Hearty Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup for Cozy Nights Recipe

**Hearty Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup for Cozy Nights** This comforting vegetable soup is perfect for chilly evenings. Packed with wholesome ingredients and simmered to perfection in a slow cooker, it’s a hearty, nutritious meal that warms you from the inside out. **Ingredients:** - 1 tablespoon olive oil - 1 onion, diced - 3 garlic cloves, minced - 3 carrots, peeled and sliced - 3 celery stalks, chopped - 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced - 1 cup green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1 zucchini, diced - 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes - 4 cups vegetable broth - 2 cups water - 1 teaspoon dried thyme - 1 teaspoon dried oregano - 1 bay leaf - Salt and pepper to taste