Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup – Loaded with fresh vegetables and cozy rich flavors, this Vegetable Soup is naturally low fat, yet it’s packed with textures, taste, and comfort.
SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE SOUP
Healthy, but warm and hearty Vegetable Soup is a delicious vegetarian, gluten free soup that is prepared in the Slow Cooker. The smell of classic homemade Soup complete with herbs and veggies, is one of the most comforting smells in a kitchen.
The key to a good soup is a long and slow simmer, and that is where our Slow Cooker or Crock Pot comes in very handy.
HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER
In around 10 minutes, you can chop the vegetables and fill up your slow cooker. You can also sub in whatever frozen or fresh vegetables you have on hand.
The slow simmer gives veggies time to infuse and meld together to create a soup that has plenty of flavor, plus quarts of leftover soup to pack for lunches or put away in the freezer.
- First, start with sautéing the onions, carrots, and celery with some garlic; then, transfer to the pot of your slow cooker.
- Add potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, green beans, herbs, spices and broth to the slow cooker; stir everything together.
- Cover and set Slow Cooker on LOW for 6 hours, or set on HIGH for 3 hours.
- Stir in some corn the last 30 minutes of cooking, and you’re pretty much DONE! 🙌
TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST VEGETABLE SOUP
- I almost always use frozen green beans and frozen corn for this soup. It’s just easier for me because I have numerous bags of frozen veggies in the freezer. THUS, do not be afraid to use frozen veggies. Just dump them in the slow cooker and go about your bizness.
- The key to a flavorful soup is adding fresh herbs and acid just before serving. For this soup, stir in chopped fresh parsley or dill, and add a squeeze of lemon juice.
- While I serve this Vegetable Soup as a starter, to make this more of a main dish, stir in some leftover shredded chicken before reheating. Or have chicken on the side served over brown rice pilaf.
HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP HOMEMADE VEGETABLE SOUP IN THE REFRIGERATOR?
- Store leftover Vegetable Soup in airtight containers and keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.
HOW TO FREEZE VEGETABLE SOUP
- Transfer completely cooled soup to quart-size or gallon-size freezer bags.
- Seal and place the bags on a cookie sheet in one single layer; freeze.
- Once frozen, remove from cookie sheet and just stack them up in the freezer. Keep in the freezer for up to 4 months.
MORE SLOW COOKER SOUP RECIPES
- Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup
- Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
- Crock Pot White Chicken Chili Recipe
ENJOY!
TOOLS USED IN THIS RECIPE
Loaded with fresh vegetables and cozy rich flavors, this Vegetable Soup is naturally low fat, yet it’s packed with textures, taste, and comfort.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
- 3 celery ribs, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 28-ounces can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 3 cups diced potatoes, (I use up about 2 large Russet potatoes, peeled, and dice into 1/2-inch thick cubes)
- 2 cups frozen or fresh green beans, ends trimmed and chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, or to taste
- 8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 cup frozen or fresh corn kernels
- dill or parsley, finely chopped, for garnish
- fresh lemon juice, for serving
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook for 4 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and fresh parsley and cook for 30 seconds.
Remove from heat and transfer to the pot of your 6-quart, or larger, slow cooker.
- To the slow cooker add diced tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, tomato paste, bay leaves, smoked paprika, salt, thyme, basil, oregano, pepper, and vegetable broth; gently stir until everything is well combined.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours, or on HIGH for 3 hours.
- Add corn the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- Ladle into bowls; garnish with fresh dill or parsley, plus a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
- Serve.
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- Store leftover Vegetable Soup in airtight containers and keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.
HOW TO FREEZE VEGETABLE SOUP
- Transfer completely cooled soup to quart-size or gallon-size freezer bags.
- Seal and place the bags on a cookie sheet in one single layer; freeze.
- Once frozen, remove from cookie sheet and just stack them up in the freezer. Keep in the freezer for up to 4 months.
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This soup was amazing. I did change a few things, however:
– one cup of chicken broth in place of the eighth cup of vegetable broth because I ran out of the vegetable broth.
– added a tad more of the spices
– added a bit more corn (yummy!)
My husband, who is picky when it comes to vegetables, absolutely loved this soup. It’s now going to be a staple for these cooler months.
What other veggies have people used? I am very partial to bok choy, leeks and asparagus.
I love those choices and would absolutely use them in this soup. I suggest to add the bok choy toward the end – like 30 minutes before the soup is done.
I want to serve 16 people. Do I just double everything in the recipe?
This is such a fulfilling meal! I love it!
I am so ready for soup season! I can’t wait to simmer this veggie soup in my slow cooker all day!
I know what I will be having for dinner tomorrow! So robust and tasty; can’t wait to enjoy this recipe!
I am so ready for cooler weather when it’s acceptable to have soup cooking in the slow cooker every day! This soup reminds me of my childhood, however, I can’t wait to make this in my slow cooker.
Homemade soup is the best! Adding this to our menu!
Love this as an easy and healthy dinner option!
Great Recipe! I love that I can use my slow cooker to make it! Thank you!
I love how hearty and easy this soup recipe is!
My family loves this soup! It’s delicious!
This sounds so good! I usually make an extra batch of soup and freeze!
Easy, healthy and delicious! This is my kind of recipe!