Easy healthy slow cooker recipes

Healthy slow cooker chicken curry

This slow-cooked, gluten-free curry is healthier than your everyday chicken curry but doesn’t compromise on big, punchy flavours: expect cumin, coriander and chilli.

Healthy chilli

Brisket chilli is a joy to eat. We’ve upped the veg and beans in this simple slow cooker dish, and avoided guacamole and soured cream, to make a hearty bowl that's a little bit healthier.

Chickpeas with dates, turmeric, cinnamon and almonds

Check out our easy chickpea stew packed with dates, crunchy almonds and vibrant turmeric. Slow cooking chickpeas with a heady selection of spices really ramps up the flavour in this frugal dish. Try to get hold of the extra-large chickpeas in jars for superior texture.

Slow cooker prawn and chorizo paella

This slow cooker paella is packed with protein, and adds an Italian twist on the Spanish classic by using orzo or fregola instead of rice.

Oxtail with orange, Szechuan peppercorns and star anise

Check out our meltingly tender and nutrient-rich oxtail made in the slow cooker with Szechuan peppercorns, aromatic orange and star anise. Served with fibre-rich pak choi, it's the perfect weekend warming recipe.

Groundnut chicken stew

Check out our creamy chicken stew with peanut butter, all cooked in the slow cooker. Groundnut stew is a typically West African dish. Serve this slow-cooked chicken, with its mellow peanut butter and fiery ensemble of spices, alongside extra sliced red chilli for oomph.

Black bean slow cooker chilli

Check out our easy slow cooker chilli with fibre-rich black beans and fiery chipotle chilli paste. This is a low-calorie veggie recipe that the whole family will love.

Moroccan-style stuffed peppers

Peppers are rich in vitamins and antioxidants. After roasting, their sweet flavour and soft texture pairs beautifully with chickpeas and rose harissa.

Warm aubergine, pomegranate and onion salad

A salad in a slow cooker? Once you’ve seen how easy it is to get squishy, soft aubergines without slaving over a griddle or risking tong burns over an open flame, you’ll make this again and again.