Minestrone Soup (crock Pot)

Total Time: 7 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed
• 1 cup cubed deli ham (i use cubed ham steak)
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

Recipe

• 1 in a 5-quart slow cooker/crock pot, combine the first 9 ingredients; cover and cook on high for 1 hour.
• 2 reduce heat to low; cook for 6 hours or until vegetables are almost tender.
• 3 during the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the macaroni.
• 4 cover and cook until macaroni is tender.
• 5 stir in the tomatoes and spinach; heat through.
• 6 serve and enjoy! :).