Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking

Praise for
Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking

“The slow cooker is often regarded as a large pantry paperweight that is pulled out for the occasional potluck, but in
Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking
, Carla truly reinvents the slow cooker for a new generation. The variety of delicious and nutritious recipes is incredible and Carla provides allergen information to make sure everyone can enjoy dinner. In addition, there are recipes to help round out these tasty one-pot creations into a full dinnertime spread. Combined with the convenience factor, this book will make your slow cooker a permanent fixture in your kitchen.”

—
Kris Holechek
, author of
100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes, Have Your Cake and Vegan Too
, and
nomnomnomblog.com

“Quick slow cooking is not an oxymoron, thanks to Carla Kelly’s wonderful new book, which proves that everyone has time to create healthful, compassionate meals every day!”

—
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
, bestselling author and expert on compassionate living

“Who doesn’t love a deliciously inspired meal after a long day of work? Carla Kelly will have you pulling your slow cooker out of retirement and whipping up her tantalizing recipes, from delectable soups, stews, curries, chilies, BBQs, casseroles and roasts to quiches, sauces, stews and sides. You’ll have a hard time deciding what to make first!”

—
Julie Hasson
, author of
Vegan Diner

“In
Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking
, Carla Kelly delivers an impressive collection of recipes from soups and stews, to curries and casseroles, that will keep your slow cooker humming and your tummy well satisfied.”

—
Robin Robertson
, author of
Quick-Fix Vegan, Vegan on the Cheap
, and
Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker

“Who doesn’t love coming home to an incredible smelling home and the hot dinner that made it so? Thanks to the more than 150 recipes in Carla Kelly’s book,
Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking
, now we all can. Carla draws on her family favorites, and also spans the planet with a wide range of culturally-inspired dishes. From curries to casseroles, and everywhere in between, Carla’s recipes are sure to please your palate.”

—
Tamasin Noyes
, author of
American Vegan Kitchen
,
Grills Gone Vegan!
, and coauthor of
Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day

“If your idea of luxury is having dinner simmering away for you after a long day, then this book is for you! Vegan slow cooking made easy and delicious.”

—
Isa Chandra Moskowitz
, bestselling author of
Veganomicon

Also by Carla Kelly

Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale: More Than 150 Delicious Sweet and Savory Vegan Treats Perfect for Sharing

QUICK AND EASY

Vegan Slow Cooking

More Than 150 Tasty, Nourishing Recipes That Practically Make Themselves

Carla Kelly

Q
UICK AND
E
ASY
V
EGAN
S
LOW
C
OOKING
:
More Than 150 Tasty,
Nourishing Recipes That Practically Make Themselves

Copyright © 2012 Carla Kelly
Photographs copyright © 2012 Carla Kelly
Drawings on
page 14
© 2012 by Karen Giangreco

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kelly, Carla, 1971–

Quick and easy vegan slow cooking: more than 150 tasty, nourishing recipes that practically make themselves / Carla Kelly.

   p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-61519-043-0 (trade pbk.) — ISBN 978-1-61519-145-1 (ebook) 1. Vegan cooking. 2. Vegetarian cooking. 3. Electric cooking, Slow. 4. Quick and easy cooking. 5. Cookbooks. I. Title. II. Title: More than 150 tasty, nourishing slow cooker recipes that practically make themselves.

TX837.K37 2011

641.5’636—dc23

2011032919

ISBN 978-1-61519-043-0
Ebook ISBN 978-1-61519-145-1

Cover design by Susi Oberhelman
Cover photograph of vegan soup © Stockfood | Ellert
Author photograph by Karen Jackson
Text design by Pauline Neuwirth, Neuwirth & Associates, Inc.

Manufactured in the United States of America
Distributed by Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Distributed simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen and Son Ltd.
First published April 2012
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

For sticking by me,
Supporting me,
Loving me,
Giving me hugs,
Even when I was the crabby, stressed-out, still-in-my-pajamas-on-the-computer-at-noon me.
For my family, as always: “more than the world.”

Contents

Welcome

Q
UICK AND
E
ASY
S
LOW
C
OOKING
?

W
HY
U
SE A
S
LOW
C
OOKER
?

G
ETTING
S
TARTED WITH
Y
OUR
S
LOW
C
OOKER

E
QUIPMENT

I
NGREDIENTS

T
ECHNIQUES

S
LOW
C
OOKING
T
HROUGHOUT THE
Y
EAR

A
LLERGEN
A
WARENESS
S
YMBOLS

Basic Recipes

B
EANS

V
EGETABLE
S
TOCK

B
ASIC
S
LOW
C
OOKER
S
EITAN
, D
ARKER AND
L
IGHTER

C
HIPOTLE
L
ENTIL
S
AUSAGES

C
HIPOTLE
L
ENTIL
P
ÂTÉ

D
RY
C
HEES-Y
M
IX

F
AUX
P
OULTRY
S
EASONING
M
IX

T
ANDOORI
S
PICE
M
IX

P
OACHED
G
ARLIC AND
G
ARLIC
I
NFUSED
O
IL

S
IMPLE
T
OMATO
S
AUCE

H
OMEMADE
S
OY
C
REAMER

Soups

R
OAST
T
OMATO AND
P
EPPER
G
AZPACHO

C
HILLED
C
ORN
S
OUP

S
PINACH AND
P
ARSLEY
S
OUP

B
LACK
B
EAN
, R
ED
P
EPPER, AND
A
RUGULA
S
OUP

T
RIPLE
T
OMATO
S
OUP

C
RÈME OF
B
ROCCOLI
S
OUP

B
UTTERNUT
S
QUASH AND
P
EAR
S
OUP

S
PICY
C
ARROT
S
OUP

S
WEET
P
OTATO WITH
L
IME
S
OUP

L
EEK AND
P
OTATO WITH
F
ENNEL
S
OUP

S
OUR AND
S
PICED
S
WEET
P
OTATO
S
OUP

S
ORT-OF
B
ORSCHT
B
EET
S
OUP

M
AGNIFICENT
M
USHROOM
S
OUP

P
OACHED
G
ARLIC AND
R
OAST
C
AULIFLOWER
S
OUP

R
OASTED
C
ARROT AND
S
WEET
P
OTATO
S
OUP

G
REEN
C
URRY
L
ENTIL
S
OUP

L
ENTIL
, C
AULIFLOWER, AND
P
OTATO
S
OUP

R
OASTED
C
ARROT AND
L
ENTIL
S
OUP