40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes

Dairy-free recipe seekers, rejoice!  Here is a huge list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes that has something for everyone!  From vegan and vegetarian to keto or paleo, you’re sure to find a great recipe!

40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes

Did you know that many people can’t eat dairy products or have a hard time digesting them?

Whether you follow a vegan, paleo, or Whole30 diet, or need to omit dairy for other reasons, it can be a struggle coming up with new recipes without making the same things over and over again.

This list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes was a collaborative effort with many recipe creators contributing their recipes. 

I hope it will be a great resource for finding new meals that fit your lifestyle!  

1. Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

Made with soy sauce, vinegar, onion, and garlic, this Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo is a great Filipino comfort food!  Bone-in chicken legs, thighs, or quarters are fabulous, inexpensive cuts to make this recipe with!  

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2. Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

A great choice for the slow cooker, pea soup is a healthy, hearty bowl of goodness!  Can be made with yellow or green split peas.  This recipe calls for ham hocks, but smoked turkey legs can be used too!

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3. Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos 

Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos (Slow Cooker)

Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos are a great choice when you want to make a slow cooker meal on the lighter side.  Top your tacos with cabbage, slaw, avocado, and pickled onion.  Yum!

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4. Slow Cooker Japanese Chicken Curry

Slow Cooker Japanese Chicken Curry in a white bowl with rice

All the warm, comforting flavors you love about Japanese curry, transformed into a delicious and easy-to-make slow cooker meal made with potatoes, carrots, and onion.  Serve over rice for a complete meal.

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5. Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup

Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup (Dairy Free)

A creamy cauliflower soup that’s dairy-free?  Yes!  Susan from The Lazy Slow Cooker uses cashews and non-dairy milk to create a thick, yet smooth creamy consistency to this slow cooker soup!  

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6. Slow Cooker Chicken Wings

Slow Cooker Chicken Wings cooked low and slow, then baked or broiled to crispy perfection!  Toss in your favorite sauce. Perfect appetizer for feeding a crowd.

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7. Slow Cooker Beef Madras Curry

Slow Cooker Beef Madras Curry

Beef Madras curry made with lots of warm, earthy spices and a touch of heat, combines tamarind paste, tomatoes, and aromatics like garlic, onion, and ginger to give this dish amazing flavor!  Perfect for the slow cooker!

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8. Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers

Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers

This delicious Italian dish comes together wonderfully in the slow cooker!  Just combine Italian sausages, bell peppers, onion, and garlic with your favorite marinara sauce and that’s it!  This is great over pasta or leave the sausages whole and place in hoagie rolls for sausage & pepper subs!

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9. Keto Pot Roast

Keto Pot Roast

Tender and juicy, this keto slow cooker meal is pure comfort food!  Serve with veggies and your favorite low-carb side dish. 

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10. Slow Cooker Banana Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

Slow Cooker Banana Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

Canned pumpkin, oats, honey, and banana with a sprinkling of chocolate chips combine to create a wonderful, hands-off breakfast that’s made in the slow cooker!  Make sure to use dark chocolate to keep the recipe dairy-free.

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11. Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

This chicken tortilla soup is a great easy, healthy recipe.  It’s made with tons of vegetables, spices, and shredded chicken.  Great with sliced avocado, fresh cilantro, or tortilla strips!

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12. Easy Slow Cooker Chile Colorado

Easy Slow Cooker Chile Colorado

Chile Colorado is comprised of super tender chunks of beef that simmer in a red chile sauce.  This Mexican meat makes great burritos with refried beans, Mexican rice, salsa, and avocado or guacamole!

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13. Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup

Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup

A healthy and nutritious meal, Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup is a great dairy-free recipe!  Filled with barley, spinach, lemon juice, chicken, onion, and garlic, this soup is full of flavor!  Great served with crusty bread! 

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14. Slow Cooker Paleo Irish Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Paleo Irish Beef Stew

Talk about a bowl of comfort food, this Irish beef stew is hearty, satisfying, and made with healthy ingredients.  A great option anytime, but especially for St. Patrick’s Day!

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15. Smoky Mesquite BBQ Slow Cooker Beer Ribs

Smoky Mesquite BBQ Slow Cooker Beer Ribs

This fun recipe for baby back ribs uses a unique technique to get the wonderful smoky flavor – soaked mesquite wood chips!  These tasty ribs are great with the dry rub in the recipe or with your favorite BBQ sauce.

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16. Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce

Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce

Making your own Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce is great because it’s inexpensive, made with healthy ingredients that you can control, and it makes a big batch.  This recipe is vegan as-is, but you could sear Italian sausages and have them finish cooking in the marinara.  Serve over pasta or your favorite low-carb side.

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17. Scottish Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Scottish Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

This recipe for Scottish split pea soup is vegan and made with a plethora of healthy ingredients.  With the convenience of a slow cooker, this delicious soup will cook itself!

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18. Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

Peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes with strips of tender steak that braise in a delicious sauce make Slow Cooker Pepper Steak a fantastic and flavorful meal!  Great served over rice, egg noodles, or your favorite side!

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19. Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

A blue platter with Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks stacked on it with sliced scallions and blue cheese crumbles garnished on top

All the delicious flavors of your favorite buffalo chicken wings, but made with hearty chicken drumsticks.  These Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks are great for family-friendly meal or a game day recipe!

