HEALTHY SLOW COOKER ITALIAN SOUP

OUTDOOR SPACES

The Beauty is Yours for the Taking

 

 

Plans are underway for creating our summer house...adding elements of design in the garden. Selecting places for unexpected bright colors and touches of whimsy! How fun to design small spaces for entertaining by the poolside. The possibilities are endless. Why not utilize your slow cooker so you can spend more hours out of doors. No need to purchase a passport to Paris...you can find all of the romance right out your backdoor!

 

 

 

HEALTHY SLOW COOKER ITALIAN SOUP

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cubed

1 medium onion - diced

1 zucchini - diced

1 red pepper - seeded and diced

15 oz. cannellini beans - drained and rinsed

15 oz. diced tomatoes - low sodium

2 cups chopped frozen kale

6 cups chicken broth - low sodium

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

½ tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon chili flakes

1 t. black pepper

Fresh parsley for garnish

 

Place all ingredients except for the fresh parsley in a slow cooker and heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours. Garnish with fresh parsley to serve.

"I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day,

you ought to seriously re-examine your life."

~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes