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Even for experienced cooks, putting a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner on the table is a culinary challenge. People love lots of Thanksgiving side dishes, but the meal has turkey and gravy which both need last minute attention. Thanksgiving dinner can be a timing nightmare, but using a crockpot slow cooker is something that can really help. Another great Thanksgiving sanity-saver is making things ahead, then just reheating them or cooking them on turkey day.
Creative cooks all over the internet have been sharing make-ahead or crockpot recipes for Thanksgiving. Some of these recipes can even be made way in advance, frozen, and then cooked on turkey day. If you're cooking a big Thanksgiving dinner, check out the ideas I found, then if you have a good make-ahead or crockpot recipe that's suitable for Thanksgiving, please share the link or your recipe in the comments.
Crockpot or Make Ahead Potatoes for Thanksgiving:
Slow-Cooked Rosemary Thyme Mashed Potatoes (pictured above)from Coconut and Lime
Crockpot Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese and Sour Cream from A Year of Crockpotting
Crockpot Smashed Garlic Red Potatoes from A Recipe a Day
Perfect Make Ahead Party Potatoes from Kitchen Parade
Crockpot or Make Ahead Stuffing for Thanksgiving
Crockpot Cornbread Stuffing from A Year of Crockpotting
Perfect Homemade Crockpot Stuffing from A Year of Crockpotting
Crockpot or Make Ahead Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving
Spicy Crockpot Sweet Potatoes (pictured above) from Kalyn's Kitchen
Crockpot Candied Sweet Potatoes from A Year of Crockpotting
Pecan Topped Baked Sweet Potatoes from A Year of Crockpotting
Mashed Butternut Squash and Sweet Potatoes with Citrus from A Veggie Venture
Make Ahead Sweet Potatoes from Baking Delights
Crockpot Tex-Mex Sweet Potato Hash from Happy Herbivore
Crockpot or Make Ahead Vegetables for Thanksgiving
Slooow Country Green Beans from A Veggie Venture
Sweet and Sour Carmelized Onions from A Year of Crockpotting
Roasted Stuffed Onions from Smitten Kitchen
Crockpot Stuffed Onions from A Year of Crockpotting
Make Ahead Green Bean Casserole from A Veggie Venture (There are more options for Make-Ahead Vegetables at a Veggie Venture.)
Make Ahead Dinner Rolls for Thanksgiving
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Rolls (pictured above)from Pinch My Salt
Pumpkin Dinner Rolls from Tammy's Recipes
Refrigerator Rolls 101 from Cafe Johnsonia
Pumpkin Corn Muffins from Karina's Kitchen
Kalyn Denny writes about food and at BlogHer.com and shares her passion for cooking at Kalyn's Kitchen, where she shares Low-Glycemic Holiday Recipes every November.
