Trouble-Free Vegetarian Recipes By Using Slow Cooker

If you enjoy the convenience of making food in a slow cooker, you can make a great deal of vegetarian recipes that are trouble-free and easy to make. You just put the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it cook. Before you know it, dinner is ready and you are out of the kitchen quicker! Here are a few vegetarian recipes with cooking directions by using slow cooker:

(A) Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 5 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
* 1/3 cup grated carrot
* 2 2/3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
* 2 tablespoons dried oregano
* 2 1/2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
* 2 tablespoons dried basil
* 1 (28 ounce) can peeled and crushed tomatoes, with liquid
* 2 bay leaves

Cooking Direction: In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, spinach, tomato paste, mushrooms, salt, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, bay leaves and tomatoes. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir, reduce heat to low and cook for 1 to 2 hours more. Serve over cooked pasta of your choice.

(B) Vegetarian Slow Cooker Mediterranean Stew

INGREDIENTS:
* 2 cups cubed eggplant, with peel
* 1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cubed
* 2 cups cubed zucchini
* 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1 carrot, sliced thin
* 1 ripe tomato, chopped
* 1/2 cup vegetable broth
* 1/4 teaspoon paprika
* 1 clove garlic, chopped
* 1/3 cup raisins
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cooking Direction: In a slow cooker, combine butternut squash, eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomato sauce, onion, tomato, carrot, broth, raisins, and garlic and season with cumin, turmeric, red pepper, cinnamon, and paprika. Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

In fact, there are lots and lots of vegetarian recipes that you can make in the slow cooker that are easy but delicious and there are lots of places where you can find them. You may just search this website for some more easy to make vegetarian and delicious vegan recipes.