I love one pot meals that require little to no supervision. You could make it as healthy as you want it to be and I'll explain that at the bottom. I also eyeballed the quantity of the ingredients. This delicious soup is a great fix on days when you want to perform a "cleanse" from a heavy binge eating from the previous night or you want to make sure you want to get all your veggies in for the week. It's not one of those diet soups that deprive you of all joy on earth (although it could be by skipping a few ingredients), rather it's only aimed at making you eat a well balanced meal chock full of veggies, protein and just a bit of carb added to the mix. The directions are quite straightforward. Throw everything but the kitchen sink into your slow cooker. Heck, throw in the sink too. JK.

Ingredients:

1. Olive oil - 1 tbsp

2. Garlic - 3-4 pods

3. Onions - 1/2 chopped

4. Diced tomatoes - 1/2 can

5. Vegetable stock (unsalted or low sodium) - 1/2 box

6. Vegetable bouillon - 1/2 cube (super important)

7. Celery - 2-3 stalks chopped

8. Tofurky vegan sausage - 1 chopped (or any other low calorie protein source)

9. Russet potato - 1/2 peeled and chopped

10. Cabbage - 1 cup

11. Other vegetables - 1 cup **I used peas, carrots

12. Spices - 1 tsp each of dried oregano, basil

13. Green onions - 1/4 cup chopped

**There's enough salt in the bouillon so I skipped adding any extra salt.

Procedure:

1. Throw all the ingredients into a slow cooker and cook on high for 4-5 hours. I waited until the last hour to throw in tofurky. Garnish with green onions and serve hot.

2. Alternatively if you don't have the time, you could saute onions and garlic in olive oil in a large pot and then add everything else and cook until vegetables are done. The 3rd method would be to pressure cook for 3-4 minutes on high. So many different ways, it borders on annoying.

Ingredient: Substitutes

1. Olive oil : Canola spray

2. Diced tomatoes: Fresh

3. Stock : Water

4. Bouillon : Limited salt and extra spices

5. Tofurky: Tofu cubes, lentils

6. Russet potatoes, peas, carrots : Other green vegetables