14 healthy slow cooker recipes

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

This tagine makes a feature of meltingly soft peppers, but you could add any summery veg to the base sauce – chunks of squash or courgette would be good

Try our easy vegan chickpea stew packed with dates, crunchy almonds, cinnamon and turmeric. Slow cooking chickpeas with spices really ramps up the flavour in this frugal dish

Check out our creamy chicken stew with peanut butter cooked in the slow cooker. Groundnut stew is a typically West African dish

Cooked low and slow, this dreamy dhal is flavoured with ginger, cardamom and kashmiri chilli powder – finish with a sizzling homemade tarka for extra flavour

A wholesome, steaming bowl of winter veg simmered in a herby broth – protein-packed pearl barley adds both nuttiness and texture

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

This one-pot freezes brilliantly and is great for warming you up on chilly nights – it’s creamy, spicy, zingy and warming

Cosy, creamy butter chicken, cooked in the slow cooker until perfectly tender – serve scattered with coriander for a pop of colour

Make this popular dish your next Friday night fakeaway, with extra instructions to make the recipe using a slow cooker

Centuries ago Sardinia was occupied by the Spanish and as a result the island is famous for its paella, albeit with an Italian twist (orzo or fregola is used instead of rice)

Check out our meltingly tender oxtail made in the slow cooker with Szechuan peppercorns, aromatic orange and star anise – the perfect weekend warming recipe

Peppers are incredible. Their sweet flavour and soft texture when roasted pairs beautifully with chickpeas and rose harissa in this classic recipe

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