Healthy Food Guide

Slow-cooker perfection

Sweet potato, pumpkin & chickpea soup $AVER

Serves 6 Prep 15 mins Cook 8 hrs

✓vegetarian

600g pumpkin, peeled, chopped
2 cups sweet potato/golden kumara, peeled, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 carrots, chopped
1 green capsicum, chopped
2 sprigs fresh oregano
6 cups water
400g can no-added-salt chickpeas, drained, rinsed
2 teaspoons Moroccan seasoning
3 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
Flat-leaf parsley (optional)

1 Combine all ingredients except yoghurt and parsley in slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.

2 Use a stick blender to blend mixture until smooth.

To serve, divide among six bowls. If preferred, top with a dollop of yoghurt and a sprinkle of chopped fresh

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