Holidays & Occasions Easter Extra Easy Slow-Cooker Recipes for Easter Sunday By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 31, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Hector Sanchez Take some of the stress out of preparing the Easter Sunday meal by calling on your slow cooker to assist you in the kitchen. From mains to sides to desserts, your trusty slow cooker can do it all, even for special occasions. Preparing at least one dish in your slow cooker will free up stovetop and oven space for the rest of the dishes on your menu, and will make cooking multiple things at once a little easier. Even though these recipes require little-to-no effort on your part, they still deliver maximum flavor and will be a delicious addition your Easter meal. 01 of 10 Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese Hector Sanchez Recipe: Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese Even though this recipe makes enough for a crowd, we bet there won't be any leftovers of this homemade mac-and-cheese in sight. 02 of 10 Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Photo: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Mary-Claire Britton Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pot Roast If you want to swap up your Easter menu by serving something other than ham as the main dish, this pot roast is elegant enough for the occasion. 03 of 10 Slow-Cooker Green Beans Iain Bagwell Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Beans Cooking beans low and slow with bacon ensures full flavor with few ingredients and not much hands-on time. 04 of 10 Lemon Bar Cake Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Vanessa Rocchio; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford Recipe: Lemon Bar Cake Using your slow cooker to prepare this lemon cake will allow your dessert to stay warm while you enjoy the rest of your Easter meal. 05 of 10 Slow-Cooker Buttermilk Grits Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Slow-Cooker Buttermilk GritsIf your Easter menu will be a brunch, your slow cooker is the best cooking method to ensure that your grits stay warm until they are served. 06 of 10 Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder This slow-cooked corn chowder calls for 14 ears of fresh corn. It's the perfect way to start your holiday meal. 07 of 10 Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon Alison Miksch Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with BaconSweet potatoes are a hearty and comforting side dish any time of the year. Topping them with crumbled bacon is always a good idea. 08 of 10 Slow-Cooker Collard Greens Victor Protasio Recipe: Slow-Cooker Collard GreensA holiday staple made easy. You can also prepare greens a week or two ahead of time and store in the freezer. Simply use your slow cooker to reheat them before serving. 09 of 10 Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll CasseroleEaster brunch is the perfect excuse to cook these decadents rolls—and, trust us, everyone will thank you. If your family is celebrating with lunch or dinner, they are also a great treat to enjoy before the Easter church service. 10 of 10 Green Bean Casserole Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Green Bean CasseroleReserving half of the French fried onions and toasting them in a pan them just before serving will make sure you have the same topping of crunchy onions that you get from the oven. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit