Name: Paulene's Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 500 min
Ingredients: 1 litre liquid vegetable stock; 2 x 400 gram cans of diced Italian tomatoes; 1/3 cup tomato paste; 3 medium carrots, peeled and diced small (1cm cubes); 2 large brown onions, diced; 3 medium washed potatoes, skin on, diced small (1cm cubes); 4 celery stalks, sliced; 1 large handful of green beans, trimmed & cut; 400 gram can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cracked black pepper; 2 tbsp fresh basil, sliced in strips; 1 large zucchini, diced small; 100 grams baby spinach leaves; 1/2 cup raw macaroni pasta; To Serve: Crusty bread rolls/bread stick

Paulene’s Minestrone Soup

Packed with pasta and vegetables, this minestrone soup is a hearty meal!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 20

Course entree, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings

Equipment

6L slow cooker

Ingredients

1 litre liquid vegetable stock
2 x 400 gram cans of diced Italian tomatoes
1/3 cup Tomato paste
3 medium carrots, peeled and diced small (1cm cubes)
2 large brown onions, diced
3 medium washed potatoes, skin on, diced small (1cm cubes)
4 celery stalks, sliced
1 large handful of green beans, trimmed & cut
400 gram can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp Minced garlic
2 tsp Dried oregano
2 tsp Dried thyme
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cracked black pepper
2 tbsp fresh basil, sliced in strips
1 large zucchini, diced small
100 grams Baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup raw macaroni pasta
To Serve: Crusty bread rolls/bread stick

Instructions

In your slow cooker add all ingredients except the zucchini, spinach and pasta
Cook on low for 8hrs (adding zucchini, spinach and pasta only in the final hour of cooking)
Serve with crusty bread rolls for a vegetarian feast of goodness
NOTE: You can also find this great recipe on page 32 of our 5th book – FAMILY FAVOURITES available HERE

Keyword Pasta, Slow cooked soup, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

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4 Comments

Kath Catterall May 2, 2026

wow And yum! just what’s required on a gloomy rainy day. I added some Wistershire and a dash of soy sauce,first time in the slow cooker how could it have taken me so long, years of the big old soup saucepan on the stove top stirring stirring watching NO MORE!🤩

1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central May 2, 2026
  
  That’s some FABULOUS feedback! 🙂 Thanks Kath x
  
Danny Weatherstone June 8, 2026

Delicious.

1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central June 8, 2026
  
  Hooray! Love to hear you enjoyed it too Danny 🙂

Paulene’s Minestrone Soup