How to make your entire Thanksgiving meal in a slow cooker

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It's easy to make your favorite stuffing recipe in a slow cooker instead of inside the turkey.

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I tried making Ina Garten's pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies. I'll never use anyone else's crust recipe again.

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I made pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies with recipes from celebrity chef Ina Garten.

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I made 3 fall recipes in a Crock-Pot and they were easy and affordable to make

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I made chicken-and-potato corn chowder, creamy garlic pork chops, and a classic beef stew in a slow cooker.

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I made Ina Garten's shepherd's pie, and the easy recipe fed a whole family with leftovers to spare

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Ina Garten's recipe for shepherd's pie was easy to prepare and a hearty, filling meal for the fall and winter.

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I tried 3 pasta-sauce hacks from chef Alex Guarnaschelli, and they were all deliciously easy

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The celebrity chef has several quick pasta-sauce tricks.

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I made Ree Drummond's and Joanna Gaines' Buffalo chicken dips, and only one was good enough for game day

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The Pioneer Woman's recipe for Buffalo-chicken dip was super creamy thanks to the addition of ranch, while I thought Joanna Gaines' underwhelming.

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11 game-day foods you can make in a slow cooker

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Buffalo-chicken dip is a game-day favorite you can easily make in a slow cooker.

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I made Tim Walz's Turkey Trot Tater-Tot Hotdish ahead of his debate with JD Vance. Here's how to prepare the easy meal.

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Tim Walz's Turkey Trot Tater-Tot Hotdish went viral on social media in August.

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A man who lost 100 pounds shared 3 easy recipes that helped him lose weight and keep it off

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Benji Xavier made healthier swaps so that he could eat his favorite foods and still lose weight.

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I tried 3 chefs' loaded baked potato recipes. They were all good, but my favorite tasted like a pasta dinner.

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You can add so many different flavor combinations to a baked potato.

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