27 Must-Try Mediterranean Diet Crockpot Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food

There’s something magic about the crockpot, isn’t there? You just dump everything in, come home hours later, and it’s all perfectly combined, seasoned, juicy, and ready for you to eat, maybe with just one or two things added. I love it.

And Mediterranean is such a great way to eat, because this diet helps decrease the inflammation in our body, which is going to help us live longer.

1) White Bean Stew

You can use cannellini beans if you’d like, along with some tomatoes and rosemary. It’s going to give you such a delicious, high-fiber, colorful meal. You can serve this with some meat if you’d like, and you can add some potatoes if you want a little bit more carbs. Such a delicious, flavorful meal.

2) Turkey Meatballs

I always have meatballs in our freezer. They’re one of our go-to foods because they’re an easy way to get protein and so versatile. You could use frozen meatballs, or make them yourself with ground turkey, garlic, parsley, onion, and whatever flavorings you like. Some breadcrumbs can help them stay together.

You can do it either way, with whatever sauce you like. We like a marinara, but use whatever sauce you want to put in there. Then serve it with pasta, whatever shape you have. You could do a whole wheat pasta for a little extra fiber, since we’re thinking about heart health here.

You could also do some zucchini noodles. If you’ve never tried those, they’re really great, and a lot of people call them zoodles. I have an easy zoodle maker, like a spiralizer. You chop the end off the zucchini and twist it in the little contraption, and basically the zucchini comes out as noodles.

You could also just buy zoodles, but honestly it’s so easy to make. It’s such a great low carb option with the turkey meatballs, and it’s going to be so colorful and flavorful.

3) Greek Chicken and Potatoes

I don’t know if you’ve seen the videos online, but I definitely have, where you take a Ziploc baggie and put meat and a lot of different flavorings in each one for themed meals. This would be a great idea for that. Combine your chicken, which is a great lean protein, with some garlic, lemon, and oregano, and you could use breasts or thighs.

You could add some quartered potatoes to give it a little bit of carbs as well, and this is such a delicious meal. All you’d need to do is add some non-starchy veggies, so you could easily do some carrots, or have a side salad with this meal too.

4) Tomato Basil Marinara

This is a great meal because it’s really flavorful with the garlic, onion, tomatoes, and basil. There’s nothing like fresh basil, and if you don’t grow basil in your kitchen, let’s get with it. It’s such an easy herb to grow right inside the kitchen window. It doesn’t need a lot of light, but it does like plenty of water, so it’s great to keep an eye on.

It’s so fresh, and it would be great to add some to this delicious tomato basil marinara sauce. You could do anything you like with this sauce, use it right away, or freeze a portion if you make too much. We like to use it on spaghetti night with some whole wheat pasta for a little extra fiber, or zoodles.

You could serve this with some chicken parmigiana, eggplant parmigiana, or some meatballs. And of course, I would always add plenty of colorful veggies, like a side salad.

5) Shakshuka-Style Sauce

This is a great sauce to put in the slow cooker with some tomatoes and bell peppers, plenty of garlic and onions, and lots of seasonings. Then you can serve this with some eggs if you’d like. I know there’s a lot of misconception about eggs, like, don’t the yolks have a lot of cholesterol? But avoiding egg yolks isn’t really how you lower your cholesterol.

Egg yolks are such a great food to have, with plenty of protein and some great nutrients. I would also combine this with some whole grain bread, or you could have whole grain pasta, rice, or a salad on the side to give it lots of color. So you’re going to get protein, whole grains, and plenty of fruits and vegetables.

6) Chicken and Artichokes

You may be asking what type of artichokes. I really enjoy buying the canned or jarred artichokes, and there are also ones that come in a Ziploc sort of pouch. They already have plenty of flavor on them, which is great for me because it makes it so much easier. Combine them with some of your other favorite flavorings, like garlic and oregano, and this dish is going to be perfect with the chicken.

Then you can serve it with some veggies, or throw more veggies right in there, like some carrots, which I feel would go well with this. For me, I would serve this with some potatoes, whether it’s a sweet potato, a regular or small potato, or some mashed potato. Some whole wheat pasta or a salad would work too.

7) Eggplant and Chickpea Stew

I don’t know if you like eggplant, but I certainly do. It’s so delicious, and having it in a stew is such a great way to switch it up, with your chickpeas, onion, and garlic giving you lots of flavor. This is going to cook all day and just be so delicious when you get home. You can serve it with some toast, brown rice, or sweet potato, whatever you have around.

