Slow cooker vegetable soup

This is the first time I've made soup in the slow cooker, but it was so easy and delicious.        My slow cooker fries, if yours doesn't, use a pan first.  Add a little oil to the pan, then some vegetables, whatever you have. I used sliced celery, sliced leek (washed), sliced carrot, half a bag of soup mix lentils. With these I never bother soaking over night, I rinse them and then boil them in cold water, and then add to the soup. Add stock to cover the vegetables and seasoning to taste. If for children use low salt stock and don't add salt.

Slow cook for around 3-4 hours until vegetables soft. I put this on this morning prior to baby group and was ready in time for lunch

Homemade vegetable soup

It may be August but it's pouring with rain, making me feel all wintery, and in the winter I love nothing better than a large bowl of homemade soup.

Ingredients

  (this is enough for a large pan)

1 celery sliced 

3 small courgettes sliced 

3 carrots sliced 

120g soup mix beans (soaked over night or rinsed or boiled for 20 mins)

Seasoning (I don't add salt as I'm cooking for little people)

Enough vegetable stock to cover 

Method

Throw vegetables in a pan, add stock and seasoning, bring to the boil, then simmer until vegetables soften.

Serve with warm crusty bread.

Can be frozen once cooled. I like to freeze some in small Tupperware for a quick meal for the little people when it's a bit chilly out.