Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Stew

Ingredients

• 12 Italian meatballs click here for Italian Meatball recipe
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 carrots peeled, chopped
• 2 stalks celery coarsely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper cored and seeded, diced
• 1 zucchini coarsely chopped
• 14 1/2 ounces fire roasted tomatoes with liquid
• 15 ounces cannellini beans drained
• 2 cloves garlic diced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons basil freshly chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• sea salt or Kosher, to taste
• 2 cups chicken broth fat free, low sodium
• 1/2 cup whole wheat orzo optional whole wheat couscous or pre-rinsed quinoa

Nutrition

• Calories : 130 calories
• Carbohydrate : 21 grams
• Fat : 4 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 9 grams
• Sodium : 280 milligrams
• Sugar : 3 grams