Combine all ingredients except avocado in a slow cooker. Cook on medium for 8 hours. Ladle soup into bowls, and add avocado chunks to soup just before serving. Serves 6 to 8.
This recipe by Erica Derr first appeared in the November 2007 issue of Our State.
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