If you are looking for a quick, easy, veggie-filled meal, then look no further. This dish is your girl (or boy? ;))!
Vegetable Stuffed Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with Vegan “Cheese” Sauce
Servings: 2
Ingredients
2 large russet baking potatoes
vegetable broth, for cooking
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1/4 red bell pepper, cut into small strips
1/4 green bell pepper, cut into small strips
1/2 medium zucchini, cut into half-moons
1 small crown of broccoli, chopped
1/3 cup sliced baby bella mushrooms
fine sea salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
*1/2 cup to 1 cup prepared vegan “cheese” sauce
Directions
1. Following Kristen’s technique, wash and dry the potatoes. Poke each potato several times with a fork. Wrap the potatoes in foil and place in a slow cooker on low heat for about 8 hours.
2. Once potatoes are cooked through, line a medium skillet with vegetable broth. Heat the broth on medium-high heat until very hot. Add the garlic, onions, and peppers to the pan, lower the heat to medium, and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until they have softened. Add additional broth, as necessary.
3. Add zucchini, broccoli, and mushrooms to the skillet. Cook an additional 8-10 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are cooked through. Add additional broth, as necessary.
4. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
5. *Prepare vegan “cheese” sauce. I used a recipe for vegan quick queso “cheese” sauce from The Happy Herbivore Abroad cookbook. Because I followed the recipe exactly, I do not feel comfortable re-posting it here. But…I found it on several other sites, including this one, so you lucked out! 😉
6. Assemble the Vegetable Stuffed Baked Potatoes by cutting the potatoes open, topping them with the cooked vegetables, and pouring on a hefty portion of the vegan “cheese” sauce.
This is truly a meal that you can feel great about eating.
As if this meal wasn’t veggie-filled enough, I added some roasted green beans to serve as a side.
I absolutely loved the cooking technique used in this recipe for the baked potatoes. Normally, I am in too much of a hurry to actually bake my potatoes, so I end up microwaving them. This technique is okay, but nothing beats a true baked potato. Using a slow cooker enables you to get the delicious baked potato taste and to have the potatoes already prepped when you get home from work or school. I loved it and will definitely be baking my potatoes (white and sweet) this way more often.
Once the potatoes are baked, you only need about 15-20 minutes to cook the toppings, and then you have yourself a great, hearty dinner. I can so handle that!
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I just finished eating dinner and yet I still want to eat this. Obviously it looks amazing!! 🙂
You should definitely try it out some time. It doesn’t get much easier than this!
You are making my mouth water! Oh my goodness gracious.
Good!! 😉
There’s nothing wrong with posting a recipe so long as you give kudos to whomever it came from!! Thankfully you found someone else to share it too because I NEED to make this!! YUM!
Let me know what you think!! 🙂
Where do you come up with these recipes? Yet again… another amazing dish 🙂
Haha my mind runs a mile a minute when it comes to food!! 😉
Holy yummmmm anything with a potato is a good dish in my book ! i loveeee that queso sauce lindseys is so easyyy ! def needa get my hands on a potato asap for this
Baked potatoes are awesome. I don’t know why I do not think to make them more often!
I welcome with open arms any sort of slow cooker recipe, especially ones involving potatoes, and this looks fabulous! Pretty simple too, thank you for the recipe 🙂
You’re welcome! Let me know if you try it!
This looks so yummy! I’m a huge fan of baked potatoes with delicious toppings- such a good meal.
I LOVE making a meal out of a potato, though usually I go towards the sweet potatoes.
I am obsessed with my slow cooker so when I came across this post I had to write down the recipe! I never thought of putting foiled potatoes in the slow cooker, great idea! Thank you for sharing this recipe I love vegan cheese 😉 Love+Shine CourtStar
It sure makes making baked potatoes beyond easy!
That looks so easy! I would love to make this but with sweet potatoes. I don’t like white potatoes. I wonder if the sweet potatoes would get to smushy (i know its not a word but I think you know what I mean,maybe?) in the slow cooker?
I have been wondering this myself. Let me know if you try it with a sweet potato!
What! Had no idea you can bake potatoes in a crockpot, so fancy 🙂 I LOVE that cheese from Happy Herbivore– I used to make it all the time, but it’s since mixed with other recipes and my own tastes and became my own.
The cheese sauce is SO delicious. It totally proves that you do not need dairy to enjoy the taste of cheese :).
You had me at “easy’ and “slow cooker”! This recipes looks great! I can definitely say I’ve never had vegan cheese sauce before, but I’d be willing to give it a try!
You definitely should. It is super easy to make and MUCH healthier!
Oh my, that looks delicious! And I know for sure my husband would love it! I’ve never tried baking potatoes in a slow cooker, but why not?!?
My exact thoughts! I love the technique!
Looks delicious! If I made this for my bf, I would be required to add meat 🙂 such a carnivore.. The variety of veggies is great!
Maybe you could try to trick him and slip in some fake “meat”…..or maybe not 😉
haha! very true!
Oooh, you just reminded me that I have potato that I need to bake and eat! This looks yummy!
You should definitely try adding veggies and cheese sauce. So, so good!
Oh me, oh my! This looks incredible!
They are quite tasty!
Another great tip. I love cooking in my slow cooker, but never cooked potatoes. Thanks. 🙂
You should definitely give them a try!
Mmmm I’m just catching up on my blog reading and this looks DELISH! I’m also super interested to try the radishes!
Let me know if you try either of them!