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Slow-Cooker Minestrone Stew

Name: Slow-Cooker Minestrone Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 6 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb (500 g) Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 can (28 oz/796 mL) diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 cans (18 oz each) Progresso* Vegetable Classics Garden Vegetable Soup; 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed; 1 can (156 mL) tomato paste; 1 tsp (5 mL) Italian seasoning; 1 cup (250 mL) elbow macaroni; 1/2 cup (125 mL)grated Parmesan cheese

Prep 15 min
Total 6 hr 35 min
Servings 8

Turn on the slow cooker in the morning and later on enjoy a hearty minestrone stew with our Progresso® Vegetable Classics garden vegetable soup, Italian sausage, macaroni and other good things.

March 3, 2014

Ingredients

1 lb (500 g) Italian sausage, casings removed
1 can (28 oz/796 mL) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (18 oz each) Progresso* Vegetable Classics Garden Vegetable Soup
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed
1 can (156 mL) tomato paste
1 tsp (5 mL) Italian seasoning
1 cup (250 mL) elbow macaroni
1/2 cup (125 mL)grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

1

In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix sausage and all remaining ingredients except macaroni and cheese.
2

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours.
3

Stir macaroni into slow cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 20 minutes longer or until macaroni is tender. Sprinkle with cheese.