Is a slow cooker/crockpot worthwhile if you don't eat meat?

When I cooked pinto beans and brown rice together in a crockpot, the resultant mush was nutritious. Both brown rice and beans perform quite well when I cook them in a saucepan. For my other vegetables I use a steamer.

bean and whole grain dishes work very well in the crock pot. Most cookers now also have timers so you can set it to start cooking later and cook for less time if you have more delicate veggies.

There's nothing you can make overnight in a slow cooker than you can't make in minutes with a pressure cooker.

I also vote for the best way to cook beans. Delicate vegetables can be added near the end so they don't get mushy.

I use my crockpot for meatless dishes far more often than I do for meat.

Beans! You can cook them right from dry with no presoaking
Chilli! Mmm delicious back bean and lentil chilli
Curry! red lentils, coconut milk, sweet potato and spicy curry powder... *drool*

You can roast vegetables chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/01/10/how-to-roast-vegetables-in-the-slow-cooker/

and even candy nuts in a slow cooker!
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they just dont take 8 hours

I think an electric pressure cooker might be better for your needs. They have various setting for cooking rice, beans, soups and steaming veggies quickly. Many models also have a slow cook setting.

I have both a slow cooker and a pressure cooker and use them both often. The pressure cooker is great for steaming rice & veggies and more delicate meats like chicken. The one I have has a browning setting so I can make many meals just in the cooker and never turn on the stove.

I use the slow cooker for foods that do better with long low cook times, like fattier cuts of beef and pork or dried beans. If I use it on a work day, I'm gone over 9 hours and many foods, especially lean meats and veg just can't cook that long. I think it's should be a crime to ruin lean cuts like loin in a slow cooker and DETEST chicken breast cooked in the slow cooker. Tried the baked potato thing, and the were more like steamed potatoes. Slow cookers are great, but there are too many recipes out there that try to make them do things they just are good at.

Why would a crock pot not be worth it if you're not cooking meat? True, I typically make meat dishes in mine but I've also made egg plant parm and in the summer when I'm canning sauce I make it in my crock pots. I've made non-meat based soups in my crock as well. There's a lot of recipe books out there for crock pots and I am sure you can find an abundance of non-meat related ones.

I've made chili, lentil soup, and split pea soup. I've made this pinterest recipe that's got tortellini in it - kind of a calorie bomb, but good.

Needless to say, if you are determined, you can cook up a lot of vegetarian recipes in the crock pot.

There are tons of casserole-type things you can make in a slow cooker.
Also oatmeal! The kind of oatmeal that would take half an hour on the stove. If you get one that has a timer, you can set it up the night before and it will come on and cook the oatmeal and then keep it warm as you wake up.

Not for me. I rarely use mine. I make soup, stew, or beans in it maybe 8 times per year.

I think I've made a meat dish once in my slow cooker. I do veggies in it all the time. I eat a lot of beans etc., and the slow cooker is better than the pressure cooker I think. I have an electric pressure cooker which also has a slow cooker function. I use it several times a week. It's great for steaming veggies as well as cooking bean-based soups and stews. You don't need to presoak, just pile everything in, set it and go.

There are plenty of meatless dishes that do well in a slow cooker. Bean dishes are fine. I have cooked corn on the cob and whole potatoes in a slow cooker. It depends on what you put in there and for how long if it will get mushy.
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/types-vegetables-cook-well-slowcooker-36006.html
Do a search for vegetarian slow cooker recipes.

I use Beyond Meat Beef crumbles to make chili in a slow cooker and let me tell you, there is zero difference! I've been veg for less than I year and I can tell the difference nor can my meat eating friends. The answer is yes, slow cookers are always great to have, you just need to broaden you recipe game

Things I like to cook in my crock pot:

• Pumpkin oatmeal. It makes the whole house smell amazing.
• Stuffed peppers
• Butternut squash dishes: when the squash is cubed, crock pots are perfect for cooking.