Slow-Cooker Recipes Healthy Eaters Will Love
Everyone's favorite kitchen workhorse can do a lot more than short ribs, as these light, bright dinners show. (Slow pizza, anyone?)
By Lynn Andriani
The Southern Classic, Lightened Up
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Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker, quinoa replaces rice and mixes with black-eyed peas to create a new spin on two Southern dishes, dirty rice and hoppin' John (which usually consists of peas, rice and bacon). For an even heartier meal, add some cooked crumbled or chopped vegan or vegetarian sausage just before serving, which adds flavor without tons of extra calories.
Get the recipe: "Dirty John" Quinoa
Published 12/18/2015
