The Vegan Slow Cooker Potato and Onion Bake is a tasty recipe. You can make this in 6 hours and 15 minutes. The preparation time for this is only fifteen minutes, but the cooking time in a slow cooker is 6 hours. The calories for this dish are 198 kcal per serving. Serve your Vegan Slow Cooker Potato and Onion Bake with lentil patties, grilled tofu, vegan burgers, stuffed peppers, mushroom gravy, roasted carrots, or roasted cauliflower. Here, we will use vegan melted salted butter, russet potatoes, and yellow onions to make this side dish. The kitchen equipment is also minimal for making this dish. Keep this side dish in a box for 4 days.
STATS:
- Diet: Vegan
- Total time: 6 hours & 15 minutes
- Cuisine: American
- Number of calories: 198 kcal
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Course: Side or main
- Servings: 6
- Serving size: 1 portion
- Cooking time: 6 hours
EQUIPMENT:
- Vegetable peeler
- Measuring spoons
- Spoon
- Large bowl
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Slow cooker
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 tbsp vegan melted salted butter
- Two pounds of thinly sliced russet potatoes
- 2 large, thinly sliced yellow onions
INGREDIENT NOTES:
VEGAN SALTED BUTTER:
- Here, we will use vegan butter so your onions and potatoes cook properly in the slow cooker. Your dish will get a rich taste from adding it. Also, the onions and potatoes will taste better once you add this vegan butter to them. These vegetables will become moist from using this ingredient as well. Another idea is using the vegan unsalted butter with some salt. But other options also include avocado oil or olive oil.
RUSSET POTATOES:
- One major vegetable in this slow cooker recipe is potatoes. These will make your dish softer, and you will feel fulfilled from adding them as well. These potatoes will become flavorful after you cook them in the slow cooker with vegan butter. Russet potatoes are fine for you to use, but you can also utilize Yukon Gold potatoes as an alternative idea.
YELLOW ONIONS:
- Another main vegetable for your slow cooker recipe is onions. Here, you will add yellow onions for this recipe, and they will give you a little sweet flavor. Your recipe will get a rich taste from using them as well. Use red or white onions for substitution if you prefer. One more idea for this can be adding shallots as well.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Add some melted vegan butter to your slow cooker to make it greasy.
- Then slice your potatoes and onions thinly in equal sizes for even cooking.
- Now add a layer of sliced potatoes to your slow cooker, and then add a layer of onions as well.
- Next, use some melted vegan butter to drizzle over the onions.
- Then you need to keep doing this till you use all the components for this dish.
- Close your cooker and set it on low so your dish cooks in 6 hours.
- After you cook it, wait for 10 minutes so you can take it out of the cooker.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
MAIN:
- Steamed broccoli
- Grilled tofu
- Lentil patties
- Vegan burgers
- Stuffed peppers
- Baked beans
TIPS:
- Make neat and thin slices of your potatoes so they cook nicely in the slow cooker.
- It’s necessary that you slice your onions thinly so they become softer after cooking.
- Don’t keep opening the lid of the slow cooker after every while to check because it can affect the cooking of your dish.
- Let your dish cool for a while so the layers don’t break easily when you take them out.
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- Cool your dish and then add it to the box to store for four days.
FREEZER:
- After you cool your recipe, add its portions in freezer boxes to stock for two months.
FAQs:
Is it actually possible for us to make this bake with three components?
- Yes, you just require three basic ingredients for this delicious recipe.
Why are we not peeling our potatoes?
- You can cook the potatoes without peeling them. But if you prefer to peel them for a smooth texture, you can do that.
Should we use seasonings in this dish?
- Add seasonings if you like, but this recipe still tastes good with three ingredients.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fiber: 4 g
Potassium: 690 grams
Calories: 198 kcal
Net Carbs: 24 grams
Calcium: 22 grams
Iron: 1.2 g
Vitamin A: 320 IU
Protein: 3 g
Sodium: 210 g
Total Carbs: 28 grams
