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Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese
Credit: Hector Sanchez
When your main dish requires extra attention, turn to your slow cooker for a delicious side dish. These recipes require little prep and are infused with bold flavor, thanks to their lingering cook times. You can make flavorful veggies, rice, or potato dishes you can serve as a side to any main dish. If you are preparing for a backyard barbecue, your slow cooker can help you with Uncle Jack's Mac and Cheese and Barbecue Beans. During the holidays, making Green Bean Casserole and Mashed Sweet Potatoes in the slow cooker will help free up oven space for the rest of your holiday dinner.
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Slow-Cooker Green Beans

Thanksgiving Sides: Root Vegetable Gratin
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Beans

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Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese

Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese
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Recipe: Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese

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Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
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Recipe: Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

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Wild Rice Pilaf

Slow-Cooker Wild Rice Pilaf
Credit: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Wild Rice Pilaf

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Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

Cooking for the holidays? Pop this sweet potato mixture into your slow cooker on Thanksgiving morning. It will be ready to serve when everyone sits down to dinner.

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Barbecue Beans

Barbecue Beans

Recipe: Barbecue Beans

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Stewed Green Beans and Tomatoes

Stewed Green Beans and Tomatoes
Credit: Photo: Alison Miksch; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Recipe: Stewed Green Beans and Tomatoes

Our update to this favorite Southern side will remind you of great Asian takeout.

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Recipe: Easy-Does-It Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Use your microwave to easily cook sweet potatoes, and then tap your slow cooker to hold the mashed sweet potatoes at the perfect serving temperature. You can use the same procedure for your favorite mashed potato recipe with white potatoes.

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Green Bean Casserole

Slow-Cooker Green Bean Casserole and Cranberry Sauce
Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas / Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford / Food Styling: Vanessa McNeil Rocchio

Recipe: Green Bean Casserole

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Balsamic Root Vegetables

Slow-Cooker Balsamic Root Vegetables
Credit: Beth Dreiling Hontzas / Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford / Food Styling: Vanessa McNeil Rocchio

Recipe: Balsamic Root Vegetables

Colorful root vegetables take a front seat in this healthy side.

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Recipe: Cornbread Dressing

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Candied Yams

Candied Yams
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Recipe: Candied Yams

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    1 of 12 Slow-Cooker Green Beans
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    4 of 12 Wild Rice Pilaf
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