Slow Cooker Christmas Casserole
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Updated Aug 30, 2025
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Create your entire Christmas dinner in one pot with the easy Christmas Casserole. It’s packed with holiday favorites like ham, potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, and more!
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We never done anything like this in a slow cooker before. I made this to try out just to see if we liked it before Christmas got here. Yup, It was Yummy. We’ll be having this with our Christmas dinner.
– Steve
This Slow Cooker Christmas Casserole is the perfect solution for a cozy holiday gathering. It combines all the classic holiday flavors into one comforting dish. My perfected recipe is full of layered goodness and makes holiday entertaining a cinch.
You may also like my Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Casserole, which has chicken breasts (or turkey). Both are amazing recipes!
Key Ingredients
Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes: create a hearty, creamy base
Ham: adds savory flavor and protein
Stuffing Mix: brings holiday flavor and texture
Green Beans: a veggie layer for balance and color
Cream Soups: bind everything together in a rich sauce
Sharp Cheddar Cheese: melts into a gooey, cheesy topping
French Fried Onions: give a crispy, festive finish
How to Make Christmas Casserole
- Prep the potatoes and layer them in the bottom with milk, butter, salt, and pepper.
- Add the ham on top.
- Spread the soup over everything to start building the layers.
- Add the stuffing mix followed by slices of butter.
- Layer in the green beans.
- Top with the second soup and finish with cheese.
- Finish with the cheese on top.
- Cover and let it cook until hot and bubbly.
- Add the onions right before serving. (see full recipe in the recipe card)
Variations
- It’s not recommended to stray from the recipe much for the liquid amounts are just right for the amount of ingredients and cooking time.
- Dried cranberries are a great addition to add even more Christmas flavor. Another great topping is sliced almonds.
- Don’t like sweet potatoes? Just add the same amount of potatoes.
- Can I use chicken or turkey instead of ham? Yes, but use my Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Casserole for a more complete recipe.
How to Serve Christmas Casserole
This is complete meal as is though we do love to add a dollop of cranberry sauce (try my slow cooker cranberry sauce).
If you want more protein, serve this entire casserole along with slow cooker turkey breast.
For Desserts, try my slow cooker pumpkin pie, or slow cooker pecan pie.
Slow Cooker Christmas Casserole Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
Potato Layer
- 1 ½ lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and diced SMALL
- 1 ½ lbs. red garnet sweet potatoes, peeled and diced SMALL
- ⅔ cup milk
- ½ cup butter, sliced
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
Next Layers (in order)
- 3 cups cubed ham
- 10.5 oz. can cream of celery soup
- 6 oz. savory flavor stove top stuffing, (or chicken flavor)
- ½ cup salted butter, sliced
- 1 lb. frozen green beans, (or fresh trimmed green beans)
- 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup
- 8 oz. shredded sharp cheese, (freshly shredded if possible)
- 1 cup toasted French fried onions, (ADD AT THE END)
For Serving
- cranberry sauce
- dinner rolls
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray.
- Peel and cube the potatoes and sweet potatoes into small pieces. Add them to the slow cooker and pour the milk over, place the butter slices on top of the potatoes. Sprinkle with the allotted salt and pepper.
- Add the cubed ham on top of the potato layer.
- Next in order add these layers (spread each layer out evenly over the next): cream of celery soup, stuffing mix, sliced butter, green beans, cream of chicken soup, then the sharp cheddar cheese.
- Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours. Cooking time will vary depending on your actual appliance but the edges should have begun to brown, the top bubbling.
- Once done, sprinkle the French fried onions over the top. Serve and enjoy.
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Other Slow Cooker Ham Recipes
Crockpot Ham is a sweet and savory classic that’s perfect for holidays or Sunday dinners.
Apple Clove Ham adds a warm, spiced twist with just a hint of fruitiness.
For a full meal, Slow Cooker Ham Dinner includes everything you need in one pot.
Slow Cooker Pulled Ham is a tender, shredded option that works great on sandwiches or served as a main.
This recipe was a winner. Made it according to directions and it was fabulous. Every tasted great and it was easy to prepare.
Could I put this together the day before in my slow cooker and refrigerate overnight and then start it cooking in the morning?
The potatoes may turn brown, that’s the only thing that may go wrong, and you’ll most likely need 7 hours to get those cold potatoes done.
We never done anything like this in a slow cooker before. I made this to try out just to see if we liked it before Christmas got here. Yup, It was Yummy. We’ll be having this with our Christmas dinner. The only thing that I did different was replace the Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup With Campbell’s Cream of Chicken With Herbs Soup.
Can bacon be used instead of ham
Yes! That’s a great variation.