Crock Pot Vegetable Broth Recipe [Vegan, Easy, Gluten free] (2024)

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How to make homemade vegetable broth in the slow cooker. This incredibly easy vegan Vegetable Broth recipe is made in a crock pot from vegetable scraps and is completely customizable.

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It's Recipe ReDux time! When I checked to see what the Recipe ReDux for this month was, I was pretty pumped to see the topic as No-Casserole Crock Pot.

I love the Crock Pot I stole a few years ago from my mom my Crock Pot!

There are so many reasons why... number one being that it's easy. Throw everything in the pot in the morning and dinner is ready that evening. It also makes your house smell fantastic. It's comforting. It's versatile. It doesn't use much energy {like turning on the oven would}. If it's hot outside, it keeps you from having to stand over a hot stove or turning on the oven. The list goes on.

I've done tons of Crock Pot recipes and they are the most viewed posts on my blog. This Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin gets at least 1,000 views per day!

When I saw that we were to use the Crock Pot a little more creatively {instead of just doing your regular casserole}, I just wanted to repost my Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot recipe because it is the most amazing chicken ever and it's a breeze to make. It also can be turned into chicken broth in the crock pot, and I am a sucker for a two-for-one recipe.

But I decided that I'd go on that theme and make a vegetable broth recipe in the crock pot. It's soup season and I always need broth. Typically, I have homemade chicken broth, but what if I'm cooking for a vegetarian or making a vegetarian recipe?

Oh and I also had some veggies in the fridge that needed using. How I hate wasting, especially veggies!

So I made some Vegetable Broth in the Crock Pot and it turned out even better than I expected. I've already had two bowls. Of vegetable broth... are you wondering who has two bowls of vegetable broth when they're not sick? Well, you will if you make this vegetable broth because it's goooooooooood. I'm still kinda laughing that I just described vegetable broth, something so simple and typically unexciting, as gooooooooood. But it's true.

The other beauty of this broth {minus its deliciousness} is that you can use whatever veggies you have on hand. For me, broth has to have onions, garlic, carrots, and herbs {any herbs will work!}. Everything else is optional. I loved the combination of veggies I chose, so that is what is in the recipe. Feel free to improvise or make yours more elaborate.

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Make sure that you wash your veggies very very well before making the broth. I typically save {clean} veggies scraps and freeze them to save for making broth. I'm talking onion skins, carrots peels, celery leaves, etc. You certainly don't have to do that; I realize that it's not normal to do that haha.

But please be sure you really wash those veggies, and I typically buy organic vegetables to make broth since it concentrates everything in the broth {meaning pesticides and dirt will be concentrated... not good}.

I basically just roughly chopped everything and threw it in the slow cooker. I included the skins on the onions, the seeds and insides of the bell peppers, etc.

At the end, I added another layer of flavor with some liquid aminos. You can find it in large grocery stores, health food stores, or online. Salt or soy sauce would be a good substitute, but I like the extra layer of flavor it gives that salt just doesn't provide. And regular soy sauce has more sodium and gluten in case you're sensitive to that.

Crock Pot Vegetable Broth Recipe [Vegan, Easy, Gluten free] (5)

Crock Pot Vegetable Broth

How to make homemade vegetable broth in the slow cooker. This incredibly easy vegan Vegetable Broth recipe is made in a crock pot from vegetable scraps

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Servings: 10 cups

Author: Meme

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 3 medium carrots chopped
  • 4 stalks celery, including tops chopped
  • 1 medium bell pepper chopped
  • 4 mushrooms chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • a few sprigs of herbs parsley, thyme, rosemary, basil, oregano
  • 10 cups water filtered
  • 1-2 tablespoon liquid aminos or 1 tablespoon soy sauce or 2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Add the onions, garlic, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and mushrooms to the Crock-Pot. Drizzle olive oil over the top and throw in the bay leaf and whatever herbs you are using.

  • Pour water over everything, cover, and cook on Low for 8-12 hours. Stir in liquid aminos. Turn off heat, strain, and let cool before refrigerating or freezing.

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Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Vegetable Broth

Serving Size

1 cup

Amount per Serving

Calories

28

% Daily Value*

Fat

1

g

2

%

Potassium

120

mg

3

%

Carbohydrates

3

g

1

%

Sugar

1

g

1

%

Vitamin A

2410

IU

48

%

Vitamin C

14.8

mg

18

%

Calcium

18

mg

2

%

Iron

0.1

mg

1

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Crock Pot Vegetable Broth Recipe [Vegan, Easy, Gluten free] (2024)

FAQs

Is there gluten-free vegetable broth? ›

And just like homemade, our broth uses only 100% natural, non-GMO ingredients, with no MSG added, no artificial flavors or colors, and no preservatives. This fat-free, gluten-free veggie broth is a versatile ingredient for everyday cooking, adding flavor and moisture to entrees and sides.

