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11 Easy Slow Cooker Side Dishes

by Sarah Olson on June 22, 2019 | Updated August 5, 2020 8 Comments

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11 Easy Slow Cooker Side Dishes to spruce up your dinner plate. Choose from Potatoes, Beans, Vegetables or even Mac and Cheese.

Don’t forget that the slow cooker can do more than meats. Side dishes in the slow cooker are often overlooked. Dust off your slow cooker and add one of these simple sides to your slow cooker today.

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Slow cooker side dishes are great if you have meat going in another crockpot or are grilling. Don’t forget that the slow cooker is great to bring to barbecues and potlucks!

Potatoes:

Start one of these potato side dishes in the early afternoon and grill steaks or chicken to go with it!

Slow Cooker Cheesy Mashed Potatoes– The Magical Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Hot German Potato Salad – The Midnight Baker

Slow Cooker Campfire Potatoes – The Magical Slow Cooker

sliced potatoes with cheese and onions in a slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Campfire Potatoes

Beans:

Beans are such a great side dish. For Mexican food, we love refried beans, and for potlucks, we like to bring baked beans.

Slow Cooker Baked Beans with Ham Bone – Crunchy Creamy Sweet

Slow Cooker Refried Pinto Beans or Black Beans – The Magical Slow Cooker

Refried black beans being scooped from a slow cooker on a chip.
Slow Cooker Refried Black Beans

Vegetables:

Vegetables are a must for our side dishes at our house. No lack of flavor in these decadent vegetable side dishes. If you have a garden, these recipes will help you use up your extra veggies.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Jalapeno Corn – The Magical Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Brown Butter Carrots – The Food Charlatan

Southern Style Green Beans with Bacon and Potatoes – South Your Mouth

Slow Cooker Squash Au Gratin – Recipes that Crock

creamy jalapeno corn with a spoon in it.
Slow Cooker Cheesy Jalapeno Corn

Pasta:

One of the best side dishes for last. Creamy mac and cheese can make any dinner better.

Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese – The Magical Slow Cooker

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Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

Traveling with a slow cooker?

Taking food to a barbecue or potluck? Here are my tips for traveling with a full pot of food:

  • The trunk or very back of the car is best.
  • Place two pieces of scotch tape to hold the lid down (this may not prevent all spills, but it’s saved me from significant spillage).
  • Be mindful of the slow cooker when driving; turns and bumps and may cause spillage.
  • Invest in a locking lid slow cooker.
white cooler with towels on top and a slow cooker with corn on the cob in it.

First Published 05/23/2016

Updated 06/22/2019

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    Comments

    1. Joan says

      November 18, 2019 at 12:44 pm

      I look forward to trying your recipes for some new ideas at our table of 20 on Thanksgiving . Thank you so much.

      Reply
    2. Elizabeth Holliday says

      September 24, 2019 at 8:28 am

      Love all your recipes! Thank You! Easy and saves me so much time to do other things while food is cooking!

      Reply
    3. David says

      September 23, 2019 at 4:09 pm

      Hi Sarah.
      Your slow cooker Mac and Cheese was Delicious.
      Looking forward to doing some dessert recipes.

      Kind regards
      David

      Reply
    4. Grandma Kc says

      June 3, 2016 at 5:36 pm

      What great side dishes! Now I am really starving!

      Reply
    5. Sarah Olson says

      May 25, 2016 at 6:54 am

      yes, will do!

      Reply
    6. Nolene Lattanzio says

      May 24, 2016 at 8:48 am

      Thanks for the Great Ideas I will sure try these all out I will send you feed back

      Reply
    7. Sarah Olson says

      May 23, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      I fixed that, thanks for letting me know Patricia!

      Reply
    8. sue bond says

      May 23, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      really looking forward to trying some of the recipes thank you for sharing

      Reply

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