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slow cooker summer vegetable soup

Slow Cooker Summer Vegetable Soup

A light, flavorful, and easy-to-make soup packed with vibrant summer vegetables. Perfect for a healthy weeknight meal, allowing the slow cooker to do all the work.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 bowls
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 185
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Vegetables
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion chopped
  • 2 stalks Celery sliced
  • 2 medium Carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 medium Zucchini diced
  • 1 cup Yellow Squash diced
  • 1 can (15 oz) Diced Tomatoes undrained
  • 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Corn Kernels
Liquids and Seasoning
  • 6 cups Vegetable Broth low sodium preferred
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
  • 0.5 teaspoon Dried Basil
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper freshly ground
  • 0.25 cup Fresh Parsley chopped, for garnish

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Prepare all vegetables: chop the onion and celery, dice the carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash. Mince the garlic.
  2. Place all the prepared vegetables (onion, celery, carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, corn kernels, and diced tomatoes) into the basin of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
  3. Pour in the vegetable broth. Add the Italian seasoning, dried basil, minced garlic, kosher salt, and black pepper. Stir gently to combine all ingredients evenly.
  4. Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours, until the carrots and other hard vegetables are tender.
  5. Taste the soup before serving. Adjust salt and pepper as needed. The vegetables should be tender but not mushy.
  6. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish generously with fresh chopped parsley.

Notes

For a heartier soup, add 1 can (15 oz) of rinsed and drained cannellini beans during the last 30 minutes of cooking. If you prefer a thicker soup, remove about 1 cup of the broth during the last hour, mix it with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, and stir it back into the slow cooker.