Everyone loves a good, easy meal—especially vegetarians! It can be hard cooking meals from scratch all the time. This list of 45 best vegetarian slow cooker recipes is here to help!
Something about fall always makes me want to seek out slow cooker recipes. Maybe it's because crockpot recipes tend to be comfort foods—soups, stews, chilis, and casseroles. But when you're a vegetarian, sometimes it can be hard to find meatless recipes for the crockpot. Why does virtually every slow cooker recipe have to have meat in it?!
Well, these recipes don't! From soups to main dishes to desserts, there are enough vegetarian crockpot recipes to last until spring. If you're looking for strictly vegan slow cooker recipes, we love this roundup by Emilie Eats!
45 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes
This Chard, Lentil, & Potato Slow Cooker Soup requires just twenty minutes to throw together. It includes delicious vegetables such as celery, carrots, and yellow onion. These ingredients, along with a few others, simmer together for eight hours and create a delightful smell. This slow cooker soup looks beautiful with deep greens playing peek-a-boo through golden broth and yellow potatoes.
This creamy, rich, sweet, and smokey Slow Cooker Corn & Red Pepper Chowder is easy to make and smells terrific. Bold and vibrant in both flavor and appearance, this chowder is healthy and hearty. Thanks to the frozen sweet corn, the hint of sweetness balances out the chowder's savory smokey flavor. This chowder is healthy and hearty and makes for a wonderful weeknight dinner!
This Slow Cooker Lentil Chili is vegan and gluten-free. It's loaded with healthy ingredients like onion, garlic, diced jalapenos, and tomatoes. Simmer this chili in your slow cooker on low for six hours.
This Chipotle Black Bean & Quinoa Crock-Pot Stew is a beautiful deep burgundy red and has a wonderful smoky taste. The stew tastes amazing and will make your house smell incredible!
This Crock Pot Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup is easy to make—simply toss the ingredients in and let it simmer for 6 hours! This soup has major health benefits and serves as a light and comforting meal.
This Slow Cooker Lentil Cauliflower Stew is easy to make and simmers quickly. You can garnish your soup with rich plain yogurt, herbed goat cheese, or even grated parmesan! This tasty stew makes for a comforting and cozy meal.
This Slow Cooker Vichyssoise Soup is easy to make and provides a dreamy rich, creamy meal. You’ll find carrots, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper in every spoonful. Garnish it with parsley and fresh thyme leaves!
This Slow Cooker Hot and Sour Soup is full of mushrooms, packed with tofu, and flavored with the perfect amount of chili paste. Let it simmer for six hours, then enjoy every delicious bite!
This delightful Fennel + Delicata Squash Soup is a unique and comforting dish. It combines fennel and squash to make a hug-in-a-bowl kind of meal!
This Minestrone Soup is easy to make and can be thickened by pureeing the beans. It is packed with healthy nutrient-filled ingredients and can be stored easily in the freezer. This recipe also gives many variations to explore various tastes and textures!
These Bourbon Mango Slow Cooker Baked Beans are delicious! They are made with a sweet mango puree and barbecue sauce. You'll also combine honey with bourbon to make this wonderful dish.
The secret to theses Slow Cooker Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes is to mash the potatoes right in the slow cooker! These potatoes make a fancy, beautiful side dish or a mouthwatering, scrumptious dinner. This meal also has an easy clean-up!
This Summer Slow Cooker Lasagna with Zucchini and Eggplant is bursting with flavor! It’s made with plenty of healthy ingredients and is assembled and cooked right in the slow cooker. Gooey and full of melted cheese, this lasagna is sure to become a new family favorite.
This Slow Cooker Vegan Chili is easy to make and is very tasty! It is packed with healthy, good-for-you ingredients and can be served alongside anything to create a well-balanced meal.
This delightful Slow Cooker Corn Chowder makes for a cozy, frugal meal. The recipe comes with several variations, so you can try them all out and find your favorite!
This Slow-Cooker Split Pea Soup is rich in protein and packed with healthy nutrients and vitamins. The recipe is easy to follow, and you end up with a mouthwatering soup!
These Crockpot Vegetarian Fajitas are bursting with flavor and color. The several vegetables, spices, and nutrients make these fajitas a perfect weeknight dinner. And since they'll be simmering for hours, these fajitas will have your entire home smelling delicious!
These Crock-Pot Madras Lentils can be a side or entree. They taste like comfort food at its finest! This recipe requires little effort and is easy to clean-up.
Thes Greek Stuffed Peppers are tender and tasty! They are made with healthy ingredients like beans, couscous, garlic, and more. This gourmet stuffed pepper dish pairs beautifully with any entree.
This cozy Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Taco Filling is packed with flavor and is 100% plant-based. This filling is gluten and soy-free and has a great meaty texture.
This Lightened Up Sweet & Spicy Veggie Curry is a sensual dish. It’s light with just the right amount of spice—and 100% vegan! This bold, vibrant dish is delicious and looks beautiful set out with a spread.
