34 Slow Cooker Recipes for a Stress-Free Holiday

A slow cooker is always handy, especially when you already have pans boiling on the stove and something roasting in the oven. Crockpots are the ultimate “fix it and forget it” kitchen gadget that will slow cook your treats perfectly while left to their own devices. These slow cooker Christmas recipes are all worth making, as they are all delicious and festive, whether you want to make white hot chocolate, gammon in apple cider or another of these festive feast ideas in your trusty crockpot!

Overnight Breakfast Casserole

This recipe is perfect for a holiday breakfast or brunch. It can be prepared in advance or cooked overnight in a slow cooker, making it a convenient and delicious option for busy mornings.
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Pot Roast with Red Wine

This slow cooker pot roast with red wine is a simple and delicious meal that is perfect for preparing in the morning and letting cook all day. The mouth-watering aroma that fills your home when you return is just a bonus! This is one of those slow cooker recipes that will become a family favorite.
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Apple Cider Brined Turkey Breast

If you’re looking for a stress-free and foolproof way to cook a delicious turkey breast for your holiday dinners, slow cooker apple cider brined turkey breast is the perfect recipe for you. With a simple and easy-to-follow brine, this dish will become a new family favorite.
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Best White Hot Chocolate (Slow Cooker Recipe)

Warm up with a delicious mug of White Hot Chocolate, made easy in the slow cooker with only 6 simple ingredients. Perfect for snow days and cooler weather, it’s a favorite thing of mine to whip up during the holiday season. A warm mug in chilly weather is seriously hard to beat.
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Easy Crockpot Candy Peanut Clusters

Peanut clusters don’t get simpler than this easy Christmas Crockpot Candy recipe where you just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it do its magic. You’ll end up with perfectly smooth, creamy chocolate that is loaded with roasted peanuts in every bite.
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Lazy Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Stuffing/Dressing Recipe

Cranberry pumpkin seed stuffing (dressing) is an easy and delicious crockpot dish that balances sweet, tart, and savory in each bite. Where I come from, this treat, traditionally cooked on Thanksgiving and Christmas, with bread cubes and spices is called stuffing.
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Cranberry BBQ Crockpot Meatballs

With 4 simple sauce ingredients plus frozen meatballs, these sweet crockpot meatballs in cranberry BBQ sauce take just minutes to assemble for your easiest party food ever. This is an updated take on the old grape jelly and chili sauce slow cooker meatballs recipe. My family knows them as Christmas Cranberry Meatballs.
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Easy Slow Cooker Roasted Potatoes

These slow-cooker roasted potatoes make for one super easy Crockpot recipe! The perfect potato side dish is within reach. They make a great everyday side dish or an excellent side for holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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Crockpot Christmas Candy

It’s a decadent peanut chocolate treat with the addition of peanuts and pecans. Add some holiday sprinkles, and you have another treat for your holiday cookie trays. Make Christmas candy in your slow cooker. Forget oven-baking all your treats this year and put your slow cooker to use.
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Crockpot Creamy Christmas Posole

If you’ve ever been to New Mexico at Christmastime, you have probably experienced Posole. It’s that magical pork-hominy stew that everyone serves during this season, along with tamales and luminarias .
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Slow Cooker Boneless Turkey Breast

This Slow Cooker Boneless Turkey Breast is the easiest way to cook a turkey breast without any fuss. Our Crock pot turkey breast recipe is a delicious way to feed a small crowd for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a great for a weeknight dinner.
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Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes

Full of flavor, these crock pot potatoes are one of the most delicious and easiest side dishes you will ever make. These are also perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas! a convenient way to make a holiday side dish because you just set the crock pot on the counter and its out of the way.
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Bison Roast

Enjoy Christmas dinner in a more unique way this year with this juicy, nutritious, and delicious bison roast recipe. It’s cooked in a slow cooker with various vegetables such as cabbage, chickpeas, carrots, and potatoes.
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Crockpot Spiral Ham Recipe

This Crockpot Spiral Ham recipe has a spiced brown sugar glaze and is covered with pineapple slices while it cooks. It’s the best and easiest way to make your holiday ham. The crockpot makes this ham so tender, and flavorful and frees up your oven space. Brown sugar and pineapple combine to create a lovely ham perfect for Christmas.
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Cranberry Jalapeno Meatballs

