When people think about Crock Pot cooking, savory stews and slow-cooked roasts often come to mind. But why not use the Crock Pot for vegetarian meals? If you think about it, slow cooking is ideal for vegetarian dishes, allowing the flavors to slowly and gently meld together. And consider the convenience. You can set up your crockpot, leave for work, and come home to a hot, homecooked meal. It doesn’t get much easier than that. If you’re still not convinced about the advantages of Crock Pot cooking when it comes to vegetarian meals, let’s look at four simple, nourishing, delicious Crock Pot favorites below. 1. Vegetarian Lasagna Lasagna’s one of those dishes just about everyone loves, but it can take quite a while to cook in the oven. Rather than sit around and glare hungrily at your oven every few minutes, make your lasagna in the Crock Pot instead. Take your favorite lasagna recipe, and instead of layering the ingredients into a pan, place them into an oiled Crock Pot. The noodles will soften in about three to four hours (no need to pre-boil), and dinner will be ready with limited fuss and easy cleanup. If you don’t have a tried-and-true lasagna recipe you use, this spinach and ricotta lasagna and winter squash lasagna are excellent choices. …show more content…
Taco Filling Tacos are a family favorite, and there’s no better place to cook vegetarian taco filling than a Crock Pot. If you’re looking for a simple recipe that involves little more than opening a few cans and tossing the contents into your slow cooker, then this recipe is for you. Once the filling is ready, warm up corn or flour tortillas, spoon the delicious filling into them, and top them off with cheese, cilantro, sour cream, chopped tomato…whatever you