Slow Cooker Vegan Baked Ziti Soup
Author:
Stacey@Kitchen Of Youth
Recipe type:
soup, vegan, comfort food, vegetarian, slow cooker
Cuisine:
recipe inspired by:
Connoisseurus Veg
Prep time:
5 mins
Cook time:
3 hours 30 mins
Total time:
3 hours 35 mins
Serves:
6
This comforting vegan soup is so healing, so delicious, and the slow cooker does all the work!
Ingredients
1 qt vegetable broth
1 med onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, smashed
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
¾ cup dry green lentils
2 Tbs hemp seeds
1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes
Optional raw Chinese herbs: Huang Qi, Shan Yao
3 oz baby spinach, roughly chopped
6 oz green lentil penne (or pasta of your choice)
½ cup basil pesto
1 cup vegan ricotta cheese
Instructions
Put the vegetable broth, onion, garlic, oregano, basil, dry lentils, hemp seeds, Chinese herbs, and crushed tomatoes into the slow cooker.
Cook on high for 3-1/2 hours.
Open the cooker and add the spinach and pasta.
Cook on high for 8 minutes (or until the pasta is cooked al dente).
Ladle into bowls.
Top each bowl with a dollop of pesto and a dollop of vegan ricotta cheese.
Enjoy!
Recipe by
Kitchen of Youth
at https://kitchenofyouth.com/slow-cooker-vegan-baked-ziti-soup/
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