Best Mediterranean Style Beans And Vegetables Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL STEW

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Lentil Stew image

This is an excellent slow cooker recipe... Mix ingredients and let cook. Delicious! Spiced with cumin and coriander and flavored with tomato paste, this veggie-filled lentil stew will keep you warm for winter, and all year round! Good with a loaf of fresh-baked rustic bread! Vegetarian and vegan. Serve with a piece of bread for dipping.

Provided by CookingForDummies

Categories Everyday Cooking Vegetarian Soups and Stews Stew

Time 3h30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

5 cups water
2 ½ cubes vegetable bouillon, or more to taste
2 cups dry lentils
5 small carrots, peeled and diced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
3 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ (6 ounce) can tomato paste, or to taste
½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
½ (8 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn

Steps:

Warm water and vegetable bouillon in a slow cooker on High until dissolved. Add lentils, carrots, and potatoes.
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cumin and coriander and cook and stir until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add oil, followed by onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Stir. Add tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Stir in spinach.
Cook on High, stirring every 30 minutes, until lentils are tender and stew has thickened, 3 to 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.3 calories, Carbohydrate 36.4 g, Fat 2.1 g, Fiber 14.3 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 193.9 mg, Sugar 3.8 g

MEDITERRANEAN STYLE BEANS AND VEGETABLES (CROCK POT)

Mediterranean Style Beans and Vegetables (Crock Pot) image

I usually make tomato-ey, spicy bean recipes, but this one is different since even though it does have chili peppers in it, it really is mild (or maybe I just have a flame retardant tongue!). No tomatoes, either. This is modified just a little from a recipe from Crescent Dragonwagon's "The Passionate Vegetarian." She suggests serving it with bread & oil, or rice or barley, as a side dish, or with sour cream. I like it either hot or cold just as it is, or with rice or over pasta. I think any beans except maybe black would work, and I often use cooked dry beans instead of canned.

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories Beans

Time 8h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can red beans, drained and rinsed
5 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
2 cups green beans, fresh, cleaned and cut
2 red chili peppers, chopped (remove as many or as little seeds depending on how much heat you want)
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Put everything in a large crock pot and cook on low setting for 8 hours, or until beans and vegetables are as soft as you like.
Remove bay leaves and serve.