Get ready to dive into a world of dairy-free deliciousness! This recipe collection features 25 Dairy Free Slow Cooker Recipes that are comforting, fuss-free, and oh so flavorful.
Just because you enjoy a dairy-free lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice taste!
From hearty beef stew to pulled pork to juicy chicken thighs and flavorful, tender chicken breasts, you can make flavorful meals with minimum prep time thanks to the slow cooker.
If you’re looking for the ultimate collection of dairy-free comfort food, we’ve got 25 of the best dairy-free slow cooker recipes right here for you. Enjoy!
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🌟 About these recipes
In this recipe collection, you’ll find:
- 100% dairy-free recipes, including some that have dairy-free alternative options.
- A variety of protein dishes, including slow cooker chicken, beef, pork, seafood, and vegetarian recipes.
- Recipes with minimal prep time.
- Main dish recipes and side dish recipes.
- Dairy-free recipes that are full of flavor.
- Easy recipes featuring simple ingredients and mostly hands-off cooking.
👩🏻🍳 Slow cooking tips and FAQs
They are essentially the same thing: a CrockPot is a popular brand name of a slow cooker. So anytime you see the term “crockpot recipe” and “slow cooker recipe,” you know you can use them in either an official CrockPot slow cooker or any off-brand slow cooker that you have.
There are a few ways to keep vegetables from turning mushy in a CrockPot.
1. Add vegetables that soften easily, like potatoes and peas, closer to the end of the slow cooking process.
2. Cutting the vegetables slightly larger than you would if you were cooking them on the stove can help keep them from getting too mushy during slow cooking.
While you can put raw meat in a slow cooker, it’s usually best to sear the meat on a pan before slow cooking. Just be sure to read the directions for each recipe carefully and slow cook the dish for the recommended amount of time. Also be sure to check the internal meat temperature at the end of cooking with a meat thermometer. Most recipes should have the recommended temperature for doneness for beef, chicken, pork, etc.
Many of the recipes you’ll find in this recipe collection include some common pantry ingredients that you probably already have on hand. These include chicken broth, full fat coconut milk, beans, carrots, celery, tomatoes, onions, tomato sauce. You’ll also find some common spices like onion powder, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Use high quality homemade bone broth, chicken stock, or beef broth. Finish the dish with fresh herbs. Add lemon juice or cream at the end. Drizzle meat dishes and thick soups with olive oil just before serving.
Why use the slow cooker method of cooking?
With busy days as a full-time working mom, the slow cooker has often saved my family’s dinner!
Here are some advantages that slow cooking can have compared to other methods of cooking:
- Dump-and-go meals: Many slow cooker recipes call for simply adding ingredients to the crockpot, setting the timer, and pressing start. There are lots of easy set-it-and-forget-it recipes!
- One pot meals: Slow cooker and crockpot recipes are ideal for dishes that can all cook together at the same time in one pot.
- Easy clean-up: Because you’re usually only using the slow cooker and not several different pots and pans, clean up is a breeze!
- Hands-free cooking: Most of the cooking time with slow cooker recipes is hands-free. Easy breezy!
- Infused flavor: Slow cooking is ideal for soups, stews, and other dishes that can benefit from long low and slow cook times. During this time, the ingredients become fully infused with the flavors added to the pot, making for some truly delicious meals!
- Meal prep masterpieces: Because slow cooker recipes often make a large batch of food, these recipes can be great to meal prep and enjoy all week long!
Best Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes
Dairy Free Slow Cooker Recipes
This Slow Cooker Meatball Soup recipe takes just a bit of prep work, and then the slow cooker does the rest! Delicious, flavorful, hearty rich soup that will warm you right up!
Rich, hearty, satisfying hot soup that takes minutes to put together, and then cooks low and slow while you go about your day.
This Slow Cooker Filipino Short Ribs Adobo has all the classic flavors of adobo infused throughout slow cooked beef short ribs. It's a hearty and flavorful family meal!
These Slow Cooker Honey Bourbon Meatballs are the perfect party appetizer, and also an easy weeknight dinner! Serve with pasta, rice, or a salad to make it a complete meal.
The sweetness of honey with the smokiness of bourbon creates such a delicious, tantalizing flavor combination.
This is the easiest slow cooker pulled pork recipe! It only requires two ingredients, and cooks in your slow cooker during the day.
Pulled pork goes well with many different side dishes, depending on how you choose to serve it as an entree.
This Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef is a hearty, flavorful dish packed with yummy veggies and spices. It's easy to make at home - perfect for busy weeknights and fancy weekend dinners alike!
Sweet and tangy, these meatballs make a delicious appetizer loved by both kids and adults for any party. This easy recipe with simple ingredients includes slow cooker instructions, as well as electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot) and stovetop instructions!