Sweet, sticky, and tangy cranberry jalapeno meatballs with only 4 ingredients. Dump cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce, and a fresh jalapeno in your slow cooker. You can leave the slow cooker in a warm setting after they finish cooking. Then, leave them out for guests to nibble on. Set them out before Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin

We recently discovered a great Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin recipe that has become a favorite for holiday meals. The combination of sweet and tangy cranberry sauce with savory pork makes for a delicious and festive dish that is perfect for Christmas dinner or any special occasion.
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce

Perfectly blending the sweetness of sugar with the tartness of cranberries, this ridiculously easy Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce will be a hit at your next holiday dinner. You don’t have to bend over backward to create an amazing side dish for Christmas or Thanksgiving! Just throw the ingredients in your slow cooker and voilà.
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Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate (Great For A Crowd!)

This deliciously decadent hot chocolate recipe gets people talking at any party because it is SO good! Perfect for serving a crowd for a holiday, party, or just a cold snowy day. This hot chocolate is a wonderful recipe at a party, for Christmas morning, or after skiing or sledding.
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Slow Cooker Christmas Chicken

Sometimes they can just like it or lump it, and be thankful for a sandwich, or you can take fifteen minutes out of your day and braise this Slow-Cooker Christmas Chicken in Milk. If you serve it with a side of cranberry sauce, it tastes like Christmas dinner- except without any of the stress and a tenth of the work.
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Slow Cooker Christmas Stuffing

Save oven space by making your stuffing in the slow cooker. this slow cooker Christmas Stuffing is the most requested holiday dish and it’s so easy to make. It uses fresh bread cubes, not dried bread which is different than most recipes. I’ve played around with different types of breads and I haven’t met a version that I didn’t love.
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs

Your guests are going to love these holiday meatballs! We recommend serving them up at any holiday parties you are hosting this season- Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s. No matter the occasion, they’re going to be a big hit- don’t expect any leftovers! Folks will eat these up.
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Peppermint Crockpot Candy

Peppermint Crockpot Candy is the best Christmas candy for entertaining and holiday gifts. Make this sweet and delicious treat in your slow cooker. These easy homemade candy clusters are packed with white chocolate, peanuts, pretzels, and cereal and topped with melted chocolate and festive sprinkles.
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Crockpot Cranberry BBQ Pulled Pork

Crockpot Cranberry BBQ Pulled Pork is luscious, fork-tender, and mouthwatering. It’s easy and festive for the holidays. The leftovers are fantastic. Completely fixed in the crockpot, this Cranberry BBQ Pulled Pork is luscious, fork-tender, sweet, and savory. Happy almost-Christmas, Everyone.
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Crockpot Fresh Green Beans With Bacon

This crock pot green beans recipe is a delicious side dish that requires minimal prep and simple ingredients. Learn how to cook southern-style fresh green beans in a slow cooker with bacon for your next family dinner Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner side dish.
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Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole is a staple for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My recipe follows the classic recipe but is made in the slow cooker. This recipe for Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole makes a ton. When I make this for Thanksgiving, it feeds about 15, with many leftovers.
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Christmas Soup Recipe

We all want warm comfort food during the holiday season, and Christmas Soup is such an easy recipe to put together! The best part is you can make it in a slow cooker or simmer it on the stove for Christmas day, holiday parties, or an easy family dinner.
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Slow Cooker Eggnog Granola

Make this sweet and crunchy Slow Cooker Eggnog Granola right in your crockpot for an easy Christmas breakfast. With the festive flavors of vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon, it’s wonderful to enjoy during the holiday season. Or package it in jars with ribbon for a lovely holiday gift.
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Crockpot Chicken And Dressing

Crockpot Chicken and Dressing is an easy slow-cooker chicken casserole perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter dinner. This chicken cornbread dressing recipe is made with shortcuts using a rotisserie or leftover chicken, Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix, and frozen onion and celery blend.
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Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole Recipe

This Slowcooker Breakfast Casserole is a protein-packed casserole that will get your morning started in a great way. Cook this slow cooker breakfast casserole overnight, and wake up Christmas morning to breakfast ready.
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Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs

This Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs recipe is a super easy recipe made with just five ingredients. Whether you serve it as an appetizer or a main dish, it will serve a crowd. Meatballs make the perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or any other gathering.
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