Easy|Â Servings: 6Â |Â Ready In: 8 hours (just10 minutes of Prep) |Â Yield: 10 cups soup
Hearty cabbage gets slightly sweet after long cooking in this easy Slow Cooker vegan soup. Â With savory flavors from carrot, onion, and tomato paste, this simple recipe is deliciously satisfying. Â Make a big batch and freeze extras for healthy meals all winter.
Ingredients
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 medium onion
1 green bell pepper - 1/2 head green cabbage
- 1 (15-oz) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (5-oz) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cube vegetable bouillon
- 4 cups water
How it’s Done:
To make the soup: Peel and dice the carrot and onion. Seed and dice the bell pepper. Â Core and roughly chop the cabbage into large bite-sized pieces. Drain and rinse the red kidney beans.
Combine the carrot, onion, bell pepper, cabbage, beans, dried thyme, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaf, pepper, vegetable bouillon, and water in a Slow Cooker. Â Put the lid on and set on High for 8 hours.
After 8 hours, remove the lid, season to taste, and serve.
Yield: 10 cups
Chef’s Tips
Adapt to Your Taste: Use the vegetables to adjust the flavor to your taste. Â Adding more carrot will highlight the sweetness, while onions and garlic will add savory flavors. Â Tomato paste adds richness and depth. Â For an extra kick, add a splash of hot sauce after the soup is done cooking.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (about 1 3/4 cups).
Calories 115.95
Calories From Fat (3%) 3.4
- Total Fat 0.4g <1%
- Saturated Fat 0.08g <1%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 45.65mg 2%
- Potassium 767.53mg 22%
- Total Carbohydrates 23.9g 8%
- Fiber 8.07g 32%
- Sugar 5.29g
- Protein 6.81g 14%
- Calcium 57.42mg 6%
- Iron 94.47mg 525%
- Vitamin A 2309.35IU 46%
- Vitamin C 8149.92mg 13583%
Shopping and Gear List
- Simply Organic Bay Leaf Certified Organic, 0.14-Ounce Container
- Simply Organic Thyme Leaf Whole Certified Organic, 0.78-Ounce Container
- Edward & Sons Not-Chick’n Bouillon Cubes, LOW SODIUM, 2.5 Ounce (Pack of 12)