Slow-Cooker Minestrone

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2010, Cook's Country TV

A fresh, vibrant soup from an appliance designed for long, gentle simmering seemed like a contradiction.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 6 to 7 hours on low, or 5 to 6 hours on high

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Choosing which vegetables to use for our Slow-Cooker Minestrone posed some problems. We chucked out cauliflower when its flavor started to take over the soup. Zucchini squash and Swiss chard won out for texture and their similar cooking tim...

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