Everybody who has tried their hands at Thanksgiving dinner knows how difficult it is to cook the dishes perfectly and time everything right. That is why, this Thanksgiving, rely on your slow cooker to make some lip-smacking dinner recipes to save both time and energy.

From stuffing to cranberry sauce and delicious dips, these Thanksgiving side dishes can be made in a slow cooker.

It's no secret that Southerners love their slow cookers. One of our most searched recipes in is Slow Cooker French Onion Soup. This hands-off, deeply flavored soup requires almost no effort in the kitchen.