Slow Cooker Pasta e Fagioli Soup Freezer Pack
Your favorite restaurant soup just got easier and healthier with this freezer-to-crock-pot recipe. If you keep a special bottle of olive oil on hand for stand-out dishes, this is the recipe to pull it out for. The headiness of the fruity olive oil truly elevates the flavors in this Italian meal-prep slow-cooker soup.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 pound cooked meal-prep sheet-pan chicken thighs, diced
- 4 cups cooked whole-wheat rotini pasta
- 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 4 teaspoons dried italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added white beans, rinsed
- 4 cups baby spinach (half of a 5-ounce box)
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, divided (optional)
- 2 tablespoons best-quality extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