These Slow-Cooker Bean and Spinach Enchiladas are bursting with flavor. They are easy to put together and will be loved by even the pickiest of eaters!
This slow cooker Chinese Barbecued Tofu and Vegetables meal is loaded with vegetables. It tastes so good and is sure to be a family favorite!
This Chai-Spiced Instant Pot Pear Applesauce is easy to make and tastes so good! It combines sweetness and spice to create a sauce that pairs great with oatmeal, waffles, and more. Each spoonful will be a delight!
This Slow Cooker Marinara is unlike any other. Simmering the ingredients in the slow cooker adds a certain caramelized sweetness to each bite. This recipe makes a large amount—enough to use for dinner and to store some in the freezer!
Bold flavors from Feta, Kalamata olives, and amazing spices dance together in this Slow Cooker Greek Rice. Juicy bell peppers fill each bite with deliciousness!
These Crock Pot Coconut Curry Vegan Baked Beans are sweet with a bit of heat in every forkful. Delicious, creamy, rich, and packed with flavor, this crockpot recipe is a winner!
This savory Wild Rice Medley has a beautiful color with festive bursts of orange throughout. And it’s super easy to make—simply toss all the ingredients into your slow cooker and simmer!
These Slow Cooker Refried Beans are delicious. This recipe provides a healthy way to enjoy refried beans without the bacon grease. Enjoying your refried beans like this means less salt and more wholesome goodness!
These Garlic Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes are full of flavor but without the heavy carbs! Now you can finally enjoy mashed "potatoes" without feeling guilty. Every forkful of these cauliflower mashed "potatoes" is bursting with fresh garlic and the perfect amount of salt and pepper.
Pudding for breakfast? I've never heard anything so delightful! This Crock-Pot Apple Crumble Breakfast Pudding will have you thinking it's dessert rather than breakfast. It has a crunchy cinnamon crumbly topping over a creamy pudding filled with apple, cinnamon, and more.
This heavenly Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole has a spicy, crumbly topping with a soft, gooey inside. It's absolutely decadent yet simple to make! Just let it simmer all through the night, and you'll wake to the most delicious smell.
This delicious Slow Cooker Pumpkin Granola will become your new favorite snack! It's a savory mix of oatmeal, pumpkin, almonds, and more. This granola makes for a wonderful topping to yogurt—or you can just snack on it cold!
Sweet and sticky, this Overnight Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal is going to make breakfast everyone's favorite meal! Top this oatmeal with your favorite fruit, and you have yourself a wonderful breakfast. This oatmeal simmers throughout the night and is ready to indulge in right when you wake up.
This Slow-Cooked Spinach Strata with Gruyere and Garlic is spongy and dense. It’s delicious and loaded with healthy ingredients! This casserole makes for a wonderfully nutritious meal.
Make this Lemon Poppy Seed Bread batter with ease, then spoon it into your slow cooker, and bask in the delicious aroma! This recipe makes a wonderful, soft and sweet lemon bread. For an added dessert-like touch, drizzle the loaf with lemon icing.
These Slow Cooker Grits are packed with gooey melted cheese. They're delicious and cook easily overnight while you’re sleeping!
This flavor-packed Slow Cooker Spinach and Mozzarella Frittata is delicious! It's easy to make and sure to be enjoyed by everyone you’re serving. The frittata has a beautiful spongy texture and is a festive dish to set out for brunch!
A slow cooker is such a handy kitchen tool, isn't it? You can make anything in it with little fuss. This Healthy Crock Pot Apple Crisp is a delicious—and healthy!—dessert. It's apple-y, buttery, and scrumptious! This crisp, from The Realistic Nutritionist, has a superb sweet, nutty flavor and tastes great paired with nice cream.
This heavenly sweet treat is going to have everyone asking for more! Triple-Chocolate Peanut-Butter Pudding Cake is rich, moist, and super tasty. Every bite is filled with gourmet-quality goodness. Top this dish with some nice vanilla cream for a decadent dessert!
These Mini Salted Caramel Mocha Cheesecakes are topped with a simple salted caramel sauce and require about an hour and a half to cook. This is a decadent dessert made from simple ingredients.
Soft, moist, sweet, and delicious—those are the words that best describe this Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler. Follow the recipe and you get a wonderful, heavenly dessert with little effort!
Scalloped Peaches make for a beautiful dessert or breakfast—or for whenever you want them, really! Sweet, soft, and cinnamony, these peaches require just two hours to cook. And as a bonus, they can be made with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry!
This Vegan Blueberry Lemon Cake only requires a small amount of time to cook. It’s a great snack to indulge in any time of the day! Sweet and decadent, this is a recipe you’ll want to make again and again.
These Slow-Cooker Caramel Poached Pears are coated in a wonderful combination of sugar and ginger. Soft and sweet, this pear dish is easy to make and can be whipped together with little effort!
Vegetarian Slow Cooker Cookbooks!
