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Slow Cooker Christmas Casserole Recipe

Slow Cooker Christmas Casserole is a complete meal in one dish, featuring tender potatoes, savory ham, crisp green beans, flavorful stuffing, and melted cheese, all topped with crispy fried onions for a satisfying holiday feast.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Sarah Olson

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.

Video

Notes

To toast the french fried onions, you can do this in a dry skillet over medium high heat, or in the oven under the broiler for just a few minutes (I do this in a pie tin).

Nutrition

Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 2072mg | Potassium: 1045mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 17936IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 335mg | Iron: 4mg

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