Slow Cooker Meatball Minestrone Soup
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Ingredients
- 43.5 oz petite diced tomatoes three 14.5 oz cans
- 8 oz can condensed tomato sauce
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 ½ cups carrots sliced
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 cup frozen green beans
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 15 oz can garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
- 30-35 frozen Italian Meatballs
- 8 oz ditalini pasta or elbow macaroni
- 10 ¾ oz can condensed tomato soup
- parmesan cheese shredded or grated
Instructions
- In a large crock pot, add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, carrots, onion, green beans, basil, oregano, and thyme. Stir to combine.
- Next add the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and frozen meatballs. You crock pot will be very full now.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- About 30 minutes before serving, get water boiling to cook the pasta and cook according to package directions.
- While the past cooks, add the tomato soup to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and let the soup continue to cook until the pasta is ready.
- To serve the soup, add a spoonful of pasta to each bowl and ladle soup over the pasta. Top each bowl with parmesan. Serves 10-12.