8) Balsamic Chicken

Oh yes, I love the flavor of balsamic chicken, and there’s no better way than to cook it in your crock pot, because it has lots of time to absorb all the delicious flavoring. You can add some tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and basil, especially if you have any fresh basil. Then serve this over some whole wheat pasta or brown rice, and some quinoa or couscous would go really well with this too.

9) Chicken Cacciatore

This is great in a slow cooker because it does all the hard work for you. You could use chicken thighs for plenty of protein, and combine some yummy veggies such as mushrooms, tomatoes, and bell pepper, plus garlic for lots of great flavor. Serve this with polenta or some whole grain pasta if you have it. You can do a sweet potato on the side if you’d like, or a side salad if you want to get more veggies in.

10) Ratatouille

Oh, ratatouille is delish, and it reminds me of the Disney movie. It’s so delicious and colorful with the eggplant and zucchini. Making it can take a while, so it’s a great one to do in the crock pot, dicing up all your veggies and adding plenty of thyme and garlic for flavoring.

Once it’s cooked down, you’ll be ready to come home and dip some delicious bread into it. You could also serve some protein on the side, like chicken or salmon, and you’ll have plenty of leftovers to reuse. Such a great, colorful meal that takes you right back to the Disney movie.

11) Lentil Soup

Yes, this is a favorite in our house, whether you’re a vegetarian or not. Lentil soup is delish, but it can take a little while when you’re cooking it on the stove, so doing it in the crock pot is such a great idea. You can use brown or green lentils, and chop up some onions, dice some carrots, and add celery if you’d like. I definitely like to add garlic to mine.

Tomatoes are optional, but I always put a can of crushed tomatoes in there as well, because why not get a little more nutrients in? You can serve some meat on the side if you’d like. We like to put a little nutritional yeast or some Parmesan cheese on top to give it a cheesy flavor, delish.

12) Chickpea Vegetable Stew

Chickpeas are a great canned food to have in your food pantry because there’s so much you can do with them. They have some fiber and protein, and they’re so versatile. In this stew, you could add some dried apricots and lots of yummy spices like cumin and cinnamon, plus veggies like carrots, tomatoes, and onions for such a great flavor.

You can serve it with some protein, like chicken or fish, if you’d like to get a little more protein out of this meal. I love how you can just dump it all in here and give all the flavors time to marry together for such a delicious meal.

13) Tuscan Chicken

This one takes you straight back to Italy. With this Italian dish, you’ll have some white beans, garlic, and rosemary, and you can use whatever piece of chicken you have, whether it’s the breast or the thigh. It all cooks together in the crock pot and gets such a great flavor. I would definitely put some fresh grated Parmesan cheese right on top. This is such a great high-protein, high-fiber, high-flavor meal.

14) Stuffed Peppers

Take some bell peppers, whatever color you have, red, yellow, orange, or green, and stuff them with quinoa. Some people use meat, and if you like to, you could go for ground turkey instead of beef. We know beef has a lot of saturated fat, so switching to a lower fat meat like ground turkey is a great option.

I like quinoa as well, because it can actually give the appearance of meat without any meat in there. You could put some chickpeas in for fiber and protein, along with some tomatoes, of course. It’s going to give you a really great flavor when it all cooks together, and you could spread some tomato sauce on top.

15) Minestrone Soup

This is probably my favorite soup when it comes to the quick soups you get in a can. But if you’ve never made it at home, oh my gosh, fresh minestrone soup is amazing. You can add whatever kind of beans you like, kidney beans or white beans, and I would dice up some carrots, celery, and zucchini. Lots of veggies in this one makes it so delicious.

Of course, you’re going to have some pasta in there too, and that delicious red sauce brings it all together. You could add some fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top, or some nutritional yeast for a little extra B12. You could even serve it with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side and dip away if you’d like.

16) Lemon Salmon

Salmon is such a great food to include in your weekly menu because of the omega-3s, which help with brain health and inflammation in the body. It’s such a versatile fish too. I would cut the salmon up and portion it out, adding plenty of lemon, capers, and olive oil for lots of delicious flavor.

You could serve it with whatever veggies you like. We love green beans, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and asparagus spears. You could do a baked potato or a sweet potato if you’d like, or have a side salad or some quinoa on the side.

