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      Title: Slow Cooker Vegetable Minestrone (2 Points) Tested
 Categories: Crockpot, Tested
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
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      4 c  Vegetable or chicken broth**
      4 c  Tomato juice**
      2 ts Dried basil leaves
      1 ts Salt (I omitted)
    1/2 ts Dried oregano leaves
    1/4 ts Pepper
      2 md Carrots - sliced (1 cup)
      2 md Celery stalks - chopped (1
           -cup)
      1 md Onion - chopped (1/2 cup)
      1 c  Sliced fresh mushrooms (3
           -ounces)
      2    Garlic cloves - finely
           -chopped
      1 cn Diced tomatoes (28 ounces)
           -undrained**
      1 tb Dried chopped onions
  1 1/2 c  Uncooked rotini pasta - 4
    1/2    Ounces
           -Shredded Parmesan if
           -desired
 
  Original recipe Makes a lot of soup.
  
  I cut recipe in half but still used the 14 oz can diced tomatoes and
  the 15 oz can Cannelli Beans.  With this version this soup fits
  nicely into my 4 quart crockpot. I added 2 cups shredded cabbage and
  one additional can 11.2 oz V-8.  Also added one beef boullion cube.
  Cooked on High for three hours, added pasta and cooked 20 more
  minutes.
  
  NOTES:**  (For full recipe from above)
  
  I used two Knorr Vegetable Cubes, plus 4 cups water
  I Used 22 oz V- 8
  I Used one 14 oz can diced tomatoes
  I added one 15 oz can Cannelli Beans-drained
  I added 4 cups precut slaw mixture with veggies
  
  Above modified recipe just fits in my 6 quart slow cooker.
  
  I added the cabbage along with the other veggies.
  
  I cooked the soup on high for 3 hours, added rotini and canneli beans
  and cooked another 20 minutes.
  
  Mix all ingredients in 6 quart slow cooker except pasta and
  cheese. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7-8 hours or until veggies
  are tender. Stir in pasta, cover and cook on high heat setting 15-20
  minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.
  (add points if necessary)
  
  Weight Watchers Points as modified - 2 points per cup, plus any
  cheese.
  
  Converted to MM format by Dale and Gail Shipp, Columbia Md.
 
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