10 Perfect Slow-Cooker Recipes for the Holiday Season

TheNaptimeChef | December 20th, 2012 at 10:22 am

The holiday season is officially here and it is time to get cooking. The only problem is that we are all going a mile a minute and it suddenly seems like there is no time to get anything done let alone cook! What is the answer? For me it is the slow-cooker. Of course, not all slow-cooker recipes are perfect for the holiday season. You don’t necessarily want summery soups in the middle of Christmas. However, a lot of things like chili, spaghetti sauce, and a showstopping leg of lamb are perfect for the season. Here are some of my favorite recipes for the slow-cooker that will really fit the bill for feeding your family and friends, and making your life easier during the holidays!

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10 Perfect Slow-Cooker Recipes for the Holiday Season

Slow Cooker Lasagna

Vacation means hungry kids home for two weeks straight! Make a giant slow cooker lasagna and feed them for dinner and then serve up the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Make slow cooker lasagna

Some more festive posts from The Naptime Chef:

The Ultimate Babble Cookie Guide: 23 Delicious Holiday Cookie Recipes!

7 Fluffy and Festive Desserts for the Holidays

13 Scrumptious Peppermint Desserts for Christmas

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TheNaptimeChef

Kelsey Banfield is the food writer and the founder of The Naptime Chef and is the author of the popular cookbook The Naptime Chef: Fitting Great Food into Daily Life (Running Press, 2012). She writes a daily food column for Babble Food and her food writing has also appeared in the places like Parents magazine, and Martha Stewart Living. Kelsey lives in southern Connecticut with her husband and daughter.

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