Using slow cookers is an excellent way to ensure your meats stay tender and full of flavor. With this in mind, let’s dive into some healthy slow cooker recipes that are perfect for holiday celebrations.
21. Keto Crack Chicken Breakfast Casserole
Imagine a dish that combines creamy, cheesy chicken with the savory goodness of bacon and ranch. That’s what you get with this irresistible keto crack chicken recipe. It’s incredibly easy to prepare, offering a symphony of flavors in every bite!
This version of crack chicken is quick to make, feeds the whole family, and requires only 10 minutes of prep. It’s perfect for a weekend meal, especially when served over cauliflower rice.
20. Crock-Pot Roasted Turkey Breast
For the moistest turkey, go for a bone-in, skin-on breast. The bone and skin are crucial for keeping the white meat moist, particularly important when slow cooking, as white meat can tend to dry out.
Every element of this recipe is thoughtfully chosen to ensure the turkey breast stays moist and flavorful.
If you’re keen to experiment with additional flavors, feel free to add more spices alongside the lemon pepper. Garlic powder, dried thyme, sage, and rosemary are all fantastic complements to turkey breast meat.
19. Stuffing from the Slow Cooker
For those planning Christmas dinner and seeking new ideas, consider including this effortless slow-cooked stuffing in your menu for a more relaxed hosting experience. This recipe is particularly useful for large family get-togethers when oven space becomes a premium. It’s a Crockpot dressing recipe that I find myself turning to quite frequently.
18. Warm Christmas Punch
In this vibrant holiday punch, Red Hot candies infuse a deep hue and a kick of spice, while cranberry juice adds a hint of tartness. It’s always a hit with our kids, especially during our December brunch gatherings.
17. Crockpot Broccoli Casserole
This holiday season, transform your meal prep with this Christmas Crockpot casserole!
It’s a fantastic solution for saving oven space for your centerpiece dishes. Moreover, it’s a delicious way to ensure everyone enjoys their vegetables.
To make the broccoli even more appealing, you’ll be enhancing it with a topping of crispy Ritz crackers and melted cheddar cheese.
16. Crispy Skin Crockpot Turkey
This slow cooker turkey recipe, featuring a beautifully crispy skin, is the epitome of succulent poultry, requiring no brining or marinating! It’s seasoned with a rich blend of butter, garlic, and herbs, then slow-cooked to achieve unparalleled tenderness and juiciness. This turkey will certainly be the talk of the table!
Liberate your oven this Thanksgiving for other culinary creations and let your slow cooker handle the turkey. The simplicity and juiciness of this recipe are unmatched, and dare I say, it results in exceptionally moist meat.
15. Paula Deen’s Crockpot Potato Soup
Paula Deen’s Crockpot Potato Soup is an ideal choice for those chilly winter days. It’s wonderfully thick and creamy, and the best part?
I find the slow cooker to be an invaluable kitchen gadget. It allows you to simply add all the ingredients and let it take care of the cooking, extracting maximum flavor with minimal input. How convenient is that?
For wholesome, comforting meals, Paula Deen’s recipes are my go-to.
14. Slow Cooker Holiday Ham
For a long time, I believed preparing ham for Christmas was a laborious task, until I discovered this brilliantly simple recipe.
This festive ham consistently comes out wonderfully tender and juicy, which is a relief considering the disappointment of a dry ham after all the effort typically put into Christmas cooking.
The cherry on top is the orange marmalade glaze! It truly is the finishing touch that makes this dish irresistible.
13. Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Recipe + Tutorial {Paleo, Keto, Low Carb, Gluten-Free}
Looking for the best Slow Cooker Whole Chicken recipe? You’ve found it.
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This rich and delicious Simple Dulce de Leche Recipe can be made in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker or the Slow Cooker with little effort.
11. Slow-Cooker Pot Roast
As the colder months roll in, there’s a natural longing for hearty, comforting meals that bring warmth and coziness to those brisk evenings. And when it comes to quintessential comfort food, a robust pot roast is hard to beat. Imagine ending your day with a succulent, richly flavored pot roast, accompanied by wholesome potatoes and sweet carrots.
Pot roasting is essentially a braising technique where tough cuts of meat are cooked slowly until the collagen and connective tissues break down. This process is what gives the meat its juicy, moist texture, with that perfectly shreddable quality that’s so satisfying. Leaner cuts like tenderloin or sirloin lack the necessary collagen to achieve this mouthwatering effect. Therefore, chuck roast is your best bet for this dish, as this isn’t the occasion to splurge on more expensive cuts!
10. Crock Pot Ham Recipe
I had to dust off the Crock Pot before I could make this Crock Pot Ham Recipe. I have a crock pot problem! I love them! I have (too) many of them! I forget to use them!
9. Spiced Apple Cider Made from Apple Juice
Just because you don’t press your own apples, doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy a warm mug of cider – this Spiced Apple Cider is made from apple juice.
8. Extra Thick and Creamy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate
It is definitely the weather now for a warming mug of hot chocolate to take the chill from your hands and warm the soul. What better than to make a big batch of it in your slow cooker so you can ladle it out at your festive parties.
7. Slow Cooker Mincemeat Pudding
Following hot on the heels on from my slow cooker turkey crown is another Christmas recipe! My slow cooker mincemeat pudding is simple to make, can be made at the last minute if you missed Stir Up Sunday, and is full of festive flavours!
6. Healthier Crockpot Mashed Butternut Squash {Vegan, Gluten Free, Paleo, Whole30}
This side dish is the epitome of easy preparation and cooking, making it perfect for making in advance and storing in the fridge or freezer for those hectic days. The beauty of it lies in its simplicity, requiring just two basic ingredients (butternut squash and water) to get started. From there, you have the freedom to enhance it with additional ingredients according to your taste.
This recipe is conveniently designed for the slow cooker, freeing up your oven, Instant Pot, air fryer, or any other kitchen appliance for different culinary tasks.
Once it’s ready, this dish is versatile enough to serve as a complement to quick weekday dinners, elegant dinner parties, autumn lunches, or even as a delightful addition to breakfast.
See also Low-Carb Recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
5. Sweet & Sour Slow Cooker Meatballs
I guess I thought I could ‘unjinx’ myself or something, in advance, you know? I’m a bit of a worry wart.
4. Scottish Cabbage Rolls
With the holidays around the corner, I wanted to share one of my ultimate favorite Ukrainian Christmas comfort food recipes – the best cabbage rolls ever! Although I am Ukrainian and adore Ukrainian food, these are not your typical traditional Ukrainian cabbage rolls. These are what my family likes to call, “Scottish Cabbage Rolls.”
3. Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Apples is a delicious Holiday side dish. This is an easy recipe to make, and is lightly sweet. Crock pot sweet potatoes and apples is a favorite Thanksgiving side dish recipe.
2. Slow Cooker Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
This Slow Cooker Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes recipe is a retro classic! I went back to the recipe vault of my youth to unearth this classic! These delicious creamy, cheesy crock pot scalloped potatoes are an amazing scalloped potatoes side dish recipe!
1. Crock Pot Mashed Potato Cabbage
Regardless of your eating plan, I think that most people would agree that mashed potatoes are a comfort food. In my family, potatoes were often combined with cabbage for a side dish to a variety of main courses.
20+ Best Holiday Slow Cooker Recipes
Savor the season with 21 healthy holiday slow cooker recipes, featuring sides, main dishes, and desserts for festive feasting.
Ingredients
- Whole Chicken
- Dulce De Leche
- Gingerbread Latte
- Crock Pot Ham
- Spiced Apple Cider
Instructions
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