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 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 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.
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:
I’m so hungry after reading your recipes! I’ve used a lot of your recipes and they have all been great Thank you for all these Thanksgiving time savers.
Just saw the honey rolls. How would you use frozen rolls in this recipe?
I have not tested, but I think they would work the same if you thawed them.
I will for sure be using these recipe’s
Do you have recipes for 2-3 people. There’s just me and I’m 75 years old, but still love good cooking.
Hi Sharon, I do not at this time. I apologize. I cook everything for my family and my husband takes the leftovers to work. You can often freeze half the recipe before you slow cook it, then you have another meal for a different week.
Recipes sound good
Do you have a book out?
Bev
I only have a digital version. It’s available on the menu of my blog.
Do you have one for Spanish Rice?
Rice doesn’t do well in the slow cooker.
I’ve made your Mac n cheese before and plan on having that again alongside my traditional Mac n cheese casserole
Great! Can’t have too much mac and cheese.
Great recipes. Normal on hand easy ingredients. Easy to follow instructions. Have tried many – simply delectable. Thank you.
I love your recipes. Could you just put water in slow cooker with potatoes instead of chicken broth for mashed potatoes.
You could! Just add more salt and pepper to season it when mashing them.
Can’t wait to use your recipes
So amazing I will use a lot of your recipes thank you
Do you have a good macaroni and cheese recipe?
Here is my mac and cheese recipe: https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/slow-cooker-mac-and-cheese/
Great recipes————-Thanks