Adult ADHD Recipes: 7 Lazy Vegan Crock-Pot Recipes

Om and OMG! A Yogi’s Adult ADHD Doodle Diary

7 Lazy Vegan Crock-Pot Recipes for Adults with ADHD: Set It and Forget It (Until You Remember)

Dear ADHD Doodle Diary,

Today, I created ADHD-friendly vegan Crock-Pot recipes, presented in a fun, doodle-friendly recipe card format.

Planning meals and cooking them is my number one life nemisis. But that changed when I started doodling my own recipe cards (and using a Crock Pot).

Ah, the Crock-Pot!

The kitchen’s equivalent of a reliable friend who doesn’t mind if you forget about them for hours.

Perfect for those of us with ADHD who might wander off mid-recipe to rearrange the bookshelf or fall into a YouTube rabbit hole.

The best part?

When you finally remember you’re cooking, your meal is ready and waiting.

So, grab your Crock-Pot, some index cards, and a doodling pen! Here are 7 quick, easy and ADHD-friendly vegan Crock-Pot recipes. I doodled the recipes onto Index Cards, to turn cooking into an enjoyable “doodling” episode. I recommend you get some Index Cards, and create your own doodled recipe cards.

Ready, set, doodle… and don’t forget to eat!

* In brackets I’ve included what to “doodle” on your Index Card. You’ll be much more likely to cook, if you see your recipe card with your own doodles on it!

 

Recipe 1: Lazy Lentil Stew

Tagline: For when you need dinner, but also a nap.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups green lentils (doodle a lentil)
• 1 large carrot, chopped (doodle a carrot)
• 1 onion, diced (doodle an onion)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (doodle a garlic clove)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (doodle a tomatoe)
• 4 cups vegetable broth (doodle a cup)
• 1 tsp cumin (doodle a spice jar)

Instructions:

1. Toss everything in the Crock-Pot. Seriously, just toss it in.
2. Set on low for 6-8 hours. Feel free to take that nap.
3. Return, stir, and pat yourself on the back. Dinner’s done!

Quote: “Cook smarter, not harder.”

 

Recipe 2: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Lazy Chili

Tagline: The chili that lets you be as forgetful as you want.

Ingredients:

• 2 large sweet potatoes, cubed (doodle a potatoe)
• 1 can black beans, drained (doodle a bean)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (doodle a pepper)
• 1 can fire-roasted tomatoes (doodle a tomato)
• 1 onion, chopped (doodle an onion)
• 2 tsp chili powder (doodle a spice jar)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika (doodle a spice jar)

Instructions:

1. Chuck it all in the Crock-Pot. No need for precision.
2. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8. Forget about it entirely.
3. Serve up a bowl and marvel at your unintentional culinary prowess.

Quote: “Spicy enough to wake you up… eventually.”

 

Recipe 3: Lazy Coconut Curry Chickpeas

Tagline: The curry that cooks while you’re off getting distracted.

Ingredients:

• 2 cans chickpeas, drained (doodle a pea)
• 1 can coconut milk (doodle a coconut)
• 1 onion, chopped (doodle an onion)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (doodle a garlic bulb)
• 2 tbsp curry powder (doodle a spice jar)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste (doodle a red tube)
• 2 cups spinach (doodle a green splonge)

Instructions:

1. Toss all ingredients (except spinach) into the Crock-Pot. Easy peasy.
2. Cook on low for 6 hours. Spin around in circles if you must.
3. Stir in spinach right before serving. Bam, dinner is served!

Quote: “Focus on curry; everything else can wait.”

Recipe 4: Hearty Lazy Vegetable Soup

Tagline: Soup that’s as laid-back as your Saturday afternoon.

Ingredients:

• 3 carrots, sliced (doodle a carrot)
• 2 celery stalks, chopped (doodle a stalk)
• 1 zucchini, diced (doodle a cucumber)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (doodle a tomato)
• 4 cups vegetable broth (doodle a cup)
• 1 tsp dried thyme (doodle a herb jar)
• 1 tsp dried oregano (doodle a herb jar)

Instructions:

1. Drop everything into the Crock-Pot. Extra points for doing it one-handed.
2. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Go do something else, like… anything.
3. Serve it up hot and feel accomplished for cooking while doing almost nothing.

Quote: “Chill soup for chill days.”

 

Recipe 5: Lazy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Tagline: Impress your guests without losing focus. Or your mind.

Ingredients:

• 4 large bell peppers, tops sliced off (doodle a pepper)
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed (doodle a seed)
• 1 can black beans, drained (doodle a bean)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (doodle a tomato)
• 1 cup corn kernels (doodle a kernel…or a colenel)
• 1 tsp cumin (doodle a spice jar)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (doodle a spice jar)

Instructions:

1. Mix quinoa, beans, tomatoes, corn, and spices. Stuff those peppers!
2. Place peppers in the Crock-Pot. Don’t overthink it.
3. Cook on low for 4-5 hours. Go ahead, brag on social media—you’ve earned it!

Quote: “Stuff it! (The peppers, that is.)”

 

Recipe 6: Lazy Creamy Mushroom Risotto

 

Tagline: Fancy food for the unfocused foodie.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Arborio rice (doodle a rice grain)
• 4 cups vegetable broth (doodle a cup)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (doodle a mushroom)
• 1 onion, finely chopped (doodle an onion)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (doodle Count Dracula)
• 1 can coconut milk (doodle a coconut)
• 1 tsp dried thyme (doodle a herb jar)

Instructions:

1. Add rice, mushrooms, onion, garlic, and broth to the Crock-Pot. Give it a stir, or don’t.
2. Cook on low for 6 hours. Add coconut milk at the end and stir. You’re fancy now!
3. Serve and tell everyone you’ve mastered the art of risotto. No one needs to know how easy it was.

Quote: “Risotto without the stir-o!”

 

Recipe 7: Lazy Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Tagline: Start your day right… whenever that might be.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled oats (oats in pajamas)
• 4 cups almond milk (almond milk carton with bedhead)
• 2 apples, diced (apples in cozy slippers)
• 1 tsp cinnamon (spice jar with a teddy bear)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (syrup bottle wrapped in a blanket)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (vanilla bottle yawning)

Instructions:

1. Throw everything in the Crock-Pot before bed. No measuring perfection needed.
2. Cook overnight for 7-8 hours. Wake up to the smell of oatmeal and success.
3. Scoop it out and add toppings, or just eat it straight from the pot. It’s your life.

Quote: “Breakfast, served whenever.”

 

George, Reflecting on Lazy Cooking for Adults With ADHD 

You’ve just become the master of lazy, ADHD-friendly vegan cooking. These Crock-Pot recipes are perfect for anyone who’s prone to distraction but still wants to eat something delicious at the end of the day.

Customize your own recipe cards with doodles, and most importantly, enjoy the journey of cooking… even if you forget about it along the way.

Happy slow cooking!

Remember to give yourself permission to start small—just one recipe to begin with.

With each doodled recipe card I made, my confidence when entering the kitchen increased! I used to fear cooking, but now it’s one of my favourite hobbies.

Oh yes, I almost forgot…

I like to do Yoga and Pilates exercises when cooking. If that sounds like fun, get your hands on my Yoga Card Decks and Pilates Card Decks.

If you’ve made it this far, you either haven’t got Adult ADHD, or something else hasn’t distracted you yet. Bravo! Though, I’m not going to push my luck.

It’s time to wrap this diary entry up.

Namaste (my soul high-fives your soul),
George Watts

P.S. Dear Diary, thanks for letting me write in you. And dear reader, thanks for reading.