Leeks

Beet Pasta with Caramelized Leeks, Hazelnuts, and Blue Cheese // Uses Beets, Beet Greens, Dill, Garlic, Leeks // Vegetarian

Cabbage, Potato, and Leek Soup // Uses Cabbage, Garlic, Leeks, Potatoes (substitute ours for Russets), Thyme // Can Be Vegetarian or Not

Chicken, Winter Squash, Bacon, and Arugula Parmesan Gratin Casserole // Uses Arugula, Garlic, Leeks, Parsley, Potimarron or Other Winter Squash

Kimchi // Uses Carrots, Daikon, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Napa Cabbage // Vegetarian

Leek and Spinach Risotto // Uses Leeks, Shallots, Spinach, Thyme // Vegetarian

Potato Leek Soup (Version 1) // Uses Chives, Garlic, Leeks, Potatoes, Thyme // Vegetarian (if you use veggie broth)

Roasted Poblano, Sweet Corn, and Potato Soup // Uses Cilantro, Garlic, Leeks, Poblanos, Potatoes

Roasted Tomatillo Chicken Soup // Uses Cilantro, Garlic, Jalapenos, Leeks, Tomatillos

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Chili // Uses Butternut Squash (or substitute any other winter squash), Garlic, Leeks; Orange or Red Peppers; Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes // Vegetarian
Recipe from The Leek & The Carrot

Takes 20 minutes (active time) + 4 hours (in slow cooker)
Serves 8-12

1/4 cup olive oil
1 large leek, white and pale green parts only, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups diced red, orange or yellow pepper
4 cups water
6 cups diced tomatoes (from fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes or things you froze earlier in the year)
2 cups chopped sweet potatoes
4 cups chopped butternut squash
1 can (15-ounce) spicy chili beans
1 can (15-ounce) black beans, rinsed
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons Kosher salt
2 tablespoons cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
Pinch cinnamon

1. Add olive oil to crock pot or slow cooker along with leek, garlic and peppers. Turn crock pot up to high and let cook on it’s own with the lid off for 10-15 minutes while you peel and dice your squash and sweet potatoes and get the rest of your ingredients assembled.
2. Add remaining ingredients to the crock pot. It will be a tight fit even in a standard 8-quart crock pot. Place lid on crock pot and cook for at least four hours on high heat. If you are making it and leaving for the day, eight hours on low heat will work just as well.
3. Enjoy with cheese, diced raw onion, Greek yogurt and a handful of chives. Store whatever remains in your fridge to eat throughout the weekend/week.

Spinach, Feta, Watermelon Radish Quiche // Uses Garlic, Leeks, Spinach, Watermelon Radishes // Vegetarian