Healthy Slow Cooker Vegetarian Meal Ideas

Slow cookers make it so easy to prep and plan your meals, not to mention cooking when you aren’t even home. When you are switching to a brand new diet, such as going meatless, it can be helpful to make the cooking process as simple as possible. So here are some healthy and delicious slow cooker vegetarian meals to try out.

Lentil Chili

Chili is often associated with being a meaty dish, but it doesn’t need to be. You can use your slow cooker to make a delicious vegetable chili that is hearty with lots of beans and veggies instead of meat. Use all the basic ingredients you would in any other chili recipe, such as chili powder, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, celery, garlic, cumin, and other seasonings. You can then use some lentils, pinto beans, and other beans you like in your chili. To thicken it up a bit, add in some quinoa to the slow cooker as well. Make sure you have some water in there to cook the chili properly.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

This is a great recipe if your family likes bell peppers, and you are switching to a vegetarian diet. They can still have their favorite meal, but it won’t contain meat, and you can make it in the slow cooker. For vegetarian stuffed peppers, you are going to make a mixture that contains black beans, rice, and tomatoes. You can use any rice you like, but for higher protein, go for a brown rice or even quinoa. You can then use your favorite seasonings, such as onion powder and garlic, cumin, cilantro, and chili powder to make it a little spicier. If you eat cheese, go ahead and add some shredded cheese on top.

Lo-Mein

Lo-men is an Asian-inspired noodle dish that can be made into a slow cooker vegetarian meal. Many people enjoy beef or chicken lo-mein, but you can also make a killer vegetarian-friendly one as well. The trick here is in the seasonings and spices, since you don’t have natural seasoning from the meat added. So make a thick sauce with soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, chili paste, ginger, and sesame oil. Add in veggies like snow peas, celery, carrots, broccoli, and water chestnuts. You can also go with any other veggies you like.
Remember that with slow cookers, you need to have the timing down right and make sure you don’t overfill it.

