Soups
Slow Cooker Minestrone (Copycat)
Slow Cooker Minestrone is a delicious Olive Garden Copycat recipe that will have your family and friends raving! Enjoy!
Written byJenn Bare
Method
Step by step
- 01
Heat three tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.
- 02
Saute onion, celery, garlic, green beans, and zucchini in the oil for 5 minutes or until onions begin to turn translucent.
- 03
Transfer to slow cooker, adding vegetable broth, drained tomatoes, beans, carrot, hot water, and spices.
- 04
Cover. Crock for 4 – 6 hours on Low or 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours on High.
- 05
During the last hour of crocking add pasta. Cover and cook.
- 06
Add spinach leaves 30 minutes before done or until it reaches desired consistency.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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