As cooler months approach, I get more and more excited to breakout my slow cooker. I love how it infuses vegan ingredients, like seitan, potatoes, jackfruit, carrots and more, with intense flavor. Not only is the slow cooker easy to use, but next thing you know, you have a dish saturated in deliciousness. And this…
Tag: Vegan Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Vegan Ropa Vieja
Today’s recipe is inspired by the Cuban national dish, ropa vieja. The English translation of ropa vieja is “old clothes”, because the shredded beef and vegetables look like rags. This vegan version uses thin sliced seitan, shredded jackfruit, dry white wine, peppers, red onion, crushed tomatoes, green olives, and savory herbs and spices. Simmer it…
Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas, Okra and Tomatoes
Before leaving on a road trip, I like to make food to freeze, so there is less concern about where to get a vegan meal on the road. As a bonus, the frozen meals act as “ice packs” for our food in the cooler! Planning ahead has allowed worry-free exploration of some of the more…
Slow Cooker Jackfruit Porcini Ragù
This is a revision of a previous recipe. While it has a few more steps than the original, it doesn’t take much time at all to put together (less than 20 minutes). These steps were essential to creating the unbelievable flavor. Sautéing the onions and garlic creates a nice base. Allowing the dried herbs to…
Slow Cooker Potato Soup
Like most of the US population, potatoes are one of my absolute favorite comfort foods. And while it’s definitely a food associated with North America, it has a much longer history with South America. Cultivation of the potato in South America is thought to be somewhere around 10,000 years ago. North America can thank Peru…
Slow Cooker Middle Eastern Chickpea Eggplant Stew
This stew is inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine—pomegranate molasses, saffron, cardamom, and more. It smells absolutely heavenly while it’s cooking! The flavor is warming, slightly tangy, and totally comforting all at once. And it tastes delicious served over a bed of fluffy couscous or short grain brown rice. Pomegranate molasses is a common ingredient in Persian…
Slow Cooker Ginger-Harissa White Bean Stew
This stew has it all–fresh herbs, fresh ginger root, spicy harissa paste, lemon, garlic cloves, sweet potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, spelt berries, and cannellini beans Together, it is balanced, hearty, and delicious. With about 15 minutes of total prep time and 4 hours to simmer in the slow cooker, it delivers on flavor. Spelt berries add a…
Slow Cooker Cajun Kidney Beans and Brown Rice
Sautéing aromatics, like onions, garlic, and spices, goes a long way towards deepening the flavor of slow cooker meals. While some slow cookers allow you to sauté right in the cooker, others do not. It might mean dirtying a skillet, but it goes a long way towards developing a richer flavor. I would argue that…