Hearty, homemade, easy dairy-free slow cooker recipes that help make busy weeks simple. These slow cooker dinner recipes are a delicious blend of comfort food and healthy meals that can be made in a pinch for busy nights.
Plus, all the recipes are dairy-free, gluten-free, and use wholesome ingredients for large families.
Take the stress out of dinnertime by having something ready and waiting for you.
As a Certified Nutrition Coach and a mom of three, I often say, “slow cookers save sanity” and it’s true!
Coming home from a busy day and trying to prep and cook a full dinner before extracurricular activities start is hectic, frustrating, and stressful.
Learn more about slow cookers and choosing the best one for your family (and how to use it!).
With these dairy-free crockpot recipes, everything is ready for you when you need it.
Why You’ll Love These Crock Pot Dinner Ideas
Easy to make: These crockpot recipes are made from simple ingredients and are low in effort to get prepped.
Allergy-friendly: On top of being dairy-free the recipes are all gluten-free as well.
Variety: These recipes save time in the kitchen and also give you some new flavors to test out.
How To Freeze Or Store Slow Cooker Recipes
Most of these dairy-free dinner recipes can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days or even frozen.
To store them in the fridge, make sure you place them in an airtight container. When reheating a gluten-free dinner, you may need to add a bit of extra liquid to the blend to get it going.
Freezing options: typically, slow cooker meals without pasta will freeze well. However, make sure not to freeze a recipe with gluten-free noodles as they don’t reheat very well (though if you do make sure to use quinoa noodles as they hold together the best).
Store the recipe in a freezer-friendly container for up to two months.
To reheat from the freezer: let the dairy-free, slow cooker dinner thaw in the fridge prior to reheating in the slow cooker or on the stove on low.
A Few Dairy-Free And Gluten-Free Pantry Staples You'll Need
Most of these recipes have a few common ingredients. Stock up on these gluten free dairy free pantry staples and you can whip a weeknight dinner up in no time.
- Full fat coconut milk: this is the coconut milk that comes from a can. You want the thick, white cream and not the watery part.
- Gluten-free noodles: quinoa noodles hold up the best when it comes to cooking in a slow cooker.
- Arrowroot powder or tapioca starch: this is used to thicken dairy-free and gluten-free meals.
The Slow Cooker I Use
This is the slow cooker I use when making my own dairy-free gluten-free recipes.
It’s a 7-quart slow cooker which I find is a great size for our family of five. Plus, I love that it has a timer on it that switches to warm when it’s finished.
The Recipes
Below you'll find some new favorite dairy-free recipes to keep your life a little less stressful on busy nights!
Dinner doesn’t have to be chaotic—this eBook gives you 20+ protein-packed meals ready in 30 minutes or less (even when the day’s already gone sideways)
Sage Scott says
I recently tried the dairy-free chicken alfredo, and it was delish! You'd never know it was dairy-free!
fitasamamabear says
Isn't the surprise nice? lol
Jake says
Love how quick and easy this recipes are! We're always looking for new things we can make in the slow cooker for the family. Made the cabbage roll soup last night and it came out great! Also, appreciated that they're dairy free. Thanks for the tips and can't wait to try more of these (-:
fitasamamabear says
Slow cookers save sanity lol
Ara says
I've been looking for more dairy-free options, and these recipes are really a great help. One of my favorite is this Turkey Sweet Potato Chili, and I'm excited to try out this slow cooker version.
fitasamamabear says
Slow cookers save sanity!
Amanda says
Thank you for all the great recipes! Made the honey mustard chicken thighs, it’s so easy and delicious! YUM.
fitasamamabear says
Easy is key! Glad you liked it:)
Maine says
These slow cooker recipes are perfect. I tried cooking chicken with coconut milk and also added almond flour which gives it a savory flavor. Can't wait to try more recipes from this guide!
fitasamamabear says
Yay!
Kelsey says
I love how easy and convenient these slow cooker recipes are. I made the chicken legs with the dry rub and they were juicy and delish. It's so convenient to just let the crockpot do all the work while I entertained my guests LOL. I'm trying the slow cooker beef and broccoli next.
fitasamamabear says
Haha crockpots save sanity!
Sally says
Such a wonderful list. I'm glad I found it. These recipes are perfect for those busy work from home days when I can barely stand up from my laptop. So easy to prepare. I specially loved the mustard chicken thighs. Thanks for sharing.
fitasamamabear says
Ha! You described my days so accurately, I feel yah!
Malin says
Can't wait to work my way through these recipes! I just made the cabbage roll soup, and it was awesome. Going to try the taco soup next! Thanks.
fitasamamabear says
Mmm taco soup is such a comforting one!
Donna says
It is so hot here at the moment I cannot stand the thought of putting the oven on, so these slow cooker recipes are going to be my saviour for the next couple of weeks!
fitasamamabear says
Omg send some of that heat my way! Haha but truly, slow cookers save sanity.