12 Slow-Cooker Sides That Free Up Your Oven

• Prep:  5 min
• Total:  2 hr 40 min
• Ingredients:  7
• Servings:  10

Slow-cooker corn casserole or corn pudding is a great side dish for holiday meals or parties. Betty Crocker™ cornbread & muffin mix takes just 5 minutes of prep to bring it all together and let the slow cooker do the rest! If you want to vary the flavor, change up the cheese blend with a pepper Jack cheese instead of the Colby-Monterey Jack called for. Let the dish stand for five minutes before serving up.

Slow-cooker corn casserole or corn pudding is a great side dish for holiday meals or parties. Betty Crocker™ cornbrea...

• Prep:  15 min
• Total:  4 hr 45 min
• Ingredients:  12
• Servings:  12

Turkey taking up all the oven space? Don’t stress—this slow-cooker green bean casserole will save you from a Thanksgiving dinner dilemma. The technique is simple: Toss the main ingredients into your slow cooker and leave it be. Then, 30 minutes before everyone sits down to feast, stir in a few plus-ups like mushrooms, red bell peppers, almonds and half-and-half. Top with bread crumbs or croutons for a crunchy contrast to the creamy beans, and you’ve got a classic that can’t be beat!

Turkey taking up all the oven space? Don’t stress—this slow-cooker green bean casserole will save you from a Thanksgi...

• Prep:  20 min
• Total:  3 hr 25 min
• Ingredients:  9
• Servings:  8

For a tangy, full-of-flavor side dish, try these simple slow-cooked beets. Sprinkled with toasted walnuts and goat cheese, they add a special touch to dinnertime.

For a tangy, full-of-flavor side dish, try these simple slow-cooked beets. Sprinkled with toasted walnuts and goat ch...

• Prep:  15 min
• Total:  1 hr 45 min
• Ingredients:  10
• Servings:  12

Looking for a game-changing, time-saving Thanksgiving trick? Meet our slow-cooker mashed potatoes. Just 15 minutes of prep and your slow cooker does the rest. The end result? Melt-in-your-mouth slow-cooker potatoes with cream cheese, sour cream and butter. Drool. Fair warning, these creamy slow-cooker potatoes will be requested for years to come. Be prepared to share the secret recipe... or not.

Looking for a game-changing, time-saving Thanksgiving trick? Meet our slow-cooker mashed potatoes. Just 15 minutes of...

• Prep:  10 min
• Total:  8 hr 10 min
• Ingredients:  5
• Servings:  8

It doesn’t get any easier than this apple cranberry sauce. Dump all the ingredients into your slow cooker and forget about it until it’s time to sit down to dinner. The 8-hour cook time allows the ingredients to meld into a delicious sauce. Orange juice and orange peel add a citrusy spike that softens the tartness of cranberries, while the chopped apples provide sweetness and a textural variation. It’s the delightful twist on classic cranberry sauce that you never knew you needed!

It doesn’t get any easier than this apple cranberry sauce. Dump all the ingredients into your slow cooker and forget ...

• Prep:  20 min
• Total:  4 hr 20 min
• Ingredients:  10
• Servings:  9

Slow cooked root veggies glazed with honey and olive oil turn into a wonderful side dish.

Slow cooked root veggies glazed with honey and olive oil turn into a wonderful side dish.

• Prep:  15 min
• Total:  3 hr 45 min
• Ingredients:  10
• Servings:  16

Highly seasoned pork sausage and corn bread crumbs add a southwestern twist to traditional stuffing, and the slow cooker makes it fuss-free!

Highly seasoned pork sausage and corn bread crumbs add a southwestern twist to traditional stuffing, and the slow coo...

• Prep:  15 min
• Total:  5 hr 30 min
• Ingredients:  9
• Servings:  6

Create a new side with this festive rice dish. The slow cooker makes it easy.

Create a new side with this festive rice dish. The slow cooker makes it easy.

• Prep:  5 min
• Total:  2 hr 5 min
• Ingredients:  7
• Servings:  10

From this point forward, consider this ultimate slow-cooker creamed corn recipe the only one you’ll ever need. Frozen corn, cream cheese, milk, butter, sugar, salt and pepper all get dumped right into your slow cooker for the easiest, one-and-done side dish you could ever imagine. Cook on high for 2 to 3 hours and stir right before serving for a creamy and luscious corn side that’s downright epic!

From this point forward, consider this ultimate slow-cooker creamed corn recipe the only one you’ll ever need. Frozen...

• Prep:  15 min
• Total:  8 hr 15 min
• Ingredients:  6
• Servings:  6

Your slow cooker can be a lifesaver during holiday meals when sweet potatoes are a must and the oven is stuffed with turkey or ham and other fixings.

Your slow cooker can be a lifesaver during holiday meals when sweet potatoes are a must and the oven is stuffed with ...

• Prep:  10 min
• Total:  1 hr 50 min
• Ingredients:  8
• Servings:  12

When you’re feeding a crowd, this sweet and salty side dish—for 12!—just can’t be beat. Featuring whole kernel sweet corn, crispy crumbled bacon and chive-and-onion cream cheese, this dish is as creamy and comforting as they come, and it can be yours with a minimum of effort. That’s right, 10 minutes of prep is all this side requires. So next time you’ve got a full oven and a full house, turn to this set-it-and-forget-it side!

When you’re feeding a crowd, this sweet and salty side dish—for 12!—just can’t be beat. Featuring whole kernel sweet ...

• Prep:  30 min
• Total:  4 hr 30 min
• Ingredients:  9
• Servings:  8

When it comes to greens, collards tend to live in the shadow of lettuce, spinach and even kale—except in the South. There, collard greens, which taste like a cross between kale and cabbage, star in a dish that inspires lots of love and plenty of controversy, too. One classic debate: Should collards be cooked until silken or left with a bit of texture? That’s what we love about this recipe—it features all the rich savory flavor of the classic dish but is prepared using a simplified set-it-and-forget-it method that leaves room for customization. Those who like their collards meltingly tender should let their greens stew together with the ham bone and other ingredients until the six-hour point, while those who prefer a more toothsome texture can stop at four. So if you’ve been leaving collard greens on the grocery display, consider this your easy entry to enjoying this under-the-radar-but-totally-terrific veggie!

When it comes to greens, collards tend to live in the shadow of lettuce, spinach and even kale—except in the South. T...