Slow Cooker Zesty Minestrone

By CookE

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
• 1 cup chopped onions (1 medium)
• 1/2 cup chopped celery (1 stalk)
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots (1 medium)
• 1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
• 2 cans (10 fl oz/284 mL each) vegetable broth
• 2 cups Water
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1-1/2 cups small pasta shells, uncooked
• 1/2 cup Parmesan Grated Cheese

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 375mins

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and carrots; cook 2 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Spoon into slow cooker. Add tomatoes with their liquid, the beans, broth, water and Italian seasoning; stir. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW for 6 hours (or on HIGH for 3 hours).

STIR in pasta; cook 10 to 15 min. or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with cheese just before serving.

Substitute
Substitute white beans or chickpeas for the kidney beans.

For extra flavour, stir 8 crisply cooked bacon slices into the soup just before serving.

nutritional information:

Calories 200 Total
fat 5 g
Saturated fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 1070 mg
Carbohydrate 31 g
Dietary fibre 6 g
Sugars 6 g
Protein 9 g
Vitamin A 20 %DV
Vitamin C 20 %DV
Calcium 10 %DV
Iron 15 %