I love crockpot recipes for when life gets busy, and Christmas time is as busy as it gets! These easy-to-make recipes are quick to prepare and will allow you to spend as much time as possible with your family. Load up the ingredients, set your crockpot, and come back later to feast!
Slow Cooker Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes)
This is the side dish I make when I want a hands-off way to get candied sweet potatoes on the table.
Crockpot Candied Sweet Potatoes
Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes (Yams) are tender, buttery, and sweetened with brown sugar and honey or maple syrup. They are perfect for Christmas dinner, and using a slow cooker is the easiest way to make them.
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Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
This is the casserole I make when I want a cheesy, creamy side that basically cooks itself.
Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
These Crockpot Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes are the perfect side to any holiday dinner, especially a Christmas ham. The hash browns cook in creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and a shredded cheese mixture that slow-cooks to perfection.
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Crockpot Boneless Turkey Breast
This is the turkey recipe I make when I don’t want to deal with a whole bird.
Crockpot Turkey Breast
This Crockpot Turkey Breast recipe makes the juiciest boneless turkey breast with such a flavorful gravy. It’s a foolproof recipe and is so easy to make!
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Slow Cooked Southern Green Beans
This is the green bean recipe I make when I want big flavor without babysitting a pot on the stove.
Southern Green Beans
Southern Green Beans have so much flavor and are the perfect easy side dish to serve with a ham or prime rib at Christmas. It’s even better when they cook hands-free in a slow cooker.
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Crockpot Creamed Corn
This is the corn I make when I want a rich, creamy side without watching a pot.
Crockpot Creamed Corn
Crockpot Creamed Corn cooks in the crock pot for hours with cream cheese and butter for a rich, creamy side dish. The cream cheese and butter melt into a delicious sauce that thickens up and gets absorbed by the corn as it cooks, and the crockpot does all the work.
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Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
This is the carrot recipe I make when I want a sweet side dish that takes almost no effort.
Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
These candied carrots are coated in brown sugar, butter, honey, and cinnamon, and cooked to perfection. The result is tender, sweet carrots that just melt in your mouth. Your whole family will love these crockpot carrots!
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Turkey Tenderloins with Honey Mustard Gravy
This is the turkey recipe I make when I want all the flavor of a big dinner without the work.
Crockpot Turkey Tenderloins
Turkey Tenderloins are an inexpensive and easy way to enjoy a turkey dinner without having to buy and prepare a whole turkey. The turkey cooks over onions, and the juices that drip down make a delicious gravy that everyone will love.
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Crockpot Turkey Breast with Gravy
This is the turkey recipe I make when I want gravy that’s already done by the time dinner’s ready.
Crockpot Turkey Breast with Gravy
One of the best ways to cook a turkey breast for Christmas dinner is in your crockpot. While it cooks in there all day, the flavors mingle, and the turkey comes out so flavorful and juicy!
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Have an Instant Pot? A lot of these recipes can be made in an Instant Pot, too! –>
Instant Pot Creamed Corn
This is the corn recipe I make when I want the same creamy side but ready in minutes.
Instant Pot Creamed Corn
Instant Pot Creamed Corn is so creamy, delicious, and comforting. It’s just a little sweet, with a touch of spice to round it out, and pairs perfectly with a prime rib or glazed ham at Christmas.
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Instant Pot Southern Green Beans
This is the green bean recipe I make when I want the same Southern flavor but on a faster timeline.
Instant Pot Southern-Style Green Beans
Southern-Style Green Beans are the perfect Christmas side dish. They pair so well with a smoky Christmas ham, and using an Instant Pot, they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and ready in less than an hour!
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Instant Pot Glazed Carrots
This is the carrot recipe I make when I forgot to plan ahead and need a side dish fast.
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots are such an easy side dish to whip up. They are buttery, sweet, soft, and delicious and are coated in an incredible yummy glaze. Using an Instant Pot, carrots are ready in minutes and require no planning or prep time.
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Instant Pot Collard Greens
This is the collard greens recipe I make when I want that all-day flavor without the all-day cook time.
Instant Pot Collard Greens
Instant Pot Collard Greens are a shortcut to the most delicious Southern side dish. What normally takes hours on the stove is ready in less than an hour. They are the perfect side to serve with a Christmas ham, and they couldn’t be more delicious.
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Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
This is the mashed potato recipe I make when I want big flavor without babysitting a pot on the stove.
Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
These mashed potatoes will be the most popular side you serve with your Christmas prime rib. This perfectly garlicky and buttery Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe is the ultimate comfort food, and pressure cooking cuts the cooking time in half.
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