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Hearty Vegetarian Soup
Meet your new favourite soup. Full of nutritious vegetarian ingredients, this soup is hearty and healthy - what more could you ask for?
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion (medium, diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 carrots (medium, diced)
- 2 stalks of celery (diced)
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 2 cups yellow split peas (dry/uncooked)
- 8 cups of Organic vegetable broth
- 4 cups of kale leaves (chopped)
Directions:
- In a slow cooker, add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, and dried split peas.
- Pour the broth over all ingredients and cook on low for 8 hours. Stir every few hours to prevent the split peas form sticking to the pot.
- In the last 30 minutes, add the chopped kale. Once the kale is wilted, season to taste with salt and pepper. Enjoy
*Leftovers: Store in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for later.
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