Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, or flexitarian, it's always worth adding a few new plant based recipes to your weekly roster. Which is why we've collated 15 of our all-time favourite vegetarian and vegan slow cooker recipes. From comforting macaroni cheese to chilli, and veg-packed soups to jalfrezi, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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Classically made with chicken, we’ve added halloumi to this delicious slow cooker curry to make it suitable for vegetarians. If you prefer a less salty option, then replace the halloumi with paneer.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Butter Halloumi Curry

This vegan recipe is perfect for the colder months. Let your slow cooker do all the hard work and be rewarded with a rich and flavoursome stew.

Recipe: Mushroom Bourguignon

Whilst this dish is normally enjoyed at breakfast time, we’ve turned it into a stew to be eaten as an evening meal. This Mexican inspired stew couldn’t be easier to make and is packed full of nutritious ingredients and flavour. If you find that the beans are catching at the bottom of the slow cooker bowl, stir in a splash of water.

Recipe: Huevos Rancheros Slow Cooker Stew

This vegan slow cooker chilli is rich and velvety and goes perfectly with rice and guacamole. Peppers, sweet potato, carrots and beans are cooked slowly in a cumin, paprika and chilli spiced sauce. Even meat eaters will love this vegan alternative!

Recipe: Vegan Slow Cooker Chilli

See tips at the bottom of the recipe for the slow cooker version.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Dhal

We've made this classic comfort-food pasta dish super easy, by bunging everything into a slow cooker. If you prefer a looser sauce, then simply add more milk towards the end of cooking.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Cheat’s Macaroni Cheese

Give our healthy slow cooker vegan jalfrezi a go! Really easy to prepare and crammed full of veggies. Our jalfrezi contains slow cooked sweet potato, aubergine and chickpeas, and is deliciously spiced with chilli, garam masala, coriander and cumin. Get this curry cooking in the morning, and have it ready for your evening meal.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Vegan Aubergine and Sweet Potato Jalfrezi

Welcome in the colder months with this warming stew. Portobello mushrooms give the stew a hearty flavour and lentils provide a delicious source of protein, whilst Marmite will add a deep richness to the stew. Fluffy thyme dumplings top this vegan slow cooker recipe, which is sure to become a winter favourite!

Recipe: Vegan Slow Cooker Dumpling Stew

This is the perfect recipe to use up the leftover flesh from your Halloween jack-o’-lantern. Or, if you can’t find pumpkin then use butternut squash instead.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Pumpkin Stew

Nourishing and gently warming, this slow cooker vegetable soup is the perfect winter warmer. If making for kids, you can leave out the chilli and just top with chilli flakes for the adult portion.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Soup

What to do when you have a bumper harvest of tomatoes? Make this easy slow cookertomato soup recipe. Fry the tomatoes and vegetables in a frying pan first for extra flavour, if you like. It will need three hours on high in a slow cooker until the tomatoes and vegetables are tender

Recipe: Slow Cooker Tomato Soup

There is some prep to get this recipe into the slow cooker, but once it’s on it all comes together in delicious melting cheesiness.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Aubergine Parmigiana

Try this tasty mushroom and bean hotpot with a bit of spice!

Recipe: Slow Cooker Mushroom and Bean Hotpot

This slow cooker French onion soup recipe helps make the onions meltingly delectable.

Recipe: Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Spend 20 minutes preparing this dish before you let the slow cooker do the rest of the work. Start by softening the onions and garlic before adding to your slow cooker, and fry the aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes and sliced peppers for two to three minutes before adding them in too. Cook in the slow cooker for four hours and serve with rice.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Ratatouille

Our luxurious slow cooker rice pudding recipe is an easy dessert to make ahead and then keep in the fridge for later. Serve hot or cold with jam or compote, or just by itself.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding

Try our spiced slow cooker Spanish-style rice this week. Paella rice is cooked in chopped tomatoes, stock and wine, with olives, chickpeas, peppers and peas. If you prefer a looser rice dish, simply stir through some more hot stock at the end of cooking.

Recipe: Vegan Slow Cooker Spanish-style Rice