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Classic Italian Vegetable Soup
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serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
ingredients
1/2 cup dry navy beans
1/2 cup dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
water
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup carrot, sliced
2 medium red or gold potatoes, cubed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups diced peeled tomatoes
2 cups cabbage, sliced thin
1 zucchini, sliced
1/2 cup celery, sliced
2 teaspoons dried basil
ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup pasta
directions
Soak beans and chickpeas overnight. Drain, rinse and place in crockpot. Add all other ingredients except pasta and cook for about 8 hours on low.
About 1/2 hour before you are going to eat cook pasta according to directions and add to soup.
Serve with a crusty bread and some cheese.
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crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
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