Stuffed sweet potatoes are a quick and easy dinner. For this recipe, delicious slow cooker vegan chili is stuffed into baked sweet potatoes for the perfect healthy comfort meal!
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Slow Cooker Vegan Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
I’ve recently re-kindled my love affair with my slow cooker. I sometimes go months without using it and then I’ll start using it several times a week, which is what I’ve been doing these last few weeks! It’s really a work-at-home-mom’s best friend…a healthy, warm meal at the end of a busy day with hardly any effort? Sign me up!!
And you should see my slow cooker…We got it as a wedding gift almost 12 years ago and since we’ve moved 4 or 5 times over the course of our marriage, my slow cooker is a little banged up. Both handles are cracked and busted and the temperature dial is completely gone, so I have to turn the dial using a pair of my husband’s pliers. I would absolutely love a new slow cooker, but fortunately, the inside pot and lid of mine are still in fantastic condition, so it’s still completely usable (otherwise I would have gotten a new one a LONG time ago)!!
And it’s a good thing too, because I just had to make this Slow Cooker White Bean and Lentil Chili. I don’t know about where you live, but here the ground is still covered with snow and the temperature is still below zero degrees. In other words, it’s the beginning of March and I’m just not quite ready to give up some of my favourite warm, winter comfort foods yet! Especially this slow cooker vegan chili recipe. And can you blame me??
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I’m working really hard lately to add more pulses into our family meals, especially after taking the Pulse Pledge earlier this year. Chili is a great way to enjoy beans and lentils because they’re so good at soaking up all the delicious chili flavours! You won’t even miss the meat in this meal, I promise! Like the look of this recipe? You’ll love my One-Pot Ricotta Pasta Primavera or this delicious Italian Sausage and Brown Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash!
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Slow Cooker Vegan Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Recipe: Ingredients
- 28 oz canned diced tomatoes 796 ml
- 19 oz cooked brown lentils, rinsed and drained 540 ml
- 19 oz canned white beans, rinsed and drained 540ml
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots finely chopped
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- a pinch or two of salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 3 large sweet potatoes
- 2-3 tsp olive oil
- a pinch of salt
Recipe: Instructions
- Add the diced tomatoes, lentils, white beans, chopped celery, chopped carrots, chili powder, salt, pepper, basil, oregano and paprika to your slow cooker.
- Add the vegetable broth and stir all the ingredients together. Turn on the slow cooker and cook the chili on high heat for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5 hours, stirring every hour or so.
- About 1 hour before the chili is done, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Slice the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and arrange them insides-up on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the sweet potato halves and sprinkle the tops with a pinch or two of salt and pepper. Bake the sweet potatoes for about 40-50 minutes, or until they can be pierced easily with a fork.
- When the sweet potatoes are cooked through, slice them down the centre about half way to make room for the chili. Top each one with as much of the White Bean and Lentil Chili as each sweet potato half will hold.
- Add a dollop of Greek yogurt or sour cream on top of each one, along with some shredded cheese of your choice and some chopped green onions for colour and freshness.
- Serve while hot, and enjoy!
Recipe: Notes
Storage Instructions
Store any leftover chili in the fridge for 2 daysFreezer Instructions
This recipe freezes well and can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month, preferably freeze the chili separately. No-Fail Tips Serve with Greek yogurt (or sour cream), shredded cheese, and chopped green onions for garnishRecipe: Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
This is a fantastic slow cooker recipe for an easy, healthy meal that’s almost entirely plant-based! These stuffed sweet potatoes are always a hit for dinner and I know your family will love it as much as ours does!
I hope you enjoy this stuffed sweet potatoes recipe! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite slow cooker recipe? Like this recipe? Check out my Easy One-Pan Roasted Chicken Dinner or this Butternut Squash Red Lentil Soup with Honey Curry Roasted Chickpeas and Coconut Cream!
I have a severe tomato allergy and would love to make this recipe. It would be delicious. Just wondering what I could use in place of the tomatoes? Coconut milk?? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you
I’d suggest adding some more liquid and some other diced veggies (bell peppers, carrots, etc.).
I definitely took this recipe and completely made my own version. Just like when I make any chili, it’s “whatever’s around”. That being said, I’m very grateful for the base idea, and I bet the exact recipe is even more delicious. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Glad you liked it!!