Ever wonder what soup mix was? Or how to use it? Turns out it is the express route to a speedy dinner.  Throw soup mix into the slow cooker with a few chopped vegetables and some vegetable stock.  Eight hours later you will have this delicious thick and hearty slow cooker vegetable soup.

TOTAL TIME INVESTMENT: 8 HOURS 15 MINUTES

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Have you ever trundled past the packaged soup aisle in the supermarket and spotted various bags of mixed beans, lentils and grains tucked amongst the brightly coloured packets of instant soup?  In my supermarket, they are strategically positioned on the bottom shelf, hidden just well enough that only the truly dedicated can find them.

Those mysterious bags are soup mix, and as I discovered recently, they are the express route to a hearty, filling and super easy vegetable soup.

I love a steaming hot bowl of soup in the middle of winter, and this recipe makes a lot of soup.  Which suits me perfectly, because I have enough for dinner, with loads left over to freeze for later.

I regularly freeze soup during the winter months so I always have a meal ready to go in the freezer for those days when nothing goes to plan, or I am too tired to cook.  In fact, I freeze so much soup I wrote a whole post on my process.  And you can grab my condensed guide from my Resource Library so you always have my tips on hand.  Simply click the link below or request the library password at the end of this post.

Now soup mix is not something I have previously used and if I am being completely honest, it wouldn’t have been high on my list of must-try’s had it not been for the packet that appeared in my monthly subscription box.  I have to say that I am now a complete convert.

Add some stock, a few vegetables and a good amount of seasoning, and you are well on your way to a substantial dinner with very little effort.  All you need is a loaf of crusty bread or some soda bread to complete the meal.