Hearty Cabbage-Rutabaga Slow Cooker Soup

An easy and delicious weekday meal; just throw the ingredients in your slow cooker in the morning and come home to a hot and ready meal. I find it difficult to keep my roommate from sneaking scoops before dinner! If you are watching your sodium intake, use reduced or no-sodium broth and you are set! Recipe serves 6 as a reasonable size main dish, just add buns or biscuits to make it a full meal.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 ½ cups uncooked orzo pasta
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• ½ large onion, finely chopped
• ¼ large head cabbage, chopped
• ¼ large rutabaga, diced
• 1 whole head garlic, peeled and minced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place cabbage, rutabaga, orzo pasta, onion, garlic, dill, water, and vegetable broth in a slow cooker.

Step 2

Cover the cooker and cook on Low until vegetables are tender and soup is thickened, 5 to 9 hours.