by Shon Brooks
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
4 apples, cored, peeled and cut into medium chunks
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 pears, cored, peeled and cut into medium chunks
5 teaspoons stevia
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ginger, ground
½ teaspoon cloves, ground
½ teaspoon cardamom, ground
Directions:
In your slow cooker, mix apples with pears, lemon juice, stevia, cinnamon, vanilla extract, ginger, cloves and cardamom, stir, cover and cook on Low for 6 hours.
Divide into bowls and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 201, fat 3, fiber 7, carbs 19, protein 4
Almond Butter Oatmeal
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 hours
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
½ cup steel cut oats
½ cup almond milk
Seeds from 1 vanilla bean
1 cup water
4 tablespoons almond butter
Stevia to the taste
Directions:
In 2 heatproof containers, divide oats, almond milk, vanilla seeds, water, stevia and almond butter and stir.
Arrange containers in your slow cooker, fill slow cooker halfway with water, cover and cook on Low for 10 hours.
Serve warm for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 182, fat 3, fiber 7, carbs 18, protein 4
Banana Oatmeal
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 banana, peeled and mashed
1 cup steel cut oats
2 cups almond milk
2 cups water
¼ cup walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons flax seed meal
2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
Directions:
In your slow cooker mix oats with almond milk, water, walnuts, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg, stir, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
Stir oatmeal one more time, divide into bowls and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 291, fat 7, fiber 6, carbs 42, protein 11
Delicious Vegan Frittata
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound firm tofu, drained, pressed and crumbled
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup nutritional yeast
1 yellow onion, chopped
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
3 tablespoons garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
½ cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
1 teaspoon basil, dried
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and black pepper to the taste
Directions:
Add the oil to your slow cooker and arrange crumbled tofu on the bottom.
Add yeast, onion, turmeric, garlic, bell pepper, olives, basil, oregano, lemon juice, salt and pepper, toss a bit, cover and cook on Low for 6 hours.
Divide frittata between plates and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 271, fat 4, fiber 7, carbs 20, protein 6
Apple Granola
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 4 hours
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
½ cup granola
½ cup bran flakes
2 green apples, cored, peeled and roughly chopped
¼ cup apple juice
1/8 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons cashew butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
Directions:
In your slow cooker, mix granola with bran flakes, apples, apple juice, maple syrup, cashew butter, cinnamon and nutmeg, toss, cover and cook on Low for 4 hours.
Divide apple granola into bowls and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 218, fat 6, fiber 9, carbs 17, protein 6
Carrot And Zucchini Oatmeal
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
½ cup steel cut oats
1 carrot, grated
1 and ½ cups almond milk
¼ zucchini, grated
A pinch of nutmeg, ground
A pinch of cloves, ground
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup
¼ cup pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In your slow cooker, mix oats with carrot, zucchini, almond milk, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, maple syrup, pecans and vanilla extract, stir, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
Stir your oatmeal one more time, divide into bowls and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 215, fat 4, fiber 7, carbs 12, protein 7
Cranberry Breakfast Quinoa
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
3 cups coconut water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons stevia
1/8 cup coconut flakes
¼ cup cranberries, dried
1/8 cup almonds, chopped
Directions:
In your slow cooker, mix quinoa with coconut water, vanilla, stevia, coconut flakes, almonds and cranberries, toss, cover and cook on High for 2 hours.
Stir quinoa mix one more time, divide into bowls and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 246, fat 5, fiber 5, carbs 30, protein 7
Delicious Quinoa And Oats
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
½ cup quinoa
1 and ½ cups steel cut oats
4 tablespoons stevia
4 and ½ cups almond milk
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 and ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Strawberries, halved for serving
Cooking spray
Directions:
Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray, add oats, quinoa, stevia, almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract, toss, cover and cook on Low for 7 hours.
Divide into bowls, add strawberries on top and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 267, fat 5, fiber 8, carbs 28, protein 5
Breakfast Chia Pudding
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
½ cup coconut chia granola
½ cup chia seeds
2 cups coconut milk
2 tablespoons coconut, shredded and unsweetened
¼ cup maple syrup
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In your slow cooker, mix chia granola with chia seeds, coconut milk, coconut, maple syrup, cinnamon, cocoa powder and vanilla, toss, cover and cook on High for 2 hours.
Divide chia pudding into bowls and serve for breakfast.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 261, fat 4, fiber 8, carbs 10, protein 4
Vegan Slow Cooker Side Dish Recipes
Collard Greens Delight
Preparation time: 10 minutes<
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Cooking time: 4 hours and 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup yellow onion, chopped
16 ounces collard greens
2 garlic cloves, minced
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
14 ounces veggie stock
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon agave nectar
3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Directions:
Heat up a pan with the oil over medium high heat, add onion, stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add collard greens, stir, cook for 2 minutes more and transfer to your slow cooker.
