Slow-Cooker Vegetable Minestrone

Name: Slow-Cooker Vegetable Minestrone
Prep time: 7 h 35 min
Cook time: 7 h 35 min
Total time: 7 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 794 grams can Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes, undrained; 237 milliliters medium carrots, sliced; 237 milliliters medium celery stalks, chopped; 946 milliliters vegetable broth or Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton); 1 Tbsp dried basil leaves; 85 grams cup sliced fresh mushrooms; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 118 milliliters medium onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons dried oregano leaves; 0 teaspoons pepper; 128 grams 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta; 1 teaspoon salt; 946 milliliters tomato juice

Need If you have rotini pasta, carrots, celery stalks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 7 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese.

Ingredients you will need

Cheese

Pasta

Equipment you will use

Slow Cooker

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.

Stir in pasta. Increase heat setting to High; cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.

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Pasta

Sprinkle each serving with cheese. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Ingredients you will need

Cheese

Base

Equipment you will use

Slow Cooker

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Servings:

794grams

can Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes, undrained 237milliliters

medium carrots, sliced 237milliliters

medium celery stalks, chopped 946milliliters

vegetable broth or Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)1Tbsp

dried basil leaves 85grams

cup sliced fresh mushrooms 2

garlic cloves, finely chopped 118milliliters

medium onion, chopped 1teaspoons

dried oregano leaves 0teaspoons

pepper 128grams

1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta 1teaspoon

salt 946milliliters

tomato juice

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Tenuta di Nozzole La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 34 dollars per bottle.