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Guest Post: Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili

October 19, 2014 Melissa King 16 Comments

I am super excited to have my friend Ginny from Vegan in the Freezer guest post today. Some of you may already follow her and know that her recipes are amazing and also very easy! She is sharing her Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili with you today. One can never have too many slow cooker recipes right? So here you go!

Do you want a great tasting slow cooker dinner for pennies? Something with lots of spices for all kinds of flavor? Well, Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili is it! Some days, in fact many days, it is so nice to be able to drop a mix of ingredients into a crock-pot and be on your way. In the winter it helps warm the house and in the summer you can put your slow cooker on the patio and dine al fresco.

Slow Cooker Ratatouille Soup

September 16, 2014September 17, 2014 Melissa King 64 Comments

I have a new slow cooker recipe for you! This time it’s slow cooker ratatouille soup. One can never have too many soup recipes right? Especially when they are healthy soup recipes. Even better if they are slow cooker recipes. This slow cooker ratatouille soup will not disappoint. It’s loaded with flavor. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

If you wanted to add more protein to this soup, I could see white beans or kidney beans going real well in here. This soup is great on it’s own though. Plus the house will smell amazing! Unlike most soup recipes, this one contains no broth. Most of the vegetables release so much water in the cooking process, that there was no need for broth. This recipes makes a very large amount of soup. It’s quite budget friendly. I store mine in serving sized containers in the freezer for easy meals on those busy days.

Crock Pot Spaghetti & Vegetables (vegan)

March 8, 2014May 27, 2017 Melissa King 79 Comments

Crock Pot Spaghetti & Vegetables. I have been trying to come up with more crock pot recipes lately. This crock pot spaghetti recipe was actually my husband’s idea.

I love this crock pot recipe because it is a one pot meal making cleanup a snap. Not to mention it’s super easy! Slow cooking this allows for more of the flavors to develop as well.

Slow Cooker Breakfast Quinoa

January 13, 2014May 24, 2017 Melissa King 81 Comments

You have to try this Slow Cooker Breakfast Quinoa. Have you ever had quinoa for breakfast? Quinoa can be very versatile. I have used quinoa in cookies and stir fries in the past, but this was my first try eating quinoa for breakfast. Quinoa is naturally gluten free, so it’s a great alternative to oatmeal.

This healthy breakfast quinoa was much better than I ever expected! Slow cooking the quinoa allowed the sugars in the dates and apples to come out. I added no sugar at all to this slow cooker breakfast quinoa.

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup (Vegan)

January 8, 2014January 23, 2018 Melissa King 64 Comments

I love my crock pot. Do you? Crock pot meals are so easy. Throw everything in, turn on and walk away. I try to make everything I can in the crock pot. Especially soups.

This black bean soup is no exception. I already have a white bean soup on the blog, so I thought it was about time to add a crock pot black bean soup to the mix.

White Bean Chili (Vegan and Gluten Free)

December 30, 2013June 28, 2017 Melissa King 42 Comments

White Bean Chili. I have been wanting to do a slow cooker bean chili for quite some time. Problem is, I wasn’t sure how to make a white bean chili. So naturally, I ask my husband who is the chili expert in the house.

He also created the delicious sweet potato chili that is already on the blog. I was very pleased with his recipe for this white bean vegan chili as well. This white bean chili recipe is so simple and it can be made in the crock pot when you are not even home! To me, those are the best kinds of recipes. 🙂

white bean chili