contadina crushed tomatoes with Italian herbs6 cups of chicken brothpepper, to taste (i used 5 tsp)fresh or dried parsley, to taste

Directions

makes about 8 1-cup servings.

Add chicken broth, tomatoes, and chicken to the slow cooker. Place on low for four hours.

Prepare onion, garlic, celery, zucchini or other vegetables, and add to the pot. Keep on low for two more hours or until chicken is throughly cooked.

Take cooked chicken out of pot and dice or pull apart, whichever you prefer. Add chicken back into the pot. Stir in cooked rice. Keep on low for an hour. Open pot and enjoy with a couple low sodium saltines or whole wheat bread :)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KSTARANNE.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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