Minestrone - Vegan - Crock Pot, easy & tasty

Name: Minestrone - Vegan - Crock Pot, easy & tasty Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 cups vegetable broth; 2 carrots chopped; 2 large onions chopped; 3 celery ribs chopped; 3 garlic cloves minced; 1 small zucchini cubed; 1 handful fresh kale chopped; 1/2 cup barley (dry); 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas or white kidney beans drained; 1 tablespoon fresh parsley minced; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed Italian tomatoes; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; grated cheese (garnish - optional)

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Minutes to Prepare: 20

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

6 cups vegetable broth 2 carrots, chopped 2 large onions, chopped 3 celery ribs, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 small zucchini, cubed 1 handful fresh kale, chopped 1/2 cup barley (dry) 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas or white kidney beans, drained 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 (28 ounce) can crushed Italian tomatoes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper grated cheese (garnish - optional)

Directions

Chop all the veg into nice small bite sized pieces. Add everything to the crock pot and stir well. Leave to cook on low for about 8 hours. Haven't tried it on high, but surely you could shorten the time by cooking on high. Adjust the seasoning to your taste (salt will very much depend on your broth - the original recipe calls for a full tsp of salt).

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAGPIESKY.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 193.3
Total Fat: 1.2 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 742.0 mg
Total Carbs: 39.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
Protein: 7.4 g

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Member Reviews

JULIJUBE
Excellent!!! My son who hates beans called me at work in the afternoon to ask if he could have a bowl because it smelled so good! - 1/3/13