Slow Cooker Tuscan Soup Recipe
This soup takes minutes to throw together, and then you let it simmer all day in the slow cooker until you're ready to eat! It makes the whole house smell delicious.
Serving4
Ingredients
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts , diced
- 15 ounces cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 14 ounces chicken broth
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- Rosemary, to taste
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- shredded Parmesan cheese, to taste
Equipment
Instructions
- In your crockpot, combine the onion, pepper, chicken, beans, broth, paste, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on low for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add rosemary and spinach and let it simmer for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Serve topped with shredded Parmesan cheese
Notes
To make this into a freezer meal:
In a gallon-sized freezer bag, combine onion, red pepper, chicken, beans, chicken broth, tomato paste, garlic, salt and pepper. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal bag closed. Place freezer bag into freezer and it will last 60-90 days. When ready to use, spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and dump ingredients from bag into slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat for 6-7 hours (or HIGH heat for 3-4 hours). Follow the rest of the instructions as written.
Nutrition
Calories: 217 kcal · Carbohydrates: 25 g · Protein: 26 g · Fat: 3 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 54 mg · Sodium: 834 mg · Potassium: 752 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 2616 IU · Vitamin C: 56 mg · Calcium: 106 mg · Iron: 4 mg