Slow Cooker Pasta Veggie Soup Recipe
During the summer months, I use my slow cooker (crockpot) more than I do during the winter months. I just hate heating up my kitchen with the oven, so I prefer making a lot of our family meals in the slow cooker.
This slow cooker recipe for Pasta Veggie Soup is really easy to make. I fry up my ground beef the night before & refrigerate it overnight. The next morning I toss all of the ingredients into the crockpot and by 5 PM dinner is done! To go along with it, I like to whip up a quick garden salad and heat up some dinner rolls in my microwave.
note: I make my own seasoned Italian tomato sauce every summer and can it for later use. Since most of you don’t do home canning, you can buy it at the store already prepared.
Slow Cooker Pasta Veggie Soup Recipe
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef, cooked and drained
1 box of pasta shells, cooked and drained
3 cans of seasoned Italian tomato sauce
1 large bag frozen mixed vegetables
2 large potatoes, skins removed and sliced or diced
1 small onion, finely chopped (about 3-4 tbsp.)
1 tbsp. parsley
1 tbsp. oregano
1 1/2 tbsp. basil
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 to 1 tsp. salt
sliced mushrooms (optional)
As I previously stated above, I prepare my ground beef the night before. In the morning I’ll take it out of the refrigerator and let it sit on the counter while I prepare all of the other ingredients. Same thing with the frozen veggies, I like to let them thaw at room temperature for 15 minutes before tossing them into the pot.
You can add as little or as much of the ingredients that are called for in the recipe or omit anything you don’t like. I basically just toss everything together. If you need more liquid, add additional tomato sauce or water.
I turn the slow cooker (crockpot) onto high heat and cook everything on high for the first hour. I then reduce the heat to low. Once it’s done…if we’re not ready to eat yet, I turn the setting to warm. If you want it done quicker, cook everything on high for 2 hours before serving.
Looking for a new slow cooker? I have three of them and use them all of the time. The last two that I got…I purchased from Amazon and love them!
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