Spring Into Slow-Cooking.

The Kitchen: SOUTHERN COOKING AT ITS BEST SUPPERTIME Slow-Cooker Green Minestrone ACTIVE 10 MIN. - TOTAL 4 HOURS, 40 MIN. SERVES 8 8 cups lower-sodium vegetable broth ½ cup thinly sliced scallions (about 5 scallions) 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced (about 1 ½ Tbsp. sliced) 1 large leek, thinly sliced (about 1 ½ cups thinly sliced) 3 celery stalks, cut diagonally into thin slices (about 1 cup sliced) 2 ½ tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. black pepper ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper 1 (15.5-oz.) Can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 8 oz. fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed and diagonally cut in half crosswise (about 1 ½ cups) 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach 1 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed 1 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated (about ½ cup) ¼ cup heavy whipping cream Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1. [Extracted from the article]