Gluten Free Minestrone Soup

Name: Gluten Free Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 370 min
Ingredients: 8 cups chicken stock (✅ ); 4 cups dry beans (We used pinto, black, and great northern); 29 ounces diced tomatoes with onion (✅ ); 2 cups chopped carrots; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon onion powder (✅ ); 1/2 teaspoon pepper (✅ ); 2 cups spinach

By: Jodi / Updated on: April 4, 2022 / 33 Comments

Gluten-Free Minestrone Soup in the crockpot is a simple and nutritious meal that cooks all day. Made with a variety of dry beans, chicken stock, carrots, and spinach, this is a hearty dinner your family will love.

Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes

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Quick and easy to assemble, this soup is left to simmer during the day. Serve as is or paired with Gluten Free Dinner Rolls for the ultimate dinner meal any night of the week.

Did you know there are a variety of soups that can be made gluten-free? From Gluten Free Potato Soup and Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup to Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup and Brussels Sprouts Soup (Instant Pot). You’ll have to try each one!

What’s In Minestrone Soup?

Minestrone is like the dumping ground of soup. It has everything from stock, beans and veggies with the option for your own twist! Open your refrigerator, take a look around and see what else you want to give a try!

Vegetables

There is a good chance you can add quite a few things to the soup that are lingering around in the fridge. Those carrots shoved to the back of the crisper drawer? Add them. How about the celery next to those carrots? Perfect. Leftover shredded meat? Why not? Last night’s rice? Add it at the end of the cooking time along with that spinach you have meant to eat.

Stock

With minestrone so versatile in ingredients, there is one main ingredient that is a must. A good quality stock. Due to my interest in different products, I use broths and stock quite often, and I also enjoy making homemade stock.

Beans

While broth is the star of minestrone soup, the second runner-up is certainly the beans. With beans high nutrient density, they are both tasty, and nutritious. A single serving of beans provides nearly 1/2 of the recommended daily allowance for fiber. Dry beans -also known as pulses, which are: dry beans, lentils, chickpeas, and dry peas, are considered both a vegetable and a protein. This soup is chock full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and zero artificial flavors or additives.

Have you avoided dry beans because you were not sure what to do with them?

Great news! There is no need to soak dry beans when making crockpot minestrone soup. I avoided dry beans for years due to the pre-soaking step. Come to find out, it’s not necessary. Simply pour the dry beans in the slow cooker and let them cook. Dry beans are inexpensive, nutritious, and easy to use. They have become a staple pantry item in our home.

My children walked in after school to the wonderful aroma of this crockpot minestrone soup cooking. They wanted to have a bowl right then. The soup was not ready, but that didn’t stop them. My daughter was the first one to dive in with her spoon. She thought it was delicious, even with not yet cooked beans. Those of you who follow the blog, know my daughter is a bit on the picky side, so that is saying something…

This CrockPot Minestrone Soup, whose flavor comes greatly from the stock component, is delicious. It is rich, robust, and the chicken flavor stands out even with all those veggies and beans cooking in it all day. I have to admit I was wrong in my initial assumption that all minestrone soups are created equal. These ingredients certainly gave my soup the flavor boost needed to elevate it to a new level.

Once you have your ingredients picked out, you are ready to get started by following the written directions or recipe card below!

ingredients for gluten free minestrone soup on sheet pan

Equipment

colander
slow cooker
measuring cups and spoons
stir spoon

Ingredients

8 cups chicken stock ✅
4 cups dry beans We used pinto, black, and great northern
29 ounces diced tomatoes with onion ✅
2 cups chopped carrots
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon onion powder ✅
1/2 teaspoon pepper ✅
2 cups spinach

Gluten-Free Guide: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten.

How to make Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup with dry beans

Rinse dry beans underwater and discard any small stones or shriveled beans.

Combine the ingredients in the crockpot

Place the chicken stock, diced tomatoes, rinsed beans, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, salt, onion powder, and pepper into the slow cooker. Stir.

Cook

Cook on high for 6-8 hours, or until beans are soft.

Stir in the spinach right before serving.

broth poured into crockpot on top of vegetables and beans

Vegetable Suggestions

Don’t forget it is an option to pack even more veggies into this crock pot minestrone soup or swap any of the listed ingredients for one below. Check out all the suggestions to find ideas that your whole family would enjoy!

diced potatoes
corn
peppers
mushrooms
diced sweet potatoes
diced squash
add leafy green vegetables 1/2 hour before serving
cooked gluten-free pasta or rice before serving

topdown view of minestrone soup in bowls next to rolls

Frequently Asked Questions

How many servings does a single recipe make?

This slow cooker minestrone soup creates up to 10 servings per recipe making it a great option to feed a crowd or meal prep for the week.

How to store soup?

You can store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

How to freeze minestrone soup?

Easily freeze by cooling the soup completely (without pasta) then pouring into a freezer safe container. Another option would be to freeze in a Ziploc bag and store flat. This is a great way to meal prep soups while saving room in your freezer.

More Easy Crockpot Recipes

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