17) Shrimp Tomato Stew

Since shrimp cooks very quickly, you’ll want to add it at the end, after everything has been cooking all day. You’ll have all of your tomato and flavorings in there, and you can add plenty of vegetables if you’d like, like some celery or carrots.

Serve this with some brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat couscous, quinoa, or some bread on the side to dip in. You’re going to get high protein from that shrimp, and it’s so delicious.

18) Chicken Souvlaki Bowls

This is perfect to put in the slow cooker. Take your chicken, whether it’s rotisserie or chicken you’ve cooked all day in this delicious crock pot, and it’s going to be so flavorful with the lemon juice and garlic. You could serve it with some pita bread, tzatziki, brown rice, cucumbers, and tomatoes to really give it lots of flavor and a Mediterranean feel.

19) Moroccan Chicken

This is great to have for dinner because it has such great flavor with the lemons, giving it a zesty, citrusy sort of taste. You could serve this chicken with whatever carb you’d like, like couscous or quinoa, and some sort of veggies like broccoli, carrots, or a salad on the side to complete the meal.

20) Farro Risotto

You can combine the farro with some delicious veggies such as mushrooms and onions in a broth, and cook it until everything is tender. Then drizzle over some olive oil with some Parmesan cheese. This is delicious, and you could serve it as a side dish, maybe with some chicken. It’s such a great meal because it provides you with some veggies and some carbs.

21) Black-Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas are so good, especially when you serve them with a number of different colorful vegetables like tomatoes and spinach. It’s going to give you such a great flavor all together, with plenty of fiber, plenty of color, and plenty of flavor.

22) Split Pea Soup

This is going to cook really well with your carrots, celery, garlic, and thyme, giving it such a great flavor. Add some olive oil on top, of course, and you could put some parsley if you’d like. You could serve this as a side dish as part of a meal if you want to add a little more protein, like some chicken on the side.

23) Eggplant Caponata

This is like an eggplant relish from Italy, and it has a really great flavor. You could add some honey for a little sweetness, and it can be served warm or at room temperature. Serve it with some chicken or fish if you’d like, for lots of heart-healthy benefits and protein. You could also have some carbs on the side, like bread, toast, pasta, or quinoa.

24) Vegetable Barley Soup

Barley is so great, and I like to put it in a number of different meals. It’s a grain, and it’s going to be so great in this soup with the veggies, the broth, and the barley. The barley almost gives it the appearance of meat, in my opinion, looking kind of like ground meat in there, which can fool you.

It gives you some nice fullness in this meal because of the fiber content, and it’s going to be such a flavorful meal. You could serve it with some chicken or fish if you’d like for a little extra protein.

25) Harissa Chickpeas

This is a little bit of a spicy dish, but you can decrease the spice level if you’d like. It’s delicious because it has chickpeas in there, which are a great thing to have on hand, plus lots of veggies like tomatoes and bell peppers. If you want to tone down the heat, you definitely can. You could serve it with some couscous or a salad as well.

26) Chicken Lentil Stew

Lentils are so great and high in fiber, which helps with fullness, and they’re a great thing to incorporate into our diet weekly, if not daily. You should be eating lentils several times a week, especially if you’re following a Mediterranean diet.

This meal is going to be filled with protein and fiber from the chicken and the lentils, plus lots of veggies like carrots and onions. You could do a side salad if you’d like to add a little more veggies to this.

27) Pearled Couscous

Couscous is so delicious, especially if you cook it with some broth, which gives it a little more flavor. Add lots of veggies like tomatoes and zucchini, and you could put some chickpeas in for added fiber, then cook it all together for such a great meal. If you want a little extra protein, you could serve this on the side of some fish or chicken.

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• FE FUN ELEMENTS Slow Cooker Carrier: Insulated bag that carries the crockpot to potlucks, family dinners, and Sunday gatherings without slopping marinara across the back seat.
• Cooler Kitchen Bamboo Cutting Board Set: For chopping eggplant for ratatouille, hollowing peppers for stuffing, slicing chicken thighs for souvlaki bowls, and every mise en place the crockpot waits patiently for.
• HONGBAKE Nonstick Baking Sheet: For the foil packet of lemon salmon, the broil-the-top finish on stuffed peppers, and roasting a side of potatoes or carrots while the crockpot does the heavy work.