Add garlic, salt, pepper, stock and bay leaf, stir, cover and cook on Low for 4 hours.
In a bowl, mix vinegar with agave nectar and whisk well.
Add this to collard greens, stir, divide between plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 130, fat 1, fiber 2, carbs 5, protein 3
Mexican Black Beans
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound black beans, soaked overnight and drained
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
3 cups veggie stock
2 cups yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon canned chipotle chili pepper in adobo sauce
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon lime juice
½ cup cilantro, chopped
½ cup pumpkin seeds
Directions:
Put the beans in your slow cooker.
Add a pinch of salt, black pepper, onion, stock, garlic and chipotle chili in adobo sauce.
Stir, cover and cook on Low for 10 hours.
Add lime juice and mash beans a bit using a potato masher.
Add cilantro, stir gently, divide between plates and serve with pumpkin seeds on top.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 150, fat 3, fiber 4, carbs 7, protein 5
Amazing Carrots Surprise
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 hours
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
3 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into medium pieces
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
2 tablespoons water
½ cup agave nectar
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon orange rind, grated
Directions:
Put the oil in your slow cooker and add the carrots.
In a bowl mix agave nectar with water and whisk well.
Add this to your slow cooker as well.
Also, add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, stir gently everything, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
Sprinkle orange rind all over, stir gently, divide on plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 6
Summer Black Eyed Peas
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
3 cups black eyed peas
A pinch of salt
Black pepper to the taste
2 cups veggie stock
2 tablespoons jalapeno peppers, chopped
2 cups sweet onion, chopped
½ teaspoon thyme, dried
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
Hot sauce to the taste
Directions:
Put the peas in your slow cooker.
Add a pinch of salt, black pepper, stock, jalapenos, onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
Stir everything, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
Drizzle hot sauce over peas, stir gently, divide between plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 130, fat 2, fiber 4, carbs 7, protein 7
Flavored Beets
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
6 beets, peeled and cut into wedges
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons agave nectar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
½ teaspoon lemon rind, grated
2 rosemary sprigs
Directions:
Put the beets in your slow cooker.
Add a pinch of salt, black pepper, lemon juice, oil, agave nectar, rosemary and vinegar.
Stir everything, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.
Add lemon rind, stir, divide between plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 120, fat 1, fiber 2, carbs 6, protein 6
Great Beans and Lentils Dish
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 hours and 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons thyme, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup yellow onion, chopped
5 cups water
5 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
½ cup tomato paste
½ cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Korean red chili paste
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1 and ½ cups great northern beans
½ cup red lentils
Directions:
Heat up a pan with the oil over medium high heat, add onion, stir and cook for 4 minutes.
Add garlic, thyme, vinegar and tomato paste, stir, cook for 5 minutes more and transfer to your slow cooker.
Add lentils and beans to your slow cooker and stir.
Also add water, maple syrup, mustard, chili paste and soy sauce, stir, cover and cook on High for 7 hours.
Stir beans mix again, divide between plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 160, fat 2, fiber 4, carbs 7, protein 8
Easy Sweet Potatoes Dish
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
½ cup orange juice
3 tablespoons palm sugar
½ teaspoon thyme, dried
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
½ teaspoon sage, dried
2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
Put the oil in your slow cooker and add sweet potato slices.
In a bowl, mix orange juice with palm sugar, thyme, sage, a pinch of salt and black pepper and whisk well.
Add this over potatoes, toss to coat, cover slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 hours.
Stir sweet potatoes mix again, divide between plates and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 160, fat 3, fiber 2, carbs 6, protein 9
Wonderful Wild Rice
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 hours
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
42 ounces veggie stock
1 cup carrot, shredded
2 and ½ cups wild rice
4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons marjoram, dried
A pinch of sea salt
Black pepper to the taste
2/3 cup cherries, dried
½ cup pecans, chopped
2/3 cup green onions, chopped
Directions:
Put the stock in your slow cooker.
Add rice, carrots, mushrooms, oil, salt, pepper marjoram.
Stir, cover and cook on Low for 6 hours.
Add cherries
and green onions, stir, cover slow cooker and leave it aside for 10 minutes.
Divide wild rice between plates and serve with chopped pecans on top.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 140, fat 2, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 7
Delicious Mashed Potatoes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 hours
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
6 garlic cloves, chopped
28 ounces veggie stock
1 bay leaf
1 cup coconut milk
¼ cup coconut butter
A pinch of sea salt
White pepper to the taste
Directions:
Put potatoes in your slow cooker.
Add stock, garlic and bay leaf, stir, cover and cook on Low for 6 hours.
Drain potatoes, discard bay leaf, return them to your slow cooker and mash using a potato masher.
