what veggie meals can i use my slow cooker for??

CAZBEAR · 15 May 2016 at 8:17PM

hi
i am looking for vegetarian things to make in my slow cooker which i bought on a whim and is now gathering dust in a corner of the kitchen!! i've done the usual vegetable casseroles and also risotto, but most recipes seem geared to meat-eaters eg pulled pork/chicken etc ..Ideally i'd like some recipes that i can bung in and leave for 8 hours or so ....thought all you thrifty types would maybe have a few ideas..
also i'm a s/w member so the healthier the better!!
thanks in advance:)

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VfM4meplse · 16 May 2016 at 7:50AM

Curries using pulses would be a god bet, eg dhals. Just stick it all in and the flavours should be well blended by the time you get back from work. Make sure you pre-soak or boil kidney beans for the required time first, though.

Former_MSE_Andrea · 16 May 2016 at 11:48AM

Great, timely thread for National Vegetarian Week!

There's an old list of cheap Vegetarian recipes on the Old Style Recipe Index Vegetarian section.

And the Slow Cooker Collection where you'll hopefully find something you'll like.

And here's the full Squeaky's Old Style Index Collection.

Andrea

Tiddlywinks · 16 May 2016 at 1:00PM

I'll probably have to do the walk of shame off the board for saying this but...

I found a lot of veggie dishes tasted very 'samey' when done in the slow cooker. I gave up in the end and went back to using my Dutch oven.

I gave the SC to my nephew as he used a lot of cheap cuts of meat in his student days.

Anne_Marie_2 · 16 May 2016 at 7:13PM

I got rid of my slow cooker too. Was great for doing meat dishes, but now just me (vegetarian), was taking up too much space as it was never used. Perhaps it would be good for pulses, but find it quicker to do them in my pressure cooker if using dried.

PasturesNew · 16 May 2016 at 7:29PM

MSE_Andrea wrote: »

National Vegetarian Week!

A whole week?

I'd struggle to eat a whole one in one day ... but I guess, if I have to, then I can stretch it to eating a whole one over a week.

Do they go off, or will it still be OK after 7 days?

tori.k · 16 May 2016 at 11:20PM

I love my slow cooker in fact I have 3 but other than vegetable chilli and the odd soup or stew I use them for baking or making yogurt & sauces as I prefer my meal veg to be steamed or roasted for taste & texture.

JIL · 16 May 2016 at 11:40PM

Rice pudding and mushy peas. Like others on here I don't think vege food is good in the slow cooker.

rdone · 17 May 2016 at 11:38AM

Standard making fun of people who decide they don't want to eat anything dead... I will never understand why people find this funny... sigh...

I don't use my slow cooker much in the summer but love it in the winter for soups and veggie cawl, curry, bolganaise, chilli, and things like this that I can't remember.

Tiddlywinks · 17 May 2016 at 12:35PM

rdone wrote: »

Standard making fun of people who decide they don't want to eat anything dead... I will never understand why people find this funny... sigh...

I don't think any harm was meant by the poster. It was just a joke.

I mean, we have donut day, cheese week, potato appreciation days, chocolate fests etc.... all foodstuffs.... so the joke was about eating a vegetarian in 'vegetarian week' just like eating lots of chocolate or whatever.

I've had loads of ideas for veggie stuff from here over the years - no one bats an eyelid. Very veggie friendly.

rdone · 17 May 2016 at 12:39PM

Well when people think it's funny and okay to harm other living creatures I lose all humour. I find the post offensive.

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