40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes
Dairy-free recipe seekers, rejoice! Here is a huge list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes that has something for everyone! From vegan and vegetarian to keto or paleo, you’re sure to find a great recipe!
40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes
Did you know that many people can’t eat dairy products or have a hard time digesting them?
Whether you follow a vegan, paleo, or Whole30 diet, or need to omit dairy for other reasons, it can be a struggle coming up with new recipes without making the same things over and over again.
This list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes was a collaborative effort with many recipe creators contributing their recipes.
I hope it will be a great resource for finding new meals that fit your lifestyle!
1. Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo
Made with soy sauce, vinegar, onion, and garlic, this Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo is a great Filipino comfort food! Bone-in chicken legs, thighs, or quarters are fabulous, inexpensive cuts to make this recipe with!
2. Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash
When you’re looking for fall comfort food, look no further! This Hungarian goulash recipe is filled with chunks of beef, potatoes, and other vegetables all stewed in a flavorful paprika broth.
3. Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
A great choice for the slow cooker, pea soup is a healthy, hearty bowl of goodness! Can be made with yellow or green split peas. This recipe calls for ham hocks, but smoked turkey legs can be used too!
4. Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos
Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos are a great choice when you want to make a slow cooker meal on the lighter side. Top your tacos with cabbage, slaw, avocado, and pickled onion. Yum!
5. Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup
A creamy cauliflower soup that’s dairy-free? Yes! Susan from The Lazy Slow Cooker uses cashews and non-dairy milk to create a thick, yet smooth creamy consistency to this slow cooker soup!
6. Slow Cooker Chicken Wings
Slow Cooker Chicken Wings cooked low and slow, then baked or broiled to crispy perfection! Toss in your favorite sauce. Perfect appetizer for feeding a crowd.
7. Slow Cooker Beef Madras Curry
Beef Madras curry made with lots of warm, earthy spices and a touch of heat, combines tamarind paste, tomatoes, and aromatics like garlic, onion, and ginger to give this dish amazing flavor! Perfect for the slow cooker!
8. Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers
This delicious Italian dish comes together wonderfully in the slow cooker! Just combine Italian sausages, bell peppers, onion, and garlic with your favorite marinara sauce and that’s it! This is great over pasta or leave the sausages whole and place in hoagie rolls for sausage & pepper subs!
9. Slow Cooker Mandarin Orange Chicken
Sweet, savory, and delicious, this Mandarin orange chicken is a cinch for dinnertime! Chicken and green beans in a flavorful sauce is perfect over rice or your favorite side!
10. Keto Pot Roast
Tender and juicy, this keto slow cooker meal is pure comfort food! Serve with veggies and your favorite low-carb side dish.
11. Slow Cooker Banana Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars
Canned pumpkin, oats, honey, and banana with a sprinkling of chocolate chips combine to create a wonderful, hands-off breakfast that’s made in the slow cooker! Make sure to use dark chocolate to keep the recipe dairy-free.
12. Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup
This chicken tortilla soup is a great easy, healthy recipe. It’s made with tons of vegetables, spices, and shredded chicken. Great with sliced avocado, fresh cilantro, or tortilla strips!
13. Easy Slow Cooker Chile Colorado
Chile Colorado is comprised of super tender chunks of beef that simmer in a red chile sauce. This Mexican meat makes great burritos with refried beans, Mexican rice, salsa, and avocado or guacamole!
14. Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup
A healthy and nutritious meal, Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup is a great dairy-free recipe! Filled with barley, spinach, lemon juice, chicken, onion, and garlic, this soup is full of flavor! Great served with crusty bread!
15. Slow Cooker Paleo Irish Beef Stew
Talk about a bowl of comfort food, this Irish beef stew is hearty, satisfying, and made with healthy ingredients. A great option anytime, but especially for St. Patrick’s Day!
16. Smoky Mesquite BBQ Slow Cooker Beer Ribs
This fun recipe for baby back ribs uses a unique technique to get the wonderful smoky flavor – soaked mesquite wood chips! These tasty ribs are great with the dry rub in the recipe or with your favorite BBQ sauce.
17. Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce
Making your own Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce is great because it’s inexpensive, made with healthy ingredients that you can control, and it makes a big batch. This recipe is vegan as-is, but you could sear Italian sausages and have them finish cooking in the marinara. Serve over pasta or your favorite low-carb side.
18. Scottish Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
This recipe for Scottish split pea soup is vegan and made with a plethora of healthy ingredients. With the convenience of a slow cooker, this delicious soup will cook itself!
19. Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
Peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes with strips of tender steak that braise in a delicious sauce make Slow Cooker Pepper Steak a fantastic and flavorful meal! Great served over rice, egg noodles, or your favorite side!
20. Slow Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards
A Southern treat if there ever was one, this recipe for Slow Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards is sure to be a new family favorite! It’s made with smoked sausage, vegetables, tomatoes, butterbeans, and collard greens all in an aromatic broth.