If you're looking for more vegetarian and vegan slow cooker recipes, these cookbooks are my favorites:
Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker: 200 Ultra-Convenient, Super-Tasty, Completely Animal-Free Recipes
Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says
It all sounds wonderful but with that pic of what I'm assuming is the pumpkin bread pudding, is it really a shock I went straight for the dessert section? 🙂
Kiersten says
Yes, that's the bread pudding! It's awesome, too. 🙂
Christine @ Gotta Eat Green says
Yummmm thanks for sharing all this goodness! I was planning on making a crock pot apple sauce this week.. now I have some inspiration!
Kiersten says
Crockpot applesauce is SO GOOD! 😀
rogue1 says
You just saved me from myself. October is a busy and bumpy ride for me, and I tend to overindulge in fast food. Now, as long as a throw something in the crock in the am, I am good to go!
Kiersten says
Yes, knowing that dinner is waiting for you makes it harder to justify getting fast food! 🙂
Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says
I love using my crockpot too, especially in the cooler months! Great recipes - thanks!
Kammie @ Sensual Appeal says
This is awesome and thanks for including one of my recipes. I love slow cooker meals and I love that everyone is sharing all of their favorite recipes lately too. Makes it so much easier to find stuff to make next 🙂
Kiersten says
You're welcome--I can't wait to try your recipe!
Julie says
What an awesome round-up! Going through and bookmarking a bunch of these now!
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says
So glad you posted this! I always forget about my trusty slow cooker
Caitlin says
another great round-up! i've been in the mood for warm and comforting soups lately.
Suzanne @ hello, veggy! says
I love using the slow cooker!! Here is my take on vegan slow cooker chili: http://helloveggy.com/2013/09/22/lazy-vegan-chili/
Kate@Diethood says
My Meatless-Monday menu just got sooooo much better!! And thank you for including my soup!
Batya says
Kiersten, If my slow-cooker could smile right now...it would! These are perfect. I can't wait to cook my way through these recipes! Thanks, again, for doing all the leg work. Happy fall. xo, Batya
Maria Tadic says
Guess it's time I dust off that crock pot! Love the list of recipes...only problem is, I dont know where to start!!!
Stephanie @ henry happened says
ohh, this is a good one!! I'm so excited to pull out the crockpot - it's so nice to get to enjoy the smell of whatever is cooking all day.
Julia says
LOVE this! What a useful post for folks like me who could use a break from meat from time to time! I'm pretty much in love with my crock pot, so you can imagine, I'll be coming back to this post over and over. And I'm psyched to check out those cookbooks too!! 🙂
EA-The Spicy RD says
You have the yummiest recipe round-ups! I am trying to use my slow cooker more-at least once/week, so this gives me loads of fabulous ideas. So many delicious recipes to try, but I think Beth's Squash & Chickpea stew is first up on my list-yum!!
Kiersten says
Someone already made it and said it was delicious! 😀 It's on my must-make list too.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
I don't use my slow cooker as often as I should but these recipes are seriously inspiring, and it's just the right time of year to get it out!
Thanks so much for including my mushroom stroganoff 🙂
Kiersten says
That recipe sounds SO good--I can't wait to try it!
Ash-foodfashionparty says
Let me go get me a slow cooker.
What a lovely roundup and list of yumminess in this post. Can't wait to try some out.
ashley - baker by nature says
Slow cooker madness! And I love it!!! Can't wait to try some of these fabulous recipes out 🙂
Rachel Cooks says
Pinning this fantastic roundup! Thanks for including my beans. One of my favorite recipes. I always have some made and stocked in the freezer. Never buying cans again!
Kiersten says
The canned version is gross--yours sounds so much better!
Beth @ Tasty Yummies says
Oh my goodness this is a mouth-watering amazing roundup. I just adore my slow cooker. I use it quite often. I cannot wait to try some of these other recipes. Thanks so much for including a few of mine with all of these other yummies. 😉
Kiersten says
Thank you for sharing your recipes! 🙂 Someone just emailed me to tell me she made your curry and that it was delicious!
Janae @ bring joy says
I agree--why do all the slow cooker recipes seem to have meat in them?!
In my opinion, a slow cooker is a vegetarian's best friend as I've found it to be the best way to cook beans & soups.
Awesome roundup!
Kiersten says
Yes, it is SO GREAT for beans! I make big batches of beans in mine and freeze them. 🙂
Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen says
Love, love, luuuuuuvvvvv this round up!
Brenda Williams says
YEAH! Just in time for fall and winter...THANK YOU. I love using a slow cooker in the cooler times of year and these recipes should keep me stocked for a long time.
Kathy Hester says
Thank you so much for including my recipes in your round-up and even adding my books to your veg slow cooker book list!
Kiersten says
I'm a huge fan of your books! 🙂
Kathy Hester says
Let me know if you ever want to do any giveaways or want a review copy in the future!
Kiersten says
I will email you tomorrow--thank you!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Fall and winter are the perfect time for slow cooker recipes, great round up!