Crock Pot Minestrone Soup

• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
• parmesan cheese

1. Mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese in a 4-5 quart crock pot.
2. Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in pasta.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 15-25 minutes until pasta is tender.
5. Sprinkle each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

vegetable broth, tomato juice, basil, salt, basil, pepper, carrots, stalks celery, onion, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, rotini pasta, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-minestrone-soup-202993 (may not work)