This slow cooker meatball zoodle soup is perfect for the days its too hot to heat the kitchen. Slow cookers are meant to be used year-round. Zucchini zoodles and pre-made meatballs lighten up this soup that can be served during the warmer months.
This paleo and whole30 zoodle soup is perfect for hot summer days. And it’s done in just a little over an hour.
What is a zoodle? A zoodle is a zucchini that has been spiralized into looking like noodles. Did you know you can cook zoodles in your slow cooker? A while back I made Slow Cooker Zoodles with Meat Sauce. This time I’m adding them to a soup. Replacing pasta noodles with zoodles makes this soup not just paleo and whole30 but low-carb as well.
For the veggies, I kept it simple with celery & carrots. I encourage you to ‘jazz’ this up a bit and add whatever vegetables you fancy. You really can’t go wrong here.
For the meatballs, this works best with previously cooked meatballs. I used a batch of my baked herbed meatballs that I had in my freezer. I cooked my meatballs in the slow cooker directly from frozen but that’s not a requirement, just personal preference. You can use thawed meatballs as well.
PrintSlow Cooker Meatball Zoodle Soup
- Total Time: 2 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 lb meatballs, cooked (see my Herb Baked Meatballs)
- 5–6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 zucchini, zoodled
- 5 ounces vegetables, chopped or sliced (I used 1 celery stalk & 2 carrots)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours, LOW 4-6.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 2 hours
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 261
- Sugar: 3.8 g
- Sodium: 492.8 mg
- Fat: 11.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.2 g
- Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 30.6 g
- Cholesterol: 78.2 mg
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joceysbeautyfiles
Tuesday 17th of May 2016
I use my slow cooker year round also. Since I started using a slow cooker, I make meals in it at least 1-2x per week. It is way too convenient to put away!
Fit SlowCooker Queen
Wednesday 18th of May 2016
I'm the exact same way, I use my slow cooker at least 3x a week. At least. So easy and the meals are delicious! Most of the time anyway:-)