10 No-Bake Thanksgiving Side Dishes

10 No-Bake Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Author:: Andi Gleeson
Updated:: Nov 16, 2018
Original:: Nov 26, 2013

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This collection of No-Bake Thanksgiving Side Dishes can be prepared in your slow cooker, made on stovetop, or thrown together the day before!

Thanksgiving is wonderful, but you have to admit that it’s a bit stressful too (OK, maybe very stressful). There’s so much to cook for one meal, and oven space is limited! That’s why you will love these 10 No Bake Thanksgiving Side Dishes! None of them need the oven, so you don’t have to figure out how to bake six things at once. Better yet, since you can make a few of them a day or two before, it gives you less to do on Turkey Day!

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Steamed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon | One TIPsy Chick

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Slow Cooker Cornbread Dressing | Southern Bite

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Maple Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce | Gal on a Mission

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Slow Cooker Garlic Sweet Potato Mash | SkinnyTaste

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Kale and Quinoa Salad | Yummy Healthy Easy

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Pumpkin Spice Glazed Carrots | Cincy Shopper

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Sauteed Spinach with Cranberries | The Weary Chef

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Creamy Stovetop Mac and Cheese | Yammie’s Noshery

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Crockpot Sausage Stuffing | I Wash You Dry

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Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes | Six Sisters Stuff

Photo via This Week for Dinner

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Image from Gluten-Free Goddess. Yum!

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