Slow Cooker: Lentil And Quinoa Tacos!

Slow Cooker: Lentil And Quinoa Tacos!

Who Says Taco Tuesday Can't Be Vegan? This recipe is super quick and super easy, just a 15 minute morning prep, add all your ingredients into your VitaClay slow cooker and set the timer. When you get home you have a Taco Tuesday Fiesta waiting for you. Add your favorite taco toppings to make them...
Soup Sundays - Spicy Beef Stew with Beans & Peppers

Soup Sundays - Spicy Beef Stew with Beans & Peppers

I like to make stews and soups on Sunday (or Saturday, but usually I'm too busy being lazy or having fun that day) so I'll not only have something delicious and amazing to eat on Sunday, but so I can make a huge batch and portion it out for meals throughout the week. The awesome thing about stew ...
Meatless Mondays with VitaClay! Lentil and Quinoa Stew Recipe

Meatless Mondays with VitaClay! Lentil and Quinoa Stew Recipe

Suitable for all VitaClay Models--please ensure adequate liquids.  Lentils and Quinoa provide a great source of plant protein, and are both especially nutritious. This lentil and quinoa stew is easy to customize with your favorite herbs and spices, and it is very hearty and filling.  Vegetarians ...

Slow Cooked Moroccan Lentil Soup Recipe

Slow Cooked Moroccan Lentil Soup Recipe

            Do you crave a taste of lentil that doesn't really taste like “regular” lentil?             Worry no more because this mouthwatering slow cooked Moroccan lentil soup recipe is made just for you! What’s more is the fact that you get unparalleled taste, texture, and nutritional value in...
Holiday Comfort Food with a Twist! Cajun Green Bean Casserole in VitaClay!

Holiday Comfort Food with a Twist! Cajun Green Bean Casserole in VitaClay!

Suitable for VitaClay models VF7700 and VM7900 series. With the holidays just around the corner you may be scoping out recipes for your holiday party arsenal. We look forward to our holiday favorite "comfort foods" all year long, but sometimes it's fun to add a tiny twist to keep it interesting. ...
Slow Cooker:  Vegetarian Spicy Black Bean Chili

Slow Cooker: Vegetarian Spicy Black Bean Chili

We're bringing spicy back, vegetarian Style! This dark, rich chili is so easy to make and full of flavor thanks to the VitaClay slow cooking.  For dramatic accompaniments, serve over noodles or rice cooked with a pinch of turmeric and top with some sliced avocado and s sprinkle of cheese. Did you...

chickpea curry

Vegetarian Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry Recipe

This vegetarian slow cooker curry recipe is full of healthy fresh ingredients and it is very easy to prepare. This meal promises an experience like no other in both in your kitchen and on the table, let us know how it goes! Ingredients 2 garlic cloves (crushed) 2 tablespoons of curry powder 1 ta...
Slow-cooked Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes recipe

Slow-cooked Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes recipe

When you’re stocking up on the foods to prepare this fall, vegetarian slow cooker recipes can be hard to come by- nearly all the slow cooker recipes have beef in them! What do you do if you’re 100% vegetarian? Start eating beef? We wouldn't think so. Buckle up because we have a recipe idea to mee...
The Slow Cooker Vegetarian Red Bean Chili Recipe

The Slow Cooker Vegetarian Red Bean Chili Recipe

This meal is so tasty that meat lovers would still find it amazing. It is easy to prepare and is abundant with healthy nutrients and a taste like no other. Ingredients: 2cups clean water 1 large onion (chopped) 1 tablespoon ground cumin 16 oz red beans, rinsed and drained  14 ½ ounces diced toma...

Amazing Curry clay pot Lentils: best texture, taste, and most nutrients retained

Amazing Curry clay pot Lentils: best texture, taste, and most nutrients retained

Love lentils? Wish you knew how to make an authentic curry lentil dish at home, without any store-bought pastes or preservatives? If so, this recipe is for you. And with VitaClay dinner is done in an hour--while you do something else.       SHOP NOW   Ingredients: 2 cups lentils (if soaking: 4 ...
Slow Cooked VitaClay Refried Beans for Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday!

Slow Cooked VitaClay Refried Beans for Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday!

Suitable for VitaClay Models VM7900 and VF7700 series. Refried beans are great: they’re creamy and smooth, and they’re beans! So they’re full of fiber and nutrition. Refried beans taste great and go really well with chips, in addition to salsa or queso sauce, or in a 7 layer dip! Better yet, they...
Red Beans and Rice, Cajun Style, Ready When You Are!

Red Beans and Rice, Cajun Style, Ready When You Are!

            Red beans and rice is a filling, nutritious meal that is great for those busy nights when you don’t have time to cook. If you’re like me, you may have one day of the week that is busier than the others, for whatever reason.             My busy day is Tuesday. I have meetings in the mo...

Southwest Chili Beef Roast Slow Cooked in Clay

Southwest Chili Beef Roast Slow Cooked in Clay

Suitable for VitaClay Models VF7700 & VM7900 series ONLY.  I love cooking roasts in VitaClay. The meat is much cheaper than the steak cuts, it feeds us for days, and it’s really moist, juicy, tender and delicious. There really aren’t any drawbacks. Except that sometimes it gets old. So when I...
Delicious Snow Day Minestrone Soup in Clay

Delicious Snow Day Minestrone Soup in Clay

Since half of the country is in the middle of a snowstorm, hunkering down with off-school and closed-road snow days, we’re on a soup kick. Even though it’s sunny and warm here in California, we still love soup! (It gets pretty chilly here at night, so soup is always appreciated). Besides that, it...
Cajun Red Beans & Rice with Sausage: One Pot Meal in Clay!

