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A close-up of a plate with cooked vegetables, including cherry tomatoes, onions, and slices of zucchini. A fork is picking up a piece of yellow pepper. A yellow bell pepper and more slow cooker vegetables are visible in the background.
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5 from 2 votes

Slow Cooker Vegetables Recipe

How to cook slow cooker vegetables with potatoes, zucchini, squash, carrots and mixed together to tender. Healthy Crockpot side dish recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bell peppers, crockpot, slow cooker, squash, vegetables, zucchini
Servings: 6
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker
  • 1 knife
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients

  • 2 medium zucchini sliced
  • 2 medium yellow squash sliced
  • 1 cup carrots baby, bagged
  • 2 small bell pepper sliced
  • 1 cup pearl onions or 1/2 onion sliced thick
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1.5 cup vegetable broth
  • 4 sprigs thyme optional

Instructions

  • Wash and chop the zucchini and yellow squash into large half moons if you want softer or dials if you want them to stay a bit more firm. It will cook faster than the other vegetables, so leave the pieces fairly large. Add them to a 6 quart slow cooker. Add in the baby carrots.
  • Wash and dice the bell peppers (discarding the seeds and stem)  into 1” size pieces. Add them to the crockpot. Add in the pearl onions.
  • In a small jar or bowl, combine the olive oil and all the spices (except the thyme) and pour over all the vegetables in the pot. Give them a good stir to coat all the vegetables. Add in the broth and fresh thyme and stir.
  • Cook on low heat for 2.5-3 hours, or until the vegetables are tender enough for your liking. Stirring occasionally helps them all become the same texture. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1oz | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 647mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4604IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg