Slow Cooker Chunky Tomato Cajun-Style Soup
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
Add a bit of sizzle and spice to your slow cooker with this Chunky Tomato Cajun-Style Soup! It’s hearty, easy to make and perfect for keeping you full until dinnertime. It’s also really simple to batch-cook and stash in the fridge or freezer, ready to go in your soup flask at a moment’s notice. Pair it with some crusty bread or a fresh salad for a satisfying, slimming-friendly bowl that’s full of flavour!
Serves 6 245 min 18g protein
Dairy freePork
Ingredients
- small red onion — diced1 ea
- spring onions — chopped; about 575 g
- garlic cloves — peeled and crushed2 ea
- bacon medallions — diced3 ea
- large courgette — diced1 ea
- carrots — peeled and diced; 2 carrots160 g
- peppers — deseeded and diced2 ea
- chicken stock cubes — made up with 560 ml boiling water2 ea
- canned chopped tomatoes400 g
- passata500 g
- tomato purée2 tbsp
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Vegetarian
- Leave out the bacon medallions
- 2 ea Vegetable stock cubes instead of chicken stock cubes
- 20 ml Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce instead of Worcestershire sauce
- 120 g Vegetarian sausages instead of reduced-fat sausages
Leave out the bacon and fry the vegetables alone; brown and slice the vegetarian sausages separately and stir them in for the last 15 minutes rather than the last hour so they do not go soft.
Vegan
- Leave out the bacon medallions
- 2 ea Vegetable stock cubes instead of chicken stock cubes
- 20 ml Vegan Worcestershire sauce instead of Worcestershire sauce
- 120 g Vegan sausages instead of reduced-fat sausages
Leave out the bacon and fry the vegetables alone; brown and slice the vegan sausages separately and stir them in for the last 15 minutes rather than the last hour so they do not go soft.
Gluten-free
- 2 ea Gluten-free chicken stock cubes instead of chicken stock cubes
- 20 ml Gluten-free Worcestershire sauce instead of Worcestershire sauce
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WoolworthsBest choice· $27.44 of food
$41.59
34% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- bacon medallions
- bay leaf
- reduced-fat sausages
Coles· $28.10 of food
$41.51
32% spare
No price at Coles for:
- bacon medallions
- tomato purée
- bay leaf
- reduced-fat sausages
Aldi· $24.31 of food
$32.72
26% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- bacon medallions
- chicken stock cubes
- tomato purée
- Cajun seasoning
- bay leaf
- reduced-fat sausages
$4.57a serve
from $4.57 a serve at Woolworths · 16 of 19 ingredients priced
About $27.44 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$31.07 across 3 shops · 16 of 19 items priced · $1.65 more for bigger packs, 27% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$27.44
missing 3 items
you'll pay $41.59 · 34% of it spare
Coles$28.10
missing 4 items
you'll pay $41.51 · 32% of it spare
Aldi$24.31
missing 6 items
you'll pay $32.72 · 26% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$16.81
spring onions
$2.69/ea
need 75 gSpring Onion Bunch 1 each$2.69 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 2 itemsAldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
carrots
$2.09/kg
need 160 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36
passata
$0.27/100g
need 500 gRemano Authentic Italian Passata 700 g$1.89closest match
Aldi$0.27/100g$1.89·Woolworths$0.36/100g$2.50·Coles$0.50/100g$3.50
Worcestershire sauce
$0.76/100ml
need 15 mlColway Worcestershire sauce 250 ml$1.89closest match
Aldi$0.76/100ml$1.89·Woolworths$0.80/100ml$2.00·Coles$0.80/100ml$2.00
white wine vinegar
$0.498/100ml
need 15 mlRemano White Wine Vinegar 500 ml$2.49
Aldi$0.498/100ml$2.49·Coles$0.500/100ml$2.50·Woolworths$3.200/100ml$8.00
canned chickpeas
$2.12/kg
need 400 gNew Season Chick Peas 420 g$0.89closest match
Aldi$2.12/kg$0.89·Woolworths$2.26/kg$0.95·Coles$7.50/kg$7.50
canned kidney beans
$2.12/kg
need 400 gNew Season Red Kidney Beans 420 g$0.89closest match
Aldi$2.12/kg$0.89·Woolworths$2.26/kg$0.95·Coles$2.26/kg$0.95
spinach
$3.96/kg
need 40 gMarket Fare Spinach 250 g$0.99closest match
Aldi$3.96/kg$0.99·Woolworths$27.50/kg$3.30·Coles$27.50/kg$3.30
Buy at Woolworths$10.71
chicken stock cubes
$0.41/10g
need 2 itemsMassel Ultracubes Chicken 105g$4.30 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
tomato purée
$0.29/100g
need 2 tbspAnnalisa Tomato Puree 690g$2.00
Woolworths$0.29/100g$2.00·ColesN/A·AldiN/A
Buy at Coles$3.55
peppers
$5.90/kg
need 2 items2 × Coles Yellow Capsicum approx. 220g 1 item$1.30closest match
Coles$5.90/kg$1.30·Aldi$1.49/ea$1.49·Woolworths$1.73/ea$1.73
canned chopped tomatoes
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Chopped Tomatoes Canned 400 g$0.95
Coles$2.38/kg$0.95·Aldi$2.38/kg$0.95·Woolworths$3.75/kg$1.50
Not priced
- bacon medallions · 3 items
- bay leaf · 1 item
- reduced-fat sausages · 2 items