Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

• vegetable broth↗4 cups
• tomato juice↗4 cups
• dried basil↗1 tablespoon
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• dried basil leaves↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• pepper↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• carrots↗2

  sliced

• celery↗2

  chopped

• onion↗1

  chopped

• garlic↗2 cloves

  minced

• sliced mushrooms1 cup
• diced tomatoes2 cans

  undrained

• uncooked rotini pasta↗1 1⁄2 cups
• parmesan cheese↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese in a 4-5 quart crock pot.

2. 2

   Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours until vegetables are tender.

3. 3

   Stir in pasta.

4. 4

   Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 15-25 minutes until pasta is tender.

5. 5

   Sprinkle each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.