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Slow cooker recipes are a great way to start meal planning, especially if you have specific health concerns that diet may affect. Although consulting your doctor should be the first step when one of these issues arise, taking a closer look at your diet (with the help of a doctor or nutritionist) can be a good secondary step. Specifically, finding recipes that will work for your body is a good way to start taking better care of yourself.
With that in mind, keep reading for 4 tasty slow cooker recipes that are full of veggies and other heart-healthy ingredients!
Slow Cooker Chicken White Bean Spinach Soup
What You'll Need: olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, chicken broth, tomatoes, sugar, basil, parsley, oregano, kosher salt, pepper, white beans, chicken breast, spinach
Optional: parmesan cheese, croutons
Full Recipe: 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking
Slow Cooker Vegetable Minestrone
What You'll Need: diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, low-sodium vegetable broth, red kidney beans, great northern beans, celery, carrot, onion, garlic cloves, green beans, zucchini, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, cumin, bay leaves, pasta, fresh parsley
Full Recipe: The Blond Cook
Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
What You'll Need: chicken breast, salt, black pepper, carrot, celery, garlic, rosemary, bay leaf, low-sodium chicken stock, whole wheat wide egg noodles parsley
Full Recipe: Well Plated
Sweet Potato Lentil Stew
What You'll Need: sweet potato, dried lentils, carrot, onion, garlic, cumin, ginger, cayenne pepper, vegetable broth, cilantro
Full Recipe: Taste of Home