What is the difference between vegan stock and broth? ›

Vegetable stock likely comes unseasoned, while broth usually contains salt and other seasonings. Vegetable stock is made with untrimmed, sometimes whole vegetables, while broth is made from trimmed, roughly chopped vegetables.

What are the ingredients in vegetable stock pots? ›

Water · Salt · Dried Dextrose · Glucose Syrup · Yeast Extract · Concentrated Carrot Juice · Dried celery · Sunflower Oil · celery Extract · Dried Onions · Dried Garlic · Sugar · Stabiliser: E417 · Dried Carrots · Dried Parsnips · Dried Leeks · Dried Green Beans · Tomato Purée · Lovage Root Extract · Dried Parsley · ...

Can vegans eat vegetable broth? ›

I don't know about you, but in situations where stock or broth is called for in a recipe, I'd prefer to have a homemade vegetable broth on hand. This broth is super easy to make, it's vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, and filled with great nutrients that come from the veggies that are used to flavour it.

What makes broth gluten-free? ›

The typical ingredients for bone broth are naturally gluten-free, i.e. meat bones, vegetables, some herbs and spices, and water.

What brand of broth is gluten-free? ›

Swanson 100% Natural, Gluten Free Chicken Broth, 32 oz Carton.

Is vegan broth as good as bone broth? ›

Bone versus vegan broth

The majority of the nutrients that are found in bone broth can also be found in vegan broths too. The only thing is, there isn't a vegetarian or vegan replacement for collagen.

Is veggie broth healthier than bone broth? ›

Although it's true the collagen and gelatin (which are good for healthy skin and nails) found in bone broth are missing from this vegetarian version, this recipe meets a myriad of nutritional needs and is full of magnesium, potassium and numerous trace minerals.

Which ingredients are not good for vegetable stock making? ›

Some vegetables just don't taste great in a stock! Cruciferous vegetables will get funky tasting, and seemingly mild vegetables like zucchini, green beans, and bell peppers can get bitter if simmered for too long. Ultimately, if it doesn't add, it subtracts! This is my rule of thumb for most recipes.

What to include in veggie stock? ›

Ingredients
  1. 1 to 2. onions.
  2. 2 to 3. carrots.
  3. 3 to 4. celery stalks.
  4. 4 to 5 sprigs. fresh thyme.
  5. bay leaf.
  6. small bunch fresh parsley.
  7. 1 teaspoon. black peppercorns.
  8. Optional extras: leeks (especially the green parts), fennel, tomatoes, mushrooms, mushroom stems, parsnips.

Are vegetable stock pots vegan? ›

Stir in some real taste with our Knorr Vegetable Stock Pots. They're gluten-free and their delicious mixture of ingredients simply melts into your cooking, bringing an irresistible depth of flavour to a range of vegetarian, vegan and meat dishes!

What vegetables should not be used in broth? ›

INGREDIENTS TO AVOID IN HOMEMADE VEGETABLE BROTH

This includes: “Flavorless” Vegetables – like zucchini or white potatoes; these aren't going to do anything bad to the broth, but they're not going to help it either. Cruciferous Vegetables – such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and cabbage.

How do you make vegetable broth taste better? ›

Try crushed coriander seeds and fennel seeds, like Devan does in her simple vegetable noodle soup below, for a beautiful, fragrant base supplemented by an ever-helpful bay leaf. Depending on what flavor profile you're using you can use a touch of turmeric, star anise, peppercorns, allspice, and so on.

Is Simply Nature vegetable broth gluten-free? ›

Simply Nature Organic Non-gmo Low Sodium Vegetable Broth. This product has 3 ingredients that may have gluten.

Is Knorr Simply Vegetable Broth gluten-free? ›

Stir in some real taste with our Knorr Vegetable Stock Pots. They're gluten-free and their delicious mixture of ingredients simply melts into your cooking, bringing an irresistible depth of flavour to a range of vegetarian, vegan and meat dishes!

Which vegetable stock cubes are gluten-free? ›

Knorr Gluten Free Vegetable Stock Cubes8s

Knorr Vegetable Stock Cubes contain quality ingredients such as sustainably grown vegetables and herbs for a deliciously rich flavour. This multipack contains 8x 10 g stock cubes to last you even longer.

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