Holiday Slow Cooker Side Dishes

Looking for the best holiday side dishes to make in your slow cooker for the holiday meal?

Here are my favorite recipes, such as green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, and mashed potatoes (and more!).

My family cooks the main dishes (and rolls) in the oven and everything else is in slow cookers! The slow cooker will keep your side dish warm for the entire dinner too!

See my list below of my favorite ways to use the slow cooker for the holiday sides.

Slow Cooker Green Bean Recipes:

We can’t have a holiday dinner without a green bean dish! Here are my variations of green bean recipes.

• Green Bean Casserole for a large crowd – we make this every year!!
• Double Bacon Green Bean Casserole (pictured)
• Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
• Holiday Green Beans

Slow Cooker Yams and Sweet Potatoes, Squash and Carrots:

These recipes have one thing in common. that they are wonderfully sweetened with brown sugar and make a great addition to the holiday meal.

• Candied Yams
• Sweet Potato Casserole
• Baked Sweet Potatoes
• Peas and Carrots
• Baby Carrots Recipe
• Acorn Squash
• Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Wedges
• Cinnamon Sugar Butternut Squash
• Candied Carrots

Slow Cooker Stuffing recipes:

You could make a couple of boxes of stove-top stuffing or make one of these from scratch stuffing recipes.

• Classic Slow Cooker Stuffing
• Sausage Slow Cooker Stuffing – Recipe from i wash you dry
• Slow Cooker Cornbread Stuffing – Recipe From Spruce Eats
• How to make Stove-top Stuffing in the slow cooker – Make a few boxes at a time!

Other Slow Cooker Vegetables

Corn is a popular side dish, and I have a few choices for your holiday table.

• Ham and Cheese Corn (pictured)
• Cheesy Jalapeno Corn
• Corn Casserole – Recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen

Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce:

Ditch the canned stuff and make this slow cooker cranberry sauce ahead of time.

• Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
• Bourbon Cranberry Sauce

Slow Cooker Potato Recipes

Can’t have a holiday meal without mashed potatoes (or cheesy potatoes). The potatoes will stay warm the entire meal!

• Classic Mashed Potatoes (pictured)
• Baked Potato Casserole
• Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Potatoes
• Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

Do you need a mac and cheese recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas? My recipe has cream cheese in it!

• Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

Slow Cooker Baked Beans

This is a new tradition for our family. My sister-in-law’s family loves baked beans on thanksgiving. It goes so well with turkey or ham.

• Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Enjoy these sides and have an amazing holiday dinner. Comment below with what your favorite holiday dish to make in the slow cooker.

Dinner Rolls:

And don’t forget the rolls! Try my Slow Cooker Honey Butter Rolls for your holiday table.

My favorite Holiday Mains:

• Slow Cooker Brown Sugar and Pineapple Ham
• Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
• Slow Cooker Turkey and Gravy (pictured)
• Slow Cooker Lemon Herb Turkey
• Slow Cooker Apple and Clove Ham