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Finding new anti-inflammatory crockpot lunch recipes is always a good idea. Bringing your lunch to work saves you money, can help you make healthier choices, and keeps you from having to get up and go stand in a line somewhere for a salad or sandwich. Using your slow cooker to whip up lunch recipes is an even better idea because it doesn’t require you to stand over a stove, you can make big batches of meals at once, freeze or save them in the fridge, and then have a healthy crockpot lunch every day of the week.
What’s better than that?
Ah, yes, just one thing: anti-inflammatory crockpot meals like these four recipe ideas that help reduce inflammation in your body and keep your immune system healthy. These anti-inflammatory slow cooker lunch recipes are delicious, nutritious, and perfect to bring to work.
Not only does this crockpot veggie collagen chili boost your metabolism and suppress inflammation using a variety of spices and vegetables, it contains a few tablespoons of powdered collagen that strengthens hair and makes your skin glow. The ingredients list is extensive, but if you cook up enough, you can freeze this chili and have lunch and dinner ready for you for weeks to come. Here's what you'll need:
Vegetable broth
Tomato marinara sauce
Kidney beans
Black beans
Collagen powder
Ground meat
Carrots
Yellow onions
Chili powder
Cumin
Coriander
Soy sauce
Chopped cilantro
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Crockpot Garlic And Celery Beef Stew
Anti-inflammatory veggies like garlic and celery provide texture and flavor in this crockpot beef stew, which is packed with protein and vitamins and minerals like zinc and vitamins K, B6, and B12. You'll need
Grass-fed beef marrow bones
Butter
Yellow onion
Garlic
Organic, grass-fed beef
Red wine
Wild mushrooms
Carrots
Green beans
Diced tomatoes
Diced potatoes
Filtered water
Red pepper flakes
Bay leaf
Fresh thyme
Salt and pepper
Chives and parsley
A fermented soup like crockpot miso soup has soy protein that reduces inflammation in the body. It also contains anti-inflammatory seaweed and is an excellent source of various probiotics that keep your digestive system healthy and boost your immune system. Make several servings of this slow cooker miso soup and eat it for lunch, snacks, and as a dinner appetizer. Here are the ingredients:
White or yellow miso paste
Water
Extra-firm tofu
Green onions
Carrots
Garlic
Sugar peas
Mexican Style Slow Cooker Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
Whether it's meatless Monday or every day is a meat-free one for you, these crockpot vegetarian slow cooker peppers contain anti-inflammatory soy protein and metabolism-boosting spices like cayenne pepper and paprika. You'll need:
Extra virgin olive oil
Tempeh
Garlic
Onion
Sea salt
Paprika
Cayenne pepper
Cumin
Organic corn kernels
Green chiles
Marinara
sauce
Small red beans
Cilantro
Organic red bell peppers
Organic chedder cheese (optional)
For more tips on anti-inflammatory meals, check out 4 Anti-inflammatory supplements doctors swear by and The one anti-inflammatory drink you should have first thing when you wake up in the morning on SHEFinds.com.
