12 Easy Slow Cooker Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

The best side dishes for Thanksgiving. Period.

By: Blair Chavis, Editor, AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes.com

12 Easy Slow Cooker Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

Save room in your oven this Thanksgiving and make classic thanksgiving side dish recipes in your slow cooker. You'll love these 12 Easy Slow Cooker Side Dishes for Thanksgiving! This collection includes stuffing recipes, sweet potato recipes, and so much more.

No one says spectacular Thanksgiving side dish recipes all need to be made in your oven. Your oven's already likely packed with a huge turkey, and placing too many items in an oven at once results in dishes that don't cook evenly. By prepping certain dishes in a slow cooker, you can cook more efficiently. Not to mention, you can prep your slow cooker Thanksgiving side dishes ahead, and because they're cooking slowly, you don't have to frequently to check on them while you're attending to other recipes. You'll be amazed at the spectacular Thanksgiving side dish recipes you can whip in your slow cooker. So, get cooking and try them out!

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1. Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes

These Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes are the real deal. They're sweet and savory, and they're always a hit at our Thanksgiving table. Add this classic to your yearly rotation. You won't be disappointed.

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2. Slow Cooker Coconut Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Tired of your run-of-the-mill sweet potato casserole? We've got you covered. This unique twist on one of Thanksgiving's staples is here to save the day. It's delicious, unexpected, and the perfect recipe for spicing up your family dinner table.

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3. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole

The tried, the true, and the classic. This Thanksgiving side dish has been entertaining guests and family members for what feels like forever. It's the perfect blend of sweetness and savoriness that brings people together. Yum!

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4. Easy Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Stuffing

We took two of our favorite dishes, sweet potatoes and stuffing, and mashed them together! This is our new favorite Thanksgiving side, and we're certain it'll become one of your new favorites, too.

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5. Slow Cooker Caramelized Apple Stuffing

Thought you knew all the possible combinations for stuffing, did you? This delicious helping of stuffing comes packed with some of our favorite fall flavors, making it a PERFECT MATCH for our Thanksgiving spread.

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6. Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Dressing

Our classic Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Dressing is the stuffing recipe you remember from childhood. This dish is that all-time favorite Thanksgiving side you grew up with, and it's been optimized for your slow cooker!

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7. Slow Cooker Sausage Herb Stuffing

Looking to spice it up this Thanksgiving? We've got you covered, fam. This Slow Cooker Sausage Herb Stuffing is the side dish that'll really send your family's taste buds on a trip.

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8. Slow Cooker Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

What's better than a side of mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving? This cheesy mashed potatoes recipe, and even better, you can make it in your slow cooker!

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9. Buttery Mashed Potatoes

This classic batch of Buttery Mashed Potatoes is the perfect side for Thanksgiving, but we don't need to tell you that. Chances are, this has been a staple in your family for years. With this recipe, however, you can easily make them in the slow cooker.

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10. Four Ingredient Honey Glazed Carrots

We took your classic side dish of carrots and made it even better. This sweet and savory side is sure to surprise, amaze, and leave your guests in wonder at your next Thanksgiving.

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11. Hearty Stuffed Acorn Squash

This is one of our favorite side dishes for Thanksgiving. It's seasonal, delicious, and both sweet and savory. We can't help but find it the perfect side for that big family get-together.

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12. Cheesy Crunch Green Bean Casserole

It's not really Thanksgiving without Aunt Margie's green bean casserole, and while this recipe isn't quite Aunt Margie's recipe, it's definitely delicious. Make your Thanksgiving perfect this year.

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