Get ready for an easy fall meal with these vegetarian slow-cooker soup recipes.
Just add your ingredients into your slow-cooker and like magic, you’ll have a delicious soup.
These soups are packed with tons of vegetables and proteins like beans and tofu.
Dera Burreson
Pureeing only some of the slow-cooker mushroom soup gives the dish complex texture and eye appeal.
Garnish with additional black pepper and chopped fresh thyme, if desired.
A drizzle of olive oil to finish carries the flavors of this easy vegan crock-pot stew.
Dera Burreson
They give soup broths a rich, savory flavor.
Adding a squeeze of lime juice and a sprinkle of cilantro just before serving brightens up the flavors.
The result will be creamier than if you use starchy varieties like russets.
Look for it in cans in the Latin section of your supermarket.
Serve the stew with shredded cabbage, radishes, fresh cilantro and sour cream.
A dollop of pesto on top is also super-delicious.
Adding homemade garlic croutons is an easy way to elevate this healthy dinner.
A garnish of fresh avocado and chopped cilantro is a nice touch.
Serve it in cups as a sandwich side or ladle it into bowls for a light meal.
(And the slow cooker does most of the work!)
Opt for vegetable stock to make this soup vegetarian.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, Winter 2004
Dera Burreson
