Italian Minestrone Soup in the Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground meat
• beef
• 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 yellow onion diced
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 stalks celery sliced
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes or diced
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2/3 cup elbow pasta dried, to add later; I used Tinkyada brand which is gluten free
• kosher salt add to taste at the table

Nutrition

• Calories : 170 calories
• Carbohydrate : 16 grams
• Cholesterol : 40 milligrams
• Fat : 3.5 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 18 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 750 milligrams
• Sugar : 5 grams