By Sophie Van Tiggelen 12 Comments
It wasn’t until we moved to Colorado from Belgium in 2000 that I purchased my first crock pot. Now, I can’t imagine my life without it! Even tough I work from home, some days are so packed with appointments and various activities that I don’t have the time to prepare a good meal for the family. Despite the fact that I have a busy life, one of my top priorities is to stay on track with our paleo diet and put a wholesome, nutrient-dense meal on the table. That’s when I take my crock pot out of the big hutch and put it to good use! It’s easy to throw a few ingredients together and let them simmer all day long until dinner time.
The recipe I am sharing with you today is inspired by the country style cooking of my grandmother’s kitchen. It represents the epitome of comfort food for me. An easy, one-dish meal with big pieces of cooked vegetables, hearty homemade meatballs, and the wonderful flavor of fresh herbs and spices! This rustic soup has it all.
To serve, ladle a generous portion of vegetables and meatballs onto the plate and then pour the broth over it. This root vegetable soup will keep for several days in the refrigerator and is great for leftovers. I used ground beef but you can certainly use any other kind of ground meat, like bison or elk!
AIP / Paleo Rustic Root Vegetable Soup with Meatballs - Slow Cooker Recipe
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This recipe is 100% compliant with the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol.
Author: Sophie Van Tiggelen
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Paleo Autoimmune Protocol
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- Soup ingredients:
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 2 cups golden beets, chopped
- 2 cups turnips, chopped
- 2 cups parsnips, chopped
- 1 ½ cups leeks (white and green parts), chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 quarts chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- For the meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon dried cilantro
- Special equipment needed: 6-quart slow cooker
Instructions
- Add all the soup ingredients in a slow cooker.
- To prepare the meatballs, combine ground beef, sea salt, and cilantro in a large bowl. Mix well with your fingers.
- Measure out 1 tablespoon of meat mixture and roll into a small ball. Repeat until you have used all the meat.
- Place the meatballs on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 8 to 10 hours.
- Discard sprigs of rosemary and thyme before serving.
- Bon appétit!
This recipe was originally posted onThe Paleo Momblog!
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About Sophie Van Tiggelen
Sophie Van Tiggelen is a passionate foodie, recipe developer, author, and photographer. Diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2009, she used the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) to reverse her condition, and today, Sophie lives a full and vibrant life free from the anxiety and flare-ups that often accompany autoimmune diseases. With her food and lifestyle blog, A Squirrel in the Kitchen, Sophie shares her AIP experience and empowers others to develop new habits to promote good health and wellness. Through years of experience, she has developed simple strategies to be successful on AIP, including numerous mouth-watering, allergen-free recipes that everyone (even those without autoimmune diseases) can enjoy. Sophie is on a mission to make the Autoimmune Protocol - and all that it encompasses - more accessible and sustainable for anyone looking for a more nutritious, more delicious, more health-conscious life.
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- Peni Gardner says
I just made your Rustic Soup with winter Vegs and beef meatballs —using my IP for the first time. This is my first 10 days of AIP. I sautéd the meatballs first and then added the vegs and broth and steamed for 10 min.
Then I took the meatballs out and added a can of coconut milk and blended all with an immersion blender. Put the meatballs back in and had a really yummy meal. Thanks so much. Peni - Jacinta says
I have never heard of golden beets before, so interesting!
I have never seen them in Australia.
What could I use instead?Reply
- Sophie Van Tiggelen says
Hello Jacinta,
You can replace golden beets with parsnips or turnips for example. – Sophie
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- Heidi says
Hi I am making your rustic root vegetable soup but am using an electric pressure cooker. I was wondering if you have any experience with these, and what you think the time to cook in the pressure cooker would be vs. slow cooker. Thank you
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- Sophie Van Tiggelen says
Hello Heidi,
I would cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. Fingers crossed!
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