Cajun Red Beans & Rice with Sausage: One Pot Meal in Clay!

I love that rice + beans = a complete protein, so I try to get this healthy combo into my meals on a regular basis. It does seem that I am often falling back on the same recipes over and over, though, so I like to find new recipes to (literally) spice up my old standby routine. And of course my f...

Hearty, Filling and Nutritious: Bean Soup for Soup Sunday!

Hearty, Filling and Nutritious: Bean Soup for Soup Sunday!

We've all heard that beans are a nutritious addition to a healthy diet, but if you're anything like me, maybe you've been finding it difficult to find new and exciting ways to use beans in every-day meals. One thing I've found that greatly improves the nutritional availability and the digestibili...
Clay Slow Cooked Spicy Lentil Soup

Clay Slow Cooked Spicy Lentil Soup

 Lentils are something I don't make very often, but when I do I'm really glad I did. They're filling, nutritious, and different. They have that certain exotic quality that goes well with spices and other things I don't normally eat. And they're easy to prepare, and go great with rice, quinoa, fla...
Clay Pot Smoked Black Bean Stew

Clay Pot Smoked Black Bean Stew

Stew recipes are suitable for all VitaClay Models! It's great to have some stew on hand for a quick meal or in-between meal snack. I love black bean stew because it's got a smoky, spicy flavor that really satisfies, without weighing me down like meat dishes. I periodically just like to have a li...

One Pot Wednesdays: Curried Butternut Squash Quinoa with Garbanzo beans

One Pot Wednesdays: Curried Butternut Squash Quinoa with Garbanzo beans

Recently I've been getting into curry for several reasons. One, they make everything taste different. You can add curry spices to your same-old, same-old stir fry or chicken dish and make it taste exotic and new without doing anything much different. Another reason is it's easy to customize it. Y...
Clay Pot Indian Inspired Lentil Chicken

Clay Pot Indian Inspired Lentil Chicken

(Image Source) Suitable for any VitaClay Model! Rice and Chicken. Chicken and rice. It's my stand-by. It's easy, it's delicious, and I can mix it up a little with spices or sauces or seasonings or veggies each time I make it. But after awhile it still gets a little boring. Chicken is one of the ...
Spicy Chicken & Bean Stew, Cooked to Perfection in Clay!

Spicy Chicken & Bean Stew, Cooked to Perfection in Clay!

(Image Source) Suitable for any VitaClay Model! On a chilly day I crave something substantial, warm and filling. My family will eat anything as long as it tastes good, so it's up to me to ensure the meals I create are healthy and nutritious, and that they taste great so my family will eat them! T...

Aduki Squash Soup recipe for Vitaclay Slow Cooker

Aduki Squash Soup recipe for Vitaclay Slow Cooker

Though diminutive, the aduki bean (also known as the red mung bean) packs one powerful punch for its size. Used for centuries in the cuisines of various cultures in East Asia, its nutritional properties include the ability to control manage diabetes as well having large amounts of protein and ant...
Mexican Bean Soup

Mexican Bean Soup

In Mexico, soups and stews are enjoyed any time of day or night, including breakfast. Warmand pleasantly spicy, this authentic fare is a delicious way to enjoy a real taste of Mexican Cuisine.Peruano beans used in this recipe are small round light yellow beans and will add life to any of your whi...
Egyptian Red Lentil Soup

Egyptian Red Lentil Soup

This simple, nutritious, vegetable soup is scented with cumin and flavored with lemon and lemon zest. Great for leftovers, since it will taste even better the next day! Ingredients for Egyptian Red Lentil Soup 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 cup dried red lentils 1 large chopped onion 2 cups...

Ribollita Tuscan Winter Bean Soup

Ribollita Tuscan Winter Bean Soup

Ribollita means 're-cooked' in Italy, and slow cooking is the secret of this hearty winter vegetable soup designed for wood stoves. There are many different recipes and you can use any vegetable to your choice, but most Tuscan recipes call for cavolo nero-blackleaf kale-the closest substitute bei...
Slow Cooker: Middle Eastern Style Lentil Stew

Slow Cooker: Middle Eastern Style Lentil Stew

A Taste of the Middle East At Home in Your Kitchen. A nutritious and tasty vegetarian stew with lentils, potatoes, and squash using cumin and allspice to accent flavors of Middle Eastern cooking. Ingredients for Middle Eastern Style Lentil Stew   1 cup dried red lentils, sorted and rinsed   1 lb...
Sweet Potato Lentils with Chard: Cooked to Perfection in Clay!

Sweet Potato Lentils with Chard: Cooked to Perfection in Clay!

I love sweet potatoes, but it can get old just eating them the same old way every time (usually baked with butter, coconut oil, real salt and  cinnamon). So here's a great curried sweet potato recipe to mix it up on those "lighter" nights. It can even be served as a side dish to a bigger meal (ho...


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