Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup - variations

Ingredients

  • BASE
  • 1 quart of vegetable, beef, or chicken stock
  • PROTEIN
  • 2 cups of either beans, chicken, shredded beef, shrimp, lentils, tofu, ham, shredded turkey, or steak
  • VEGETABLES: CHOOSE AT LEAST THREE
  • carrots, celery, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, spinach, kale, broccoli, peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, corn, cauliflower, peas, squash
  • WHOLE GRAIN
  • add two cups of either brown rice, wheat pasta, egg noodles, quinoa, bulger wheat, or barley
  • SEASONING, TO TASTE
  • garlic, basil, lemon juice, parsley, Italian seasoning, cilantro, pepper, chives, thyme

Preparation

Step 1

Place all ingredients in a crock pot, and cook on Low setting for 8 hours.