Slow Cooker Vegetarian Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated December 23, 2016
© Sarah Bolla
Slow cooked pork. Healthy chicken Crock-Pot recipes. Easy slow cooker beef stews. It seems like the slow cooker was invented solely for meat-eaters, but fret not vegetarian friends. There are plenty of creative dinner ideas using your slow cooker that only call for vegetarian-friendly ingredients. Discover your love of slow cookers with recipes like split pea soup, vegetable stew and more!
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Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

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Use water in this soup instead of stock for a hearty vegan dinner.

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Slow Cooker Mushroom Stroganoff with Egg Noodles

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Using butter and olive oil together when sauteing the mushrooms is not traditional, but it adds a bit of richness to the stroganoff that you can't get from oil alone.

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Vegetable Farro Stew with Figs and Pine Nuts

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"I'm not a vegetarian," says chef Grant Achatz. "But at home I mainly eat grains and vegetables." His minimalist slow-cooker stew features farro, eggplant, artichokes and three kinds of pepper, and is sweetened with dried figs and raisins.

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Slow-Cooked Green and Yellow Beans

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This flavorful long-simmered dish is a nice change from the usual quick sautes, and it's an especially good method for overgrown beans that can be a little woody.

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Slow Cooker Indian-Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard

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In this soup, fresh turmeric pairs up with cinnamon, cumin, and coriander to spice up red lentils and wilted Swiss chard. It's power-packed full of flavor and warmth and also subtlety sweet. To serve, add a dollop of yogurt for a bright, creamy, and cooling topping.

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