{"id":560,"date":"2014-05-28T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T18:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=560"},"modified":"2015-08-04T00:33:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T05:33:34","slug":"italian-tortellini-garden-slow-cooker-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"Italian Tortellini Garden (Slow Cooker) Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/garden-tortellini-soup5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-984\" src=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/garden-tortellini-soup5-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"garden-tortellini-soup5\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/garden-tortellini-soup5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/garden-tortellini-soup5-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SAM_1994.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561\" src=\"http:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SAM_1994-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SAM_1994-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SAM_1994.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We absolutely loved this slow cooker soup &#8211; Dave said it was my best slow cooker soup ever!\u00a0 It&#8217;s chock full of healthy veggies, like awesome zucchini, and has the creamy tortellini for a unique flavor.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t skimp on the diced tomato can &#8211; make sure you get the one that has basil, garlic, and oregano in it for FULL flavor!\u00a0 Instead of the onion, I added more bell pepper and celery.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t find navy beans in a can so I subbed red kidney beans.<\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 T. extra-virigin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped green bell pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sliced celery<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained<\/li>\n<li>1 can (15 oz) navy beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 medium zucchini, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup frozen cut green beans, thawed<\/li>\n<li>2 cans (14 oz each) chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 package (9 oz) refrigerated sausage or cheese tortellini pasta (I used frozen cheese tortellini and let it come to room temp).<\/li>\n<li>3 T. chopped fresh basil<\/li>\n<li>Grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DIRECTIONS:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.\u00a0 Add bell pepper, onion, and celery.\u00a0 Cook and stir 4 minutes or until onions are translucent.\u00a0 Transfer to slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Add tomatoes with juice, beans, zucchini, green beans, broth, and garlic powder.<\/li>\n<li>Cover, cook on low 7 hours, or high 3.5 hours. (Your slow cooker will vary).<\/li>\n<li>Turn slow cooker to high, add tortellini and cook 20 -25 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in basil.\u00a0 Garnish each serving with cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We absolutely loved this slow cooker soup &#8211; Dave said it was my best slow cooker soup ever!\u00a0 It&#8217;s chock full of healthy veggies, like awesome zucchini, and has the creamy tortellini for a unique flavor.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t skimp on the diced tomato can &#8211; make sure you get the one that has basil, garlic, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/?p=560\">Continue reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,9,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiffanycooks.cyberphreak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}