Lowfat Crockpot Shrimp Soup with Cabbage, Orange and Chives from Dinners in a Flash

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Lowfat Crockpot Shrimp Soup with Cabbage, Orange and Chives
Tasty!!

Serves 6

Ingredients

Qty	Unit	Ingredient

1	lb	Medium Shrimp, peeled and deveined, keep shells
2	Tsp	Canola Oil
3	ea	Onions, chopped
2	ea	Russest Potatoes - small, peeled and chopped
1	C	Green cabbage, chopped
2	ea	Carrots, chopped
10	ea	Fresh chives, tied in a bunch with kitchen string
2	ea	3 inch orange zest strips
1/2	Tsp	Salt
1/4	Tsp	Freshly ground black pepper
8	C	Vegetable broth
1	C	Orange juice
		Chopped fresh chives for garnish

Instructions

Tie shrimp shells in a piece of cheesecloth and tie with kitchen string. Put shrimp in bowl, cover and refrigerate. In a large skillet heat oilk over medium heat and add onions. Sitr occasionally and cook about 5 minuites.

Put onion in 5 to 6 quart crockpot. Add the shrimp shells, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, chive bunch, orange zest, salt and pepper. Pour broth over crockpot ingredients. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 hours on high and 8 to 10 hours on low. When done cooking vegetables should be fork tender.

When about 20 minutes remain in crockpot cooking time, remove shrimp shells, chives and orange zest and put shrimp in crockpot. Cover and cook on high for about 15 minutes. Stir in orange juice and garnish each serving with chives.