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20. Slow Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards

Slow Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards

A Southern treat if there ever was one, this recipe for Slow Cooker Sausage and Succotash Soup with Collards is sure to be a new family favorite!  It’s made with smoked sausage, vegetables, tomatoes, butterbeans, and collard greens all in an aromatic broth.

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21. Slow Cooker Filipino Short Ribs Adobo

Slow Cooker Filipino Short Ribs Adobo

All the tangy, delicious flavors you love about chicken adobo, but with hearty beef short ribs!  This decadent meal is fantastic over rice for absorbing all the yummy sauce!

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22. Crock Pot Chicken with Pineapple

Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken

Crock Pot Chicken with Pineapple, this is a super easy recipe that the whole family will love!  Serve in a pineapple for a fun, Hawaiian-themed meal!

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23. 3 Bean Slow Cooker Chili

3 Bean Slow Cooker Chili

This vegan chili is made with 3 types of beans (black, cannellini, kidney) to make a hearty, meat-free, dairy-free chili.  Serve with your favorite toppings!

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24. Slow Cooker Marinated Olives

White bowl with Slow Cooker Marinated Olives

Looking for a super easy, dairy-free appetizer to serve at parties or holidays?  Look no further!  These Slow Cooker Marinated Olives are the perfect party food!  They’re made with garlic, lemon, herbs, and spices.  Extra delicious served warm right out of the slow cooker!

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25. Cajun Slow Cooker Kielbasa

Cajun Slow Cooked Kielbasa

Talk about flavor!  Cajun spices combined with Kielbasa sausage, onion, peppers, and tomatoes all slow cooked to perfection!  Jen, the recipe creator says that this can be served over rice, as a stew, or your favorite side!

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26. Sirloin Tip Roast Slow Cooker Recipe

Sirloin Tip Roast Slow Cooker Recipe

A wonderfully tender beef roast made in the slow cooker with onions, broth, herbs, and spices.  Recipe notes include a homemade gravy with the juices!

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27. Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Tacos

Homemade fajitas don’t get any easier than this!  Simply toss all the ingredients into the slow cooker, then shred the chicken.  Place chicken fajita mixture in tortillas with your favorite toppings!  Guacamole, salsa, and pickled jalapenos are our favorites!

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28. Slow Cooker Chicken Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Potato Soup

Shredded chicken and chunky, hearty vegetables are the stars of the show in this healthy bowl of comfort food!  A great dairy-free option all year long!

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29. Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef

Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef

Hearty comfort food at its finest!  Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef is a flavorful beef roast that braises in a fabulous sauce made with balsamic vinegar, beef broth, onion, and garlic.  Perfect over potatoes, noodles, or your favorite side dish.

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30. Chicken Mole

Chicken Mole

This slow cooker chicken mole is made with almond butter, rehydrated chile peppers, dark chocolate, cinnamon, tomatoes, and lots of warm, earthy spices.  Top the cooked chicken with chopped tomato, cilantro, and avocado!

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31. Beer Braised Beef Cheeks

Beer Braised Beef Cheeks

Ready for some English comfort food?  These beer braised beef cheeks are slow cooked so they’re tender and so full of flavor!  The vegetables and gravy are the perfect addition to this meal!

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32. Easy Potato and Leek Soup

Easy Potato and Leek Soup

The glorious combination of potatoes & leeks are at their best in this warm bowl of soup!  Creamy without dairy, this pot of soup is sure to be a family favorite!

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33. Slow Cooker Pulled Beef

Slow Cooker Pulled Beef

Whether you want to use this tender and flavorful pulled beef with pasta, in tacos, or on a sandwich, this slow cooker recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

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34. Slow Cooker Chicken Balti

Slow Cooker Chicken Balti

Made with lots of spices, tomatoes, peppers, and chicken, this recipe for Chicken Balti takes everything you love about the Indian food favorite and makes it an easy-to-make meal, thanks to the slow cooker!  

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35. Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks

Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks

Flavored with jalapenos, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and thyme, these slow cooker chicken drumsticks are fall-off-the-bone delicious!  Feel free to crisp up the skin by putting them under the broiler!

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36. Slow Cooker Beef & Lentil Soup

Slow Cooker Beef & Lentil Soup

Perfect for the slow cooker, this beef & lentil soup cooks all day until the beef melts in your mouth!  A great stick-to-your-ribs meal that’s filled with healthy veggies and nutritious lentils.

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37. Crock Pot Swiss Steak

Crock Pot Swiss Steak

The classic, Swiss Steak, but made in the slow cooker!  This recipe has tomatoes, caramelized onions, and garlic that braise with the cubed steaks.  Good enough for company!

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38. Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa

Slow cooked Mexican beef barbacoa made with garlic, onion, and lots of tasty spices, gets shredded to make the best filling for tacos, burritos, and burrito bowls!  

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39. Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Corned beef covered in a delectable mixture of whole grain mustard, cola, molasses, and garlic slow cooks to perfection.  Perfect on sandwiches or served with your favorite sides!

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40. Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup

A ladle full of Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup

Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup is a delicious, vegan lentil soup that’s filled with fresh vegetables and warm spices.  It’s a great healthy soup for the cold fall and winter months!

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41. Slow Cooker Mexican Steak (Bistec a la Mexicana)

A delicious Mexican recipe that is made with chunks of beef, tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos.  It makes fantastic tacos and burritos!

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I hope you enjoyed reading this list of 40+ Dairy-Free Slow Cooker Recipes and were able to find some new recipes to try!  

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