Slow Cooker Tomato Soup

I love a good slow cooker tomato soup. No It doesn't matter what the weather is like. This dish is so healthy.

What ya need!

2kgs of Tomatoes

1 onion chopped

2 celery sticks, sliced

1 tbs garlic granules

1 tbs dried thyme leaves

1 tbs dried Italian herbs

1 tbs dried basil

3 cups of Vegetable stock

What ya do!

• Place all ingredients in the slow cooker.

• Cook on low for 6 hours.

• Serve with bread and butter.

Mrs Shelley's Antics!

Hhhiiiyyyaaa

Oh Mrs Shelley cheer up. Another day of let's get the slow cooker out because I cannot be bothered. Today I made slow cooker tomato soup.

I bought loose tomatoes for this dish as they were cheaper per kg and I even threw them in the slow cooker whole because I could not be bothered to chop them today. Who says I have to chop em?

The celery was floppy and past it's best but still edible so I just sliced it and threw it in. This does not have to go in but I found it lying at the bottom of my fridge feeling sorry for itself. Limp and lifeless. Some tell me to put celery in water to keep it alive longer but I have a busy life to think about that kind of stuff. I can find foods to put my floppy celery in don't you worry.

I love using garlic granules instead of fresh, although fresh is best. Granules are much easier for a busy cook. This goes the same for dried herbs too.

I used 2 cups of vegetable stock in this but when I added it in the slow cooker it was not enough for our family so I added another cup. I even through in a bit of water.

I love my hand blitzer. Perfect to blitz when the soup is ready and still in the slow cooker. I love a smooth soup but I also love a chunky soup. Today I went smooth.

I definitely had to serve this with bread and butter. No other way.

I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Love grumpy Mrs Shelley.