The thing I love most about this time of year is comfort food. Delicious winter warming dinners that my whole family will enjoy.
This Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew delivers every time! It’s hearty, wholesome and when topped with cheesy dumplings, it’s absolutely amazing.
So if you are looking for something hearty to cook then this is for you. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 leeks chopped thickly
- 200 g baby carrots washed, ends trimmed and cut in half
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 3 garlic cloves or 3 tsp of garlic puree
- 400 ml vegetable stock
- 2 x 400 g cans of butter beans or cannellini beans
- 3-4 rosemary/thyme sprigs
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 200 g peas
- 200 g spinach
- 200 ml Emlea double alternative to cream
For the dumplings –
- 50 g veg suet
- 100 g self-raising flour
- 100 g mature cheddar
Method
- Turn on the slow cooker and set it to low heat. Put 1 tbsp of olive oil into a frying pan and cook the carrots until golden brown. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Heat the remaining oil and fry leeks until soft. Add garlic and stir in the flour. Slowly add the veg stock whilst stirring the mixture to make sure the flour has fully dissolved. Bring to the boil and transfer to the slow cooker.
Add beans and top the mixture with water.
Cook for 4 hours.
Dumplings - Put flour into a bowl, stir in flour and butter. Add cheese, parsley and a tiny pinch of black pepper.
Add 4 -5 tbsp of water to create a sticky dough. Split into 6 portions and roll into balls. - Add mustard, creme fraiche, peas and spinach.
Turn the slow cooker temp to high.
Place dumplings on top of stew and cook for 1-2 hours more.
Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew With Cheesy Dumplings
Indulge in hearty, flavourful goodness with this slow cooker vegetable stew recipe! Packed with wholesome veggies and yummy cheesy dumplings, this easy-to-make stew is a comforting delight perfect for cold and busy days.
Ingredients
Method
- Turn on slow cooker and set it to low heat. Put 1 tbsp of olive oil into a frying pan and cook the carrots until golden brown. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Heat the remaining oil and fry leeks until soft. Add garlic and stir in the flour. Slowly add the veg stock whilst stirring the mixture to make sure the flour has fully dissolved. Bring to the boil and transfer to the slow cooker.Add beans and top the mixture with water.Cook for 4 hours.
Dumplings
- Put flour into a bowl, stir in flour and butter. Add cheese, parsley and a tiny pinch of black pepper.Add 4 -5 tbsp of water to create a sticky dough. Split into 6 portions and roll into balls.
- Add mustard, creme fraiche, peas and spinach to slow cooker.Turn the slow cooker temp to high. Place dumplings on top of stew and cook for 1-2 hours more.
Hearty and delicious 😋 just what our family needs 😋
Looks delicious, I will give this a go!
I love winter dishes. I’ll have them all year round if I could. I love a creamy stew but will definitely need to learn to make dumplings to make it that extra special
That looks delicious, and so perfect for a freezing day like today!
I’ve never made dumplings so I’m going to give this a try as it looks delicious.
This sounds delicious, I do enjoy a stew and dumplings and never thought of adding cheese!
Wow this looks delicious.
Yum looks delicious!
I use my slow cooker to make stew often, but the cheesy dumplings look amazing. Yum! #MMBC
That looks so good!
Cheesy dumplings sound absolutely delicious. I’ve never found suet in Germany and am not sure what I could use as an alternative. My grandma used to make the most amazing dumplings, she used to put a cube of corned beef in the middle 🙂
#MMBC
you can just use butter or other baking suitable fat. Ive used butter several times when ive run out of suet and it works well. Just make sure the butter is cold.
We do enjoy dumplings in our stew but never thought of cheesy ones!!
I wish I hadn’t given away my slow cooker. This recipe looks delicious and nutritious. I would cook it for a summer meal, not just a winter one.
It’s so convenient preparing something in the morning and having it ready to eat in the evening. Although air fryers are popular at the moment, I think slow cookers are a good investment, too.
This looks amazing can’t wait to give it a go 😍
I am going to try this in the winter
This looks amazing – definitely trying this out!
Gorgeous recipe
The weather is definitely autumnal so time for warming recipes like this. I promised myself that I will invest in a slow cooker this winter so this delicious recipe has reminded me to look for one.
This looks and sounds delicious – great for the cooler days we’ll be getting
This looks delicious!
This looks REALLY good
Bookmarked!
Sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try.
Yummy. Getting myself a slow cooker. Thank you.
This looks and sounds delicious
Oh my goody goodness this stew sounds and looks absolutely delicious! Cheesy dumplings sounds right up my street! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Families need something tasty and filling. This is economical too.
I have added this to my winter recipes
This looks lovely, we all need hot food like this when winter comes.
Oh I need to try these
This look delicious, im definitely going to give these a try
Now that’s what I call real comfort food! I’m definitely trying this over the winter. #MMBC
I Love a cheesy dumpling
This sounds amazing for these colder winter nights!
This looks an amazing recipe, those cheesy dumplings sound beautiful
This looks like delicious. Thanks for sharing.
This looks and sounds stunning, I haven’t had dumplings for over 50 years and it is definitely time to put that right
I love the look of the cheesy dumplings!
I love stew and I believe there is no such thing as having it at the wrong time of year. I’d even eat it during the middle of summer.
These look delicious, and so easy to make.
F Heaton
wow, looks amazing
Sounds very inviting!
Wow thank, i hope i try this one when i get the chance.
Looks Delicious definitely a must try!
Time to get the slow cooker out – yummy veg
Looks delicious
Looks spot on will have to give this a try
oooh these look lovely
that looks delicious
Looks super yum!
That looks nice
Mmmm I like the sound of this! Very comforting food.
I love meals like this, so tasty and nutritious.
That looks delicious. I can’t wait to make and try this meal.