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Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup (Gluten-Free)

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans, gluten-free quinoa pasta, and let your slow cooker do the work.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans, gluten-free quinoa pasta, and let your slow cooker do the work.

What I love about minestrone soup is that you really can’t screw it up. You’re encouraged to use whatever vegetables are in season.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

To me that means it’s the perfect soup to clean out my produce drawer with. Carrots, celery, zucchini, onion, etc. Some people add potatoes but I did not this time.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

And don’t forget your pantry since this includes beans and pasta. Canned beans are okay just be sure to drain and rinse them first. I used canned for both the kidney and great northern beans.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

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Trying to keep this as healthy as possible, I used quinoa pasta which is gluten, wheat, and corn-free. Paired with the addition of the beans and various veggies, this hearty soup is not just high-fiber but also packed with nutrients.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

I add cumin to everything so if you don’t have the 1/4 tsp of cumin, don’t panic just omit it. Got fresh herbs? Definitely toss those in!

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Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup (Gluten-Free)

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  • Total Time: 5 hours 15 mins
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 8 ounces quinoa pasta elbows
  • 28 ounces diced tomatoes
  • 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 15 ounces red kidney beans, drained & rinsed
  • 15 ounces great northern beans, drained & rinsed
  • 3 celery stalks, sliced
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 lb green beans, cut into 1-in pieces
  • 2 zucchini, sliced
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients EXCEPT the pasta to the slow cooker.
  2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.
  3. Add pasta and cook an additional 15-30 min or until pasta is tender.
  4. Remove bay leaves prior to serving.
  • Author: Fit SlowCooker Queen
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 hours

You’ll need a large slow cooker for this recipe, at least a 6-quart. I used my Crock-Pot® 8-Quart Manual Slow Cooker.

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

Need an Italian seasoning blend?  Use this one:

italian seasoning

Minestrone soup is simple yet healthy and hearty. Grab your favorite vegetables, beans and gluten-free quinoa pasta and let your slow cooker do the work.

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Dave

Friday 15th of February 2019

Do I need to cook the pasta first?

Fit SlowCooker Queen

Saturday 16th of February 2019

Nope, the pasta goes in raw.

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Friday 22nd of December 2017

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Juli // Once Upon a Cheerio

Thursday 14th of December 2017

This looks delicious, but so much prep work! Will have to save this for a weekend :)

kindavoguish

Wednesday 13th of December 2017

Yum this slow cooker minestrone recipe looks so good! I'm always on the hunt for new instant pot dishes so I'll have to try this one out.

danielle

Wednesday 13th of December 2017

This soup looks so good. I need to make this for sure next week!

danielle

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