These are the BEST Slow Cooker Black Beans! They're SO flavorful from the scallions, perfectly tender without any soaking, and freezer and budget friendly. A versatile, vegan staple for the whole family!It's the Monday after a weekend away at a bachelorette party in Austin. And needless to say, I'm exhausted from all of the fun we had! What a blast.When I got home yesterday ...
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Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Stew
This vegan mushroom barley stew is a comforting meal for a cold day. It can be prepped and frozen in advance, and dumped in the crockpot to be ready in time for dinner on a busy day!This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see my affiliate disclosure. I've definitely been getting ready for spring with some of my recent recipes (asparagus and peas, anyone?), but TBH it's ...
Veggie Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken
Add some extra veggies to your meals with this Veggie Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken, a meal prep staple seasoned with salsa verde.It's almost Friday! And you know what Friday means, right? Time for a little meal planning and prep!Whether or not you plan to prep a few things over the weekend, you should bookmark this Veggie Mexican Slow Cooker Chicken. It's an awesome recipe to "batch cook" ...
Slow Cooker Arugula Mashed Potatoes
Making mashed potatoes just got a whole lot easier with these Slow Cooker Arugula Mashed Potatoes! Plus, they have an added vegetable.On the eleventh day of Vegmas, my true love gave to me...ARUGULA!This spicy leafy green is the star of these creamy, veggie-loaded slow cooker mashed potatoes. Earlier this month, I realized that I didn't have a recipe for mashed potatoes on the blog. And ...
How to Build a Healthy Baked Potato
Learn how to build a healthy baked potato with all the right fix-ins for a balanced meal!Are Baked Potatoes Good For You? White potatoes have a bad reputation, mainly because they are usually fried and coated with salt. But in reality, they are loaded with nutrients and can be a healthy addition to balanced meals when they are baked, roasted or boiled. A single baked potato has 25% of the ...
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Brown Rice Risotto
This brown rice risotto is a comforting, nutritious recipe with the best flavors of fall: butternut squash, shallots, and sage!Is it just me, or is this the Monday-est Monday of all time? Ok good, so it's not just me. You know what makes crazy Mondays better? Super easy dinners! Especially the kind that you can make in the slow cooker.If that way of thinking resonates with you, then boy ...
Slow Cooker Kale and White Bean Soup with Sausage
Mondays are hard. Regardless of your work schedule, the first day of the week tends to be a struggle. Not to mention the whole getting-dark-early and staying-dark-longer thing makes it a loootttt more difficult to get out of bed.Once you've made it through Monday and arrive back home, chances are you aren't too keen on cooking something for yourself and/or your family. That's where the slow ...
Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
New site, new month, new recipes (featuring the trusty slow cooker, of course)! I've been busy around here ;-)!I am so excited about the launch of this new site and the nutrition services offered by It's a Veg World After All, LLC. If you are new to the Veg World, welcome! And if you are a regular visitor, I hope you like the set-up. I have organized and archived all of my old recipes in the ...
Slow Cooker Apple Pie Steel Cut Oats
Photos and recipe updated 2/1/18. Original writing remains.Happy Monday, April, May, and everything in between!Things are starting to come to a close with my dietetic internship. On Wednesday, I will finish my renal rotation, one of the most challenging ones so far! Next up is nutrition support, followed by 2 final weeks in the weight management clinic at the VA. And after that, I will be ...