It has been raining here off an on for the last few days and it just makes me want to cuddle up, watch some Netflix, and eat warm, wonderful foods. I love Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana – and I found this variation on it that I just had to try (especially because it was in the slow cooker!). It’s really easy to just throw all the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it simmer all day until your ready to eat! It makes the whole house smell delicious. Plus, because this soup is broth-based and not cream-based, there are a lot less calories!
Looking for easy side dishes for your soup? Try these:
Slow Cooker Tuscan Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts , diced
- 15 ounces cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 14 ounces chicken broth
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- Rosemary, to taste
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- Parmesan cheese, to taste
Equipment
Instructions
- In your crockpot, combine the onion, pepper, chicken, beans, broth, paste, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on low for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add rosemary and spinach and let it simmer for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Serve topped with shredded Parmesan cheese
Notes
Nutrition
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Recipe adapted from: MyRecipes
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Do you cook the chicken prior or put it in crock raw?
I just put it in raw (even partially frozen) and it turned out great!
Raw or cooked chicken????
I love crock pot meals, especially this time of year. Makes life so much easier and this looks delicious and a must try! Thanks Steph.
This looks so good! Do you think it would be ok to freeze?
Hi Tiffany! We have not put this in the freezer before, but looking over the ingredients it should freeze just fine!
Raw chicken diced into small pieces.
What is the calorie count for this recipe?
Is 1 can of chicken broth enough. It doesn’t seem like enough liquid.
Made this recently and we really liked it. I saved a step by using leftover cooked chicken. An easy, tasty, light soup that the whole family enjoyed!
You can easily add another can of chicken broth.
This looks yummy and I LOVE crockpot cooking! I am very much a measurer though–could you give an idea of how much salt, pepper, and rosemary you use? Thanks!
Around 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of each. Just depends on how much you like those spices and seasonings.
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could you use sausage or pork instead of chicken and would you have to change the amount liquid you add
We have only made this soup using chicken. Sausage or pork should work fine and just check the soup while cooking to make sure there is enough liquid.
What size crock pot did you use?
We use 6 quart or 7 quart slow cookers. Some sisters have 8 quart slow cookers too. Any of them will work fine.
This was VERY disappointing. The chicken ended up extremely dry, it was also more of a chili consistency and not much of a soup at all. It tasted way to strongly of onions and really nothing else. Even my husband, who usually eats any healthy meal I come up with, refused to eat this after a few bites. I would not recommend this.
I agree with this. I used a medium onion and this was all the soup tasted like. Onions should compliment a dish not overpower it. This was inedible and I was really disappointed.