Despite needing to eat gluten free as a result of celiac disease, I occasionally despise gluten free flour. It’s like the red-headed step child of the baking world. It’s finicky and crumbly and often doesn’t do what you’d like it to do. As much as I love baking and cooking, sometimes I avoid recipes that require a lot of manipulation (i.e. pie crust and rolled cookies). For whatever reason, I woke up bright and early and decided to make gluten free and vegan cinnamon rolls. I found the recipe on Pinterest, compliments of “What Vegan Kids Eat” and it seemed simple enough. The only modification was that I halved the recipe.
Ingredients
Ready to roll!
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Once Zack woke up, we decided to head to the park (and clean our cars, which isn’t nearly as fun) because the weather is gorgeous. I thought it would be great to have lunch/dinner prepared when we returned, so I turned to the trusty CrockPot. In all honesty, we haven’t used it since receiving it as a wedding gift. It’s super practical and handy, but gluten free AND vegan recipes are somewhat hard to come by for the CrockPot. Luckily, one of my classmates shared a recipe that she enjoys and I decided to try it out today.
(Disregard the kidney beans in this image. I thought about adding them to the recipe.)
Vegan and Gluten Free Crockpot Sweet Potato Chili
The recipe is from Milk Free Mom
29 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
6 oz tomato paste
32 oz “Chicken” stock or vegetable stock
Chopped onion
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 cup quinoa (see notes)
salt and pepper
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Put all ingredients into CrockPot and set for four hours. Top with Tofutti sour cream, Daiya cheese, tortilla chips, or whatever your little heart desires!
Note: I did not realize I was out of quinoa, so I subbed green lentils. Also, when the chili was finished, I made rice and put it in the bottom of our soup dishes. It worked well, but I’d like to try it with quinoa soon!
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After an afternoon of car cleaning, park walking, and soccer ball kicking, the chili was a welcomed treat upon returning home. It’s simple, hearty, and satisfying. I may be an official CrockPot convert. Happy afternoon!
