This Slow Cooker Beef Minestrone Soup is full of protein, and vegetables. It’s made in the slow cooker which makes for perfect meal for a busy weeknight.

Makes 8 (1 and 1/2 cups) servings

What ingredients do I need to make this Slow Cooker Beef Minestrone Soup?

• 96% lean ground beef or 99% ground turkey
• Kidney beans, drained
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Low sodium vegetable or beef broth (  I use Swanson’s reduced sodium beef broth)
• Tomato sauce
• Green beans
• Diced carrots
• Diced celery
• Diced yellow onion
• Diced tomatoes
• Barilla whole grain pasta shells 
• Fresh spinach, torn
• Dried oregano
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

How do I make this Slow Cooker Beef Minestrone Soup?

Spray a skillet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add ground beef. Cook until the meat is no longer pink.In a crock pot, combine cooked ground beef/turkey, vegetable or beef broth, water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, kidney beans, green beans, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a crockpot.

Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook shell pasta or macaroni according to package. Drain.

Add spinach and cooked pasta shells or macaroni into crockpot; cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Serve warm.

Ingredients:

• 16 oz. 96% lean ground beef or 99% ground turkey
• 2 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups low sodium vegetable or beef broth (  I use Swanson’s reduced sodium beef broth) 
• 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 oz) can green beans
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup diced carrots
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 6 oz. dry Barilla whole grain pasta shells 
• 1 cup fresh spinach, torn
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Spray a skillet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add ground beef. Cook until the meat is no longer pink.
2. In a crock pot, combine cooked ground beef/turkey, vegetable or beef broth, water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, kidney beans, green beans, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker.
3. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook shell pasta or macaroni according to package. Drain.
5. Add spinach and cooked pasta shells or macaroni into crockpot; cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Optional: Top with Parmesan cheese for additional points

Makes 8 (1 and 1/2 cups) servings

0-5 PersonalPoints™ per serving*plus +1 point for non starchy veggies

 *This number shows the PersonalPoints™ range. The points will vary based on your individualized plan. 

How do I know how many points this is on my WW individualized plan? 

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