Slow-Cooker Vegetable Quinoa Soup

Slow Cooker Vegetable Quinoa Soup
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  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Prep: 15 minutes
  • Cook: 8 hours

Ingredients

2medium onions, diced
3medium carrots, diced
2stalks celery, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 small zucchini, diced
2cloves garlic, minced
1 carton (32 ounces) vegetable broth
2cups water
1can (28 ounce) crushed tomatoes
1can (15 ounce) cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1can (15 ounce) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 lime, juiced
2tablespoons Italian seasoning
2tablespoons nutritional yeast
generous grinding of black pepper
3/4cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
3cups kale, roughly chopped

Instructions

  1. Add everything but quinoa and kale to the slow cooker. Cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
  2. Add the quinoa and kale and cook for 30 – 60 minutes longer, or until the quinoa is fully cooked.Serve with oyster crackers or Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of Alex from ThriftyBelow.com.

Nutritional Info *per serving

  • Calories 340
  • Fat 2
  • Saturated Fat 0
  • Sodium 800
  • Carbohydrate 69
  • Fiber 13
  • Sugars 10
  • Protein 16