This is my third slow cooker recipe in the past few days. My slow cooker is getting a workout while we are getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have lots of errands to run and the kids have tons of concert, recitals, classes, and parties to attend so I am constantly in my car. I need to use my slow cooker so that when we get home I know there is something hot to feed everyone (in shifts if we need to).
I had this soup going and bread in the bread-maker so that when my son finished his Latin class he could have dinner. We would not be able to eat for another hour or so but everyone had a delicious hot meal.
Verdict:
My son was NOT pleased with the soup. He is not a fan of broth based soups, garbanzo beans, and vegetarian food in general. He informed me of these things as he was telling me that the soup had a good flavor, the bread was great for dipping, and it was very filling. Well, at least I got a few things right!
This soup was so easy to make the hardest part was opening the bags, bottles, and cans to pour the ingredients into the slow cooker.
Ingredients:
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 (16 oz) bag frozen mixed vegetables – carrots, corn, green beans, and lima beans
- 2 (16 oz) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 stalks celery, sliced thinly
- 2 large carrots, sliced thinly
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Add all ingredients to slow cooker. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Stir well before serving.
- Add parsley, fresh basil or other toppings as desired when serving.
What's for Dinner Moms? 
Reblogged this on Resigning as the General Manager of the Universe and commented:
Looks good! I may need to give this a try!
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Thank you!
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This is perfect for these cold fall days. Garbanzo beans are actually good 😀
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Looks yum and tasty 🙂
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Thank you!
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A lovely recipe for soup, Marci.
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Thank you so much.
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The soup looks amazingly delicious! Will have to make it for sure:)
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Thank you so very much!
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Sounds good to me. I would have to have a side of meet for Hubby. Or maybe lots of fresh bed with butter and cheese. Frozen mixed vegetables are often my secret saving ingredient!
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My son is right there with your husband.
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This sounds pretty easy to make and it looks good, too. I’ve been talking about looking for a soup to make in my slow cooker. What size slow cooker did you use?
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I have a 6qt. slow cooker. It was about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
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I kind of figured that it was that size. Thanks.
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