This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is the easiest dinner recipe you'll ever make! Add pork and barbecue sauce to your slow cooker, set it and forget it!
This slow cooker/crock pot method results in tender juicy pulled pork every time and it’s super easy!
These shredded slow cooker pork carnitas simmers in your crockpot all day and makes burritos or salads with just the right amount of Mexican seasoning.
This is a higher fat cut of meat, but you’ll slow cook it for hours. All the fat will melt away, leaving you with fork tender pork, perfect for a burrito bowl.
Savory Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup is a quick dinner recipe when you have leftover roast beef in the fridge. Kids will love the classic veggies that fill this beefy soup.
Slow Cooker Taco Soup is made with rotisserie chicken, lots of vegetables and Mexican seasonings. It's got great flavor and is so easy!
This recipe includes simple variations and suggestions for making it dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free and vegetarian.
This slow cooked Middle Eastern Beef Stew is a hearty and flavorful stew made with cubed beef, vegetables and a mixture of warm and aromatic herbs and spices.
This is a set it and forget it crock pot dinner that turns out incredibly flavorful and warming- plus it includes my family's favorite essential ingredient for all our Middle Eastern cooking!
These slow cooker honey garlic ribs are tender baby back ribs that are slowly cooked to perfection in a divine blend of honey, garlic, and soy sauce, creating an irresistible melody of flavors that will leave your palate begging for more.
Ideal for anyone looking to impress with minimal effort, this recipe will turn any dinner into an instant hit!
This Slow Cooker Harissa Lamb Tacos is a Delicious Slow Cooked Lamb smothered in fun and flavorful harissa sauce and served with an easy avocado smash, fresh pomegranate salsa, and crunchy jicama sticks.
Enjoy these mouthwatering lamb tacos with your family for Sunday night dinner or surprise your friends during the next big game.
Slow Cooker Jambalaya Stew with juicy chunks of chicken, smoked sausage, and shrimp cook low and slow in traditional, flavorful seasoning and spices for an easy one-pot meal.
Top your next bowl of Slow Cooker Jambalaya with a fried egg for a truly impressive, and equally easy, meal loved by the whole family.
Slow cooker bbq chicken thighs are the perfect easy weeknight dinners. Savory and tender, these delicious chicken thighs are flavorful and easy to pair with a quick side.
Your whole family will love the bbq flavors, and you’ll love letting the slow cooker do the work!
Fall in a bowl! This Butternut Squash Soup is creamy and flavorful and so easy to make in a slow cooker!
The delightful aromas of butternut squash and autumn spices combine in this creamy butternut squash soup that is perfect to make ahead of time in the crockpot.
This crockpot apple cider punch is perfect for parties, family get-togethers, or just a special treat to welcome the kids inside with after a few hours spent outside in the fresh fall air.
The addition of sparkling water adds an unexpected fizz and lightness to this sweet & spice citrus-apple cider.
This chicken dinner boasts a tangy sweet and sour sauce made with lemonade concentrate, lemon zest and more.
Slow cooker lemonade chicken is delicious dump and go crockpot meal. You can cook it on high or low so it's ready when you get home.
Sweet and spicy flavors unite when you make slow cooker cashew chicken with snap peas.
Although a lot of Chinese chicken recipes involve stir frying, this one uses a crockpot or slow cooker and that also helps intensify the wonderful flavors.
The beef is tender and juicy, cooked in a yummy full of flavor tomato sauce. You can use it as a filling for tacos or burritos.
You can also use the slow cook function to make this chili colorado recipe. Just slow cook at "more" for 3 hours and enjoy a tender beef roast.
This slow cooker beef roast recipe takes the guesswork out of cooking. The low and slow cooking process breaks down the meat, making it incredibly tender.
This is perfect for busy folks, beginners, or anyone who just wants a tasty meal without the fuss.
Enjoy tender, fall-off-the-bone lamb shanks cooked slowly in a rich sauce with red wine, garlic, and rosemary. Perfect for a comforting meal.
This slow cooker lamb shanks recipe is all about setting it up in the morning and coming back to a mouth-watering meal.
These slow cooked balsamic chicken thighs take just minutes to prep, frankly the most time-consuming part is dicing an onion you could grab pre-chopped in the freezer section.
This recipe is like a little kitchen miracle – flavor packed but low effort. It's the kind of easy meal that makes you feel like you've got it all together, even on those busy weeknights.
🍳 Kitchen tools and equipment
Ready to make these recipes? I love my CrockPot slow cooker! You can usually find it for between $50-75.
It’s a 6-quart, programmable, stainless steel slow cooker with dishwasher-safe stoneware pot. I love the glass lid that lets you see the food inside as it cooks.
You can choose your food type, amount, and the exact meal type. It’s easy to manually control your cook time and temperature so your food comes out delicious (not mushy like other slow cookers!).
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