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Home » Recipes » Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili

Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili

1/7/22

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This Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili with sweet potatoes is a healthy spin on comfort food – it's the perfect hands-off dump dinner! 

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

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How to make sweet potato lentil chili

This sweet potato lentil chili is SO easy to make thanks to the help of your slow cooker! You pretty much just dump and press start.

Here are the instructions:

  1. Dump all ingredients except for spinach in the slow cooker in the order they appear.
  2. Cook on low for 8 hours until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are soft.
  3. Stir in spinach, then serve with toppings of choice.

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

Ingredients and substitutions

  • olive oil – use any neutral oil you'd like, such as canola, vegetable or sunflower oil
  • yellow onions – red or white onions will work here, along with shallots
  • celery – leave it out if you don't like it, or use carrots instead for more veggies
  • garlic – you can use jarred garlic here
  • red and green pepper – feel free to use any colour bell peppers, or add jalapenos, or leave them out altogether if you don't like peppers
  • sweet potatoes – I don't recommend any substitutes here; you could use quinoa instead to add carbs and protein though
  • brown lentils – green or black will also work. I don't recommend red for this recipe as they will become mushy
  • corn – leave it out or use quinoa as a starch instead
  • chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika – feel free to use regular paprika, or use 1 tbsp chili powder in place of the spices
  • crushed tomatoes – diced tomatoes or tomato sauce will also work
  • vegetable broth – use any broth you'd like
  • chopped spinach – any greens, like kale or Swiss chard, will work

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

Making it on the stovetop

You can easily make this recipe on the stovetop! Here are the instructions:

  1. Saute onions, garlic, celery and sweet potatoes with olive oil over med-high heat in a large pot for 5-6 minutes until softened.
  2. Stir in spices, then rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes with a lid on, stirring occasionally.
  3. Stir in spinach, then serve and enjoy.

Making it in the Instant Pot

You can easily make this recipe in the Instant Pot. The sweet potatoes may be a bit mushy, so I suggest you cut them into larger chunks before cooking under pressure. Here are the instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients to Instant Pot in order in which they are listed, besides spinach.
  2. Cook on high pressure for 2 minutes, then do a quick release of the pressure.
  3. Stir in spinach, then serve and enjoy.

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

What to serve with vegetarian chili

This sweet potato chili is super hearty on its own, but you can serve it with sides to make it a larger meal. Here's what I would suggest:

  • Crusty bread
  • Side salad
  • Oven fries
  • Roasted or steamed broccoli
  • Cauliflower rice
  • Wild rice
  • Quinoa

Toppings for lentil chili

You can also top this chili to make it even more out of this world! Here's what you could use:

  • Jalapenos
  • Sour cream
  • Cheese
  • Cilantro
  • Pico de gallo
  • Avocado
  • Lime wedges

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

Storing and reheating

You can easily store this chili in the fridge up to 5 days. I recommend storing in individual portions in glass meal prep containers so all you have to do is reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.

Freezing lentil chili

You can also freeze this chili! Store in glass containers with lids up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the microwave for 6-7 minutes, stirring halfway through. You can also reheat on the stove.

More vegetarian slow cooker recipes

  • Slow cooker African peanut stew
  • Slow cooker butternut squash dal
  • Instant Pot/slow cooker minestrone

Meal prep tools

  • I use brown lentils like these ones here
  • Get your Slow Cooker here
  • I also love these glass meal prep bowls for reheating this chili in individual portions
sweet potato lentil chili

Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili

This Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili with sweet potatoes is a healthy spin on comfort food - it's the perfect hands-off dump dinner! 
4.66 from 90 votes
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 371kcal
Author: Taylor Stinson

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 yellow onions, diced
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup brown lentils
  • 1/2 cup Corn
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 (750mL) can crushed tomatoes
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups chopped spinach

Instructions

  • Dump all ingredients except for spinach in the slow cooker in the order they appear. Cook on low for 8 hours until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are soft. Stir in spinach, then serve with toppings of choice.
  • Will keep frozen up to 2 months - to reheat, microwave on high for 5-7 minutes, stirring halfway through.

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Nutrition

Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 766mg | Potassium: 926mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 12600IU | Vitamin C: 61.9mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 4.9mg
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This Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili with sweet potatoes is a healthy spin on comfort food - it's the perfect hands-off dump dinner! #slowcooker #chili This Crock Pot Vegetarian Lentil Chili with sweet potatoes is a healthy spin on comfort food - it's the perfect hands-off dump dinner! #slowcooker #chili

This Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili is a healthy, vegetarian spin on comfort food that's perfect for chilly weather! Dump everything in your crockpot and let the flavours mingle! #slowcooker #lentil #chili This Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Chili is a healthy, vegetarian spin on comfort food that's perfect for chilly weather! Dump everything in your crockpot and let the flavours mingle! #slowcooker #lentil #chili

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About Taylor Stinson

Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

Comments

  1. Carmela says

    March 2, 2022 at 23:51

    Can I cook in a regular pot?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      March 3, 2022 at 08:24

      Yes you can!

      Reply
      • Cat says

        June 21, 2022 at 13:32

        How long would you recommend? 1-1.5 hrs?

        Reply
  2. Nikki says

    February 2, 2022 at 19:21

    5 stars
    So delicious!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      February 3, 2022 at 08:45

      I’m so glad you enjoyed 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lisa says

    January 23, 2022 at 11:30

    Can you cook on high for 4 hours?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      January 24, 2022 at 09:12

      Yes you can!

      Reply
  4. Ekta says

    December 14, 2021 at 13:00

    Can I used canned lentils?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 14, 2021 at 13:06

      Yes, you can! Timing shouldn’t change at all.

      Reply
  5. Victoria says

    November 1, 2021 at 18:31

    Is this for the 6 quart instapot?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      November 2, 2021 at 09:52

      Yes it is!

      Reply
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