9 Healthy Crockpot Recipes You Need to Try
When the weather outside is frightful, stay inside and serve up something delightful!
The colder months are the perfect time of year to put your slow cooker recipes to good use! Slow cookers (also known as "Crockpots") make homemade meals a cinch—simply fill them with your ingredients in the morning, and by the time you get home from work, dinner is ready to be served! We rounded up some of the best healthy, hearty, and delicious slow cooker recipes you've got to try.
Ingredients:
Directions:
This recipe yields 4 servings
Recipe courtesy of: The Cleaner Plate Club by Beth Bader and Ali Benjamin
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 can (28 ounces) chopped tomatoes with juice
1 cup dried chickpeas
2 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons coriander
2 cinnamon sticks
4 carrots, peeled and diced
1 red pepper, seeded and diced
1 bunch kale, chopped and tough stems removed
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
Black pepper to taste
1/2 roast chicken, skinned and boned (optional)
Add the olive oil, onion, carrots, red pepper, garlic, spices, chick peas, tomatoes and juice, cinnamon sticks, and chicken broth to the slow cooker. Cook on high for 6 hours. Twenty minutes before serving, when the cooker is just on the "warm" setting, add the kale. (This is a good time to prep the rice: add 1 cup of basmati rice, 2 cups of chicken or vegetable stock, and a pinch of saffron in a pot, cover, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes). Just before serving, add parsley and season to taste with the salt and pepper. Remove the cinnamon sticks and serve over rice with the optional roasted chicken.
