Count on These Slow Cooker Recipes the Week of Thanksgiving

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Bean Casserole

This classic holiday recipe is just as delicious but so much easier when made in your slow cooker.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole

It wouldn't be Thanksgiving in the South without sweet potato casserole, and it has never—we mean NEVER—been this easy to make.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Collard Greens with Ham Hocks

You can get old-fashioned collards that taste just like Mama's with the help of your slow cooker and smokey ham hocks.

Recipe: Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese

Make the kids' favorite holiday side in the slow cooker and save the oven for the turkey and dressing.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

A little salty, a little sweet, and oh-so-delicious, this might be your new favorite way to eat sweet potatoes.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Beans

Whether in a casserole or on their own, green beans deserve a spot at the Thanksgiving table (and these have bacon).

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cornbread Dressing

Combine your ingredients in a bowl, pour them in the slow cooker, press "start," and you've got homemade cornbread dressing just like Mama's.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

Got extra sweet potatoes and holiday company? Say hello to your day-after-Thanksgiving brunch casserole.

Recipe: Garlicky Collard Greens with Confetti Chowchow

Southerners know a spoonful of chowchow can take sandwiches, barbecue platters, and even tacos over the top. There's no reason this beloved side doesn't belong on your Thanksgiving plate, too, especially when it's paired with slow-cooked collard greens.

Recipe: Apple Butter-Glazed Turkey

If you're hosting Thanksgiving for the first time and unsure how to cook a turkey, this slow-cooker recipe is an easy, foolproof way to get it done.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is the ultimate supporting actor on Thanksgiving day: It's not the main character, but the meal wouldn't be complete without it. Instead of standing captive at the stovetop to make it, leave it to the slow cooker.

Recipe: Turkey Breast and Herb-Cornbread Stuffing

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner's biggest stars in one slow cooker is what we call winning.

Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup

Start your Thanksgiving feast with a creamy soup that shows off the season's favorite squash.

Recipe: Dinde Au Vin

This rich turkey recipe with pancetta, cremini mushrooms, carrots, pearl onions, and tons of seasoning looks fancier than any slow-cooker recipe we've seen.

Recipe: Squash and Green Chile Casserole

Add a touch of Southwest flavor to your go-to squash casserole this holiday season with this version that includes green chiles and tomatillos.

Recipe: Spiced Plum Chutney

This festive chutney recipe is a gorgeous accompaniment to whatever meat you serve on Thanksgiving.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs

Keep rumbling tummies satisfied before the meal with this retro appetizer that only takes a few store-bought ingredients.

Recipe: Turkey with Shallot-Mustard Sauce and Roasted Potatoes

If you're serving a smaller crowd, this is the easy turkey recipe you should make this Thanksgiving. With a classic herb blend and savory mustard sauce, this turkey is anything but bland.

Recipe: Vegetarian Slow-Cooker Collard Greens

You can make this veggie side dish a week or two in advance and freeze it in air-tight bags or a day or two in advance and refrigerate in the slow cooker insert (if you have room!). Let the insert stand at room temperature for 30 minutes, and then return it to the slow cooker to reheat.

Recipe: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Leave off the cranberry salad—this cranberry upside-down cake is how we'll be eating our cranberries this Thanksgiving.

Recipe: Apple and Pear Crisp

This apple and pear crisp deserves a scoop of vanilla ice cream as a partner.

Recipe: Chocolate Lava Cake with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Pumpkin pie isn't going to satisfy the chocolate-lovers at your Thanksgiving dinner. They'll love this decadent slow-cooker cake.

Recipe: Triple-Chocolate-Covered Peanut Clusters

These triple-chocolate-covered peanut clusters are the perfect bite-sized dessert to set on the dessert table for guests who want something portable.

Recipe: Chocolate-Cinnamon Latte Cake

We bet that even after the biggest Thanksgiving dinner, you'll still manage to find room for this chocolaty cake.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Turkey Chili

While you're cleaning up from the Thanksgiving feast, let the slow cooker do all the work making this day-after Turkey Chili.

Recipe: Cinnamon Apples

These slow-cooked, spiced apples are delicious on their own, over vanilla ice cream, or with pound cake.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Turkey Soup

Use your leftover Thanksgiving turkey to make this seasonal soup. A comforting dish full of delicious vegetables and hearty flavor.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Apple Butter

Homemade biscuits deserve a seasonal companion. Skip the stirring that traditional Apple Butter recipes call for and opt for this hands-off method instead.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chicken Stew with Pumpkin and Wild Rice

No time to cook a meal leading up to the big feast? Pop the ingredients to this stew in your slow cooker and go back to your holiday preparations. No fuss necessary.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cranberry-Pear Butter

Accidentally grab too many cranberries at the store? Make this Cranberry-Pear Butter and bottle it in mason jars as a take-away present for your Thanksgiving dinner guests.