vegetarian slow cooker recipes

I am making stuffing (actually dressing) for Thanksgiving in a crockpot. The dinner I’m going to is 2.5 hours away, and I will not be able to get there early enough to cook the dressing for the minimum 4 hours it needs to cook in the crockpot.

Is it safe for me to partially cook the stuffing for two hours or so, and then travel with it, still in the crockpot, and then plug it in for the remaining time once I reach my destination? Or can I just pre-cook it all the way, travel with it and then heat it up upon arrival?

This is the recipe I’m using (courtesy of Gayle Wagner, taken from Allrecipes):

1 cup butter
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
1/4 cup fresh parsley
12 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
12 1/2 cups dry bread cubes
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten
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DIRECTIONS
Melt butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, mushroom, and parsley in butter, stirring frequently.
Spoon cooked vegetables over bread cubes in a very large mixing bowl. Season with poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, marjoram, and salt and pepper. Pour in enough broth to moisten, and mix in eggs. Transfer mixture to slow cooker, and cover.
Cook on High for 45 minutes, then reduce heat to Low, and cook for 4 to 8 hours.

I’ve made this recipe many many times but never had to make it in advance or travel with it. Any suggestions are appreciated!

For Breakfest, Lunch, Snack, Dinner and desert

My live-in-boyfriend is having his parents in town and I want to cook dinner for them a couple nights out of the weeks they are here. They are vegetarians but can eat fish and chicken-does anyone have an mouth watering veggie dishes I can borrow? Maybe even easy to make with simple ingredients.

It’s our first Valentine’s Day married, and I already bought him just about everything he wants when his birthday and Christmas came, so I decided to make a nice big meal for Valentine’s Day. Like most men, he likes any type of meat and/or potatoes, so I found some really good recipes but I can’t decide which one to make! Any help?

1. Slow Cooker Chicken (cream of chicken and herbs condensed soup, onion powder, and chicken)

2. Slow Cooker Pot Roast (chuck roast, salt, pepper, dry onion soup mix, onion powder, water, 3 potatoes)

3. Pulled Pork BBQ (pork butt roast, salt, pepper, beef broth, liquid smoke)

4. Beef Stew (beef, black pepper, flour, vegetable oil, potatoes, onion powder, garlic cloves, beef stock, worcestershire sauce, thyme leaves, bay leaf)

5. Potatoes with Butter and Thyme (bacon, thyme springs, 4 lbs. yukon gold potatoes, kosher salt, bay leaves, peppercorns, chicken broth, butter)

6. BBQ Ribs (6 lbs. spare ribs, tomato sauce, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, chili powder, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper)

(All of these are for the slow cooker b/c I got one as a wedding present and still haven’t used it =P)
And don’t worry about them being unhealthy, he needs it trust me! lol. He’s 5’9″ and 130 lbs. I’m trying my best to put more meat on his bones.

The obvious answer is to stop eating meat. I want to know what others have bought to adjust themselves and their families to a vegetarian diet. Is there an easy way to make that transition?

I’ll be making this recipe for the first time and I had a few questions (after the recipe):

6 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 lg. onion, chopped
4 carrots, pared and sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced, including leaves
4 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
5 cups water
1 to 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
Pepper, to taste
1/3 cup butter
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
Preparation:

Put all ingredients except milk in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours, until vegetables are tender. Stir in evaporated milk during last 30 to 60 minutes.

-Can I substitute leek for celery? If so, how many leeks do I need?
-It asks for 4 bouillon chicken cubes, but I think this will be too salty. Can I put less or replace this with something else?
What proportion of chicken broth/water would I use, please?

I am not vegetarian but I do enjoy eating less meat. I would like some suggestions on hearty main course (dinner) dishes. I like tofu and Indian dishes like tofu makhani, but I need some new ideas! No pasta also, fiancé doesn’t like pasta :S

Hi, I’m a tight budget but I love eating fresh chicken. I recently noticed that a pack of chicken breasts is like eight dollars for two, and a whole TRAY of chicken legs is like three bucks!

I’m very squeamish about fat/bone/gristle, which is why I’m asking before I get them. When you cook them, is there a lot of fat/gristle? Obviously there’s bone but I could nibble around it.

I don’t have an oven. What are some good chicken leg recipes that I can make in a pan or slow cooker? I really like garlic, cheese, vegetables, not a big fan of anything weird. xD

Thanks guys!

well sometimes it depends on the environment also, for people from the north pole cannot be vegetarian, same for the people living in deserts region. but where there is plenty of fruits, vegetables and trees like the fertile regions in most countries, people should be more towards veg than non- veg.

Thats one of the most common things I hear. Where do people get that idea? The way I see it, a vegetarian diet would right off the bat look like a healthier diet than a diet that includes meat.
I’ve been a vegetarian for a little over a year now, and hoping to go vegan soon