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.

A Mediterranean-inspired Boursin chicken casserole, skillet chicken thighs with chickpeas and feta, and a smoky chicken and rice soup ... Yum!

Get ahead of the game this year with these delicious, make-ahead sides. Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne Thanksgiving is often a stressful time, but this year,

Everyone has their favorites at the Thanksgiving table, and heaven help the cook who takes one of them away. A colleague summed it up perfectly: “You can always add, but you can never subtract.” That creates a conundrum for ambitious cooks tired of making the same things over and over — and over again.