Creamy Slow Cooker Lentil & Eggplant Bake

Creamy Slow Cooker Lentil & Eggplant Bake

Slow cooker lentil and eggplant bake is moussaka without the frying station: layers of eggplant, potato, and cinnamon-scented lentils in tomato, finished with a beaten-egg and cream cheese topping that sets into something like custard. It bakes itself over six and a...

Vegan Slow Cooker Barley & Wheat Berry Pilaf

Vegan Slow Cooker Barley & Wheat Berry Pilaf

Vegan slow cooker barley and wheat berry pilaf braises two chewy grains in vegetable broth with corn, mushrooms, carrots, and roasted red peppers until every bite is nutty, savory, and satisfying enough to be the main dish. There's something magical about a slow...

Slow Cooker Poblano Corn Spoonbread

Slow Cooker Poblano Corn Spoonbread

Slow cooker poblano-corn spoonbread bakes into the custardy intersection of cornbread and casserole: corn muffin mix reinforced with double corn, finely chopped poblano, sweet onion, and jalapeño-Jack cheese. Serve it straight from the crock with the big spoon. Get...

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Corn Chowder

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Corn Chowder

Slow cooker potato corn chowder simmers red potatoes with two kinds of corn — cream-style and whole kernel — plus green chiles for a thick, spoon-standing chowder with no cream in sight. Six hours later, saltines and cracked pepper are all it needs. There’s nothing...

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Curry (Vegan)

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Curry (Vegan)

Slow cooker sweet potato and lentil curry lets brown lentils and cubed sweet potato braise for eight hours with curry powder, fresh ginger, and a seeded jalapeño until the pot makes its own thick sauce. A swirl of vegan yogurt on top and it's dinner. Imagine...

Slow Cooker Vegan Kale and White Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Vegan Kale and White Bean Soup

Slow cooker vegan kale and white bean soup simmers small white beans, tomato purée, and uncooked rice in herb broth until everything is soft, thick, and Tuscan in spirit, with tender kale folded through. Five hours later, dinner is a ladle away. There's nothing quite...

Creamy Vegan Slow Cooker Carrot Ginger Soup

Creamy Vegan Slow Cooker Carrot Ginger Soup

Slow cooker carrot ginger soup sends eight carrots, a couple of parsnips, and a russet potato through five unhurried hours with fresh ginger and cumin, then blends into pure velvet. It's the orange antidote to a gray week. There's nothing quite like coming home...

Hearty Vegan Mushroom Barley Soup (Slow Cooker)

Hearty Vegan Mushroom Barley Soup (Slow Cooker)

There's nothing quite like coming home to the rich, savory aroma of a soup that's been simmering away all day. This Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Soup is the ultimate 'set it and forget it' meal. It's packed with earthy mushrooms, wholesome barley, and a medley of...

Hearty Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls (Slow Cooker)

Hearty Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls (Slow Cooker)

Slow cooker sweet & tangy cabbage rolls wrap cooked brown rice and black beans in cabbage leaves, then braise them for hours in a marinara brightened with raisins, lemon juice, and brown sugar. Old-world comfort with modern hands-off manners. Get ready to fall in...