21. Slow Cooker Filipino Short Ribs Adobo
All the tangy, delicious flavors you love about chicken adobo, but with hearty beef short ribs! This decadent meal is fantastic over rice for absorbing all the yummy sauce!
22. Crock Pot Chicken with Pineapple
Crock Pot Chicken with Pineapple, this is a super easy recipe that the whole family will love! Serve in a pineapple for a fun, Hawaiian-themed meal!
23. 3 Bean Slow Cooker Chili
This vegan chili is made with 3 types of beans (black, cannellini, kidney) to make a hearty, meat-free, dairy-free chili. Serve with your favorite toppings!
24. Slow Cooker Marinated Olives
Looking for a super easy, dairy-free appetizer to serve at parties or holidays? Look no further! These Slow Cooker Marinated Olives are the perfect party food! They’re made with garlic, lemon, herbs, and spices. Extra delicious served warm right out of the slow cooker!
25. Cajun Slow Cooker Kielbasa
Talk about flavor! Cajun spices combined with Kielbasa sausage, onion, peppers, and tomatoes all slow cooked to perfection! Jen, the recipe creator says that this can be served over rice, as a stew, or your favorite side!
26. Sirloin Tip Roast Slow Cooker Recipe
A wonderfully tender beef roast made in the slow cooker with onions, broth, herbs, and spices. Recipe notes include a homemade gravy with the juices!
27. Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Tacos
Homemade fajitas don’t get any easier than this! Simply toss all the ingredients into the slow cooker, then shred the chicken. Place chicken fajita mixture in tortillas with your favorite toppings! Guacamole, salsa, and pickled jalapenos are our favorites!
28. Slow Cooker Chicken Potato Soup
Shredded chicken and chunky, hearty vegetables are the stars of the show in this healthy bowl of comfort food! A great dairy-free option all year long!
29. Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef
Hearty comfort food at its finest! Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef is a flavorful beef roast that braises in a fabulous sauce made with balsamic vinegar, beef broth, onion, and garlic. Perfect over potatoes, noodles, or your favorite side dish.
30. Slow Cooker Triple Tomato and Spinach Pasta
This comforting vegan pasta dish utilizes 3 types of tomatoes – fresh cherry tomatoes, canned tomatoes, and sun-dried tomatoes. They all cook together with pasta and spinach for a true, one-pot dinner! Top with dairy-free cheese for the finishing touch!
31. Chicken Mole
This slow cooker chicken mole is made with almond butter, rehydrated chile peppers, dark chocolate, cinnamon, tomatoes, and lots of warm, earthy spices. Top the cooked chicken with chopped tomato, cilantro, and avocado!
32. Beer Braised Beef Cheeks
Ready for some English comfort food? These beer braised beef cheeks are slow cooked so they’re tender and so full of flavor! The vegetables and gravy are the perfect addition to this meal!
33. Easy Potato and Leek Soup
The glorious combination of potatoes & leeks are at their best in this warm bowl of soup! Creamy without dairy, this pot of soup is sure to be a family favorite!
34. Slow Cooker Pulled Beef
Whether you want to use this tender and flavorful pulled beef with pasta, in tacos, or on a sandwich, this slow cooker recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
35. Slow Cooker Chicken Balti
Made with lots of spices, tomatoes, peppers, and chicken, this recipe for Chicken Balti takes everything you love about the Indian food favorite and makes it an easy-to-make meal, thanks to the slow cooker!
36. Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks
Flavored with jalapenos, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and thyme, these slow cooker chicken drumsticks are fall-off-the-bone delicious! Feel free to crisp up the skin by putting them under the broiler!
37. Slow Cooker Beef & Lentil Soup
Perfect for the slow cooker, this beef & lentil soup cooks all day until the beef melts in your mouth! A great stick-to-your-ribs meal that’s filled with healthy veggies and nutritious lentils.
38. Crock Pot Swiss Steak
The classic, Swiss Steak, but made in the slow cooker! This recipe has tomatoes, caramelized onions, and garlic that braise with the cubed steaks. Good enough for company!
39. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
Nothing screams fall like…pumpkin! Make pumpkin soup your slow cooker to get that feeling of fall whenever you’re in the mood! Feel free to swirl coconut cream into the soup for an extra touch!
40. Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa
Slow cooked Mexican beef barbacoa made with garlic, onion, and lots of tasty spices, gets shredded to make the best filling for tacos, burritos, and burrito bowls!
41. Slow Cooker Corned Beef
Corned beef covered in a delectable mixture of whole grain mustard, cola, molasses, and garlic slow cooks to perfection. Perfect on sandwiches or served with your favorite sides!
42. Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup
I hope you enjoyed reading this list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes and were able to find some new recipes to try!
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Thanks for including my slow cooker rib recipe! I will definitely be saving this collection to make for my daughter!
Thanks for your contribution, Terri!