Healthy Slowcooker Vegetable Soup

This slowcooker vegetable soup is so hearty and delicious that you will forget you are eating healthy.  A bowl of this is a little slice of heaven on a cold winter’s day!

I like my meat, don’t get me wrong, but I am ready to get serious about eating healthy so I’m starting by eating more meatless meals and more vegetables every day.  That four letter word called a “diet” is not in my vocabulary.  I am eating delicious real food that is packed with natural flavor and nutrients…….not the processed crap.

I modified this recipe from a recipe I found on my favorite new healthy recipe website, Skinnyms.com.   Click here for a link to the original recipe, called Savory Superfood Soup.  I hope you try it and enjoy it!  Cheers!

Ingredients

2 cups sliced carrots

1 large russet potato, cut into 1/2" cubes

1 cup fresh or frozen green beans

1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

1 small onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 (15 oz) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like it more spicy)

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon cumin

Kosher or sea salt to taste

2 cups vegetable juice (I used R.W. Knudsen, Organic Very Veggie Juice, no sugar added)

2 cups chicken broth

Preparation 

Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker, and cook on low 6-8 hours, or until veggies are tender.  Spoon into a bowl and top with shredded cheddar cheese, if desired. 

I cut up some additional cilantro and sprinkled it on top of mine because I just love cilantro!