A few weeks ago, I posted about my ‘Crockpot Thanksgiving’ and had a flood of requests for recipes. So here is a glimpse of how I cut corners but still try to provide my friends and family a good meal… while (of course), keeping my sanity.

Let me know if you give them a whirl… ENJOY!

Green Bean Casserole:

I use the recipe right off of the French’s Crispy Fried Onions container with minor adjustments. You’ll need the below…

My husband isn’t a big fan of mushrooms so I swap out the cream of mushroom with cream of chicken. I mix all ingredients together leaving half of the friend onions out. I put the mixture in the crockpot then sprinkle the remaining onion crisps on top. I turn it on low to let it cook anywhere from 4 to 8 hours, pending on when I get my act together.

Corn Casserole:

Mix all of the below ingredients and toss it in the crockpot. This is one of the early items you should turn on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. That’s it, done and done!

  • 1 can of corn, drained
  • 1 can of creamed corn
  • 1 cup of sour cream
  • 1 stick of melted butter (1/2 cup)
  • 1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix

Sweet Potato Casserole:

This recipe is fairly new to my arsenal but seemed to have been a crowd pleaser.

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and allspice.
  2. Place sweet potatoes into a 4-qt slow cooker. Stir in butter mixture.
  3. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours, or until tender.
  4. Top with marshmallows. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until melted.
  5. Serve immediately.

Sausage Dip:

  • 2 cream cheese packets
  • 2 cans of corn
  • 1 to 2 cans of Original Rotel (pending on taste preference)
  • 1 lb of sausage, cooked and drained

Put all ingredients in crockpot on low until everything is melted, blended and warm. Then turn crockpot to warm so guests can enjoy. Don’t forget the chips for dipping!

Meatballs:

For these, I get a large packages of mini-meatballs but if they don’t have it, you can use regular size. Put the frozen meatballs in and cover it with equal parts grape jelly and barbeque sauce. What kind you want is totally your preference but I use Welch’s grape jelly and Sweet Baby Ray’s original barbeque sauce. Cook at least 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.

Macaroni and Cheese:

This one is a toughie. You purchase anywhere from 3 to 5 of the Hormel precooked macaroni & cheese packages in the refrigerated section. You open them up, put them in the crockpot and just cook on low (or high pending on time remaining) until they get warm. THAT.IS.IT!

Mashed Potatoes:

I typically purchase 3 of the Ore-Ida Homestyle Steam ‘ N’ Mash packages in the frozen section. I follow the directions on the back exactly (wwweelll.. I typically add more butter, but you know what I mean). Once they’re all done, I throw in the crockpot to keep warm until we’re ready to eat.

Gravy:

In a small crockpot, you open 1 to 2 of the Heinz homestyle gravy’s. You turn it on until it gets warm.. then done. The flavor totally depends on what you’re eating but typically we get the turkey flavored as it’s my family’s favorite.

Hot dogs:

Um… open packages and thow the doggies in the crockpot with some water. I usually just keep them on warm and keep’em close to the condiments. That’s it!

Chicken nuggets:

I get chick-fil-a or Zaxby’s to cater chicken, then I place it in a roaster to keep warm. Voila!

Pulled pork:

I get a barbeque joint to cater some pulled pork (and they usually throw in the bread or buns for free). I keep it in the roaster just to keep warm… and DUNZO!

Stuffing:

I purchase 2 bags of the Pepperidge Farm Stuffing. I’ve tried the Herb Seasoned both cubed and original and they work great but I’m sure you can mix and match different flavors. I cook the stuffing exactly as it states on the back of the bag. Once done, I put the mixture in a big crockpot. I put it on low for at least 6 hours, otherwise it goes on high. This allows for the soft and moist stuffing in the middle and crispier stuffing on the outside so it seems to please everyone!

  • Butter
  • Celery
  • Onion
  • Chicken broth
  • Bags of stuffing mix

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