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.

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.

But pre-cubed butternut squash is everywhere these days! As is frozen, which can be used in most of these 58 easy butternut squash recipes that follow. Related: 12 Creative Low-Ca

Some of our favorite vegetarian recipes for the holidays will soon be your favorite, too. If you're looking for vegetarian (and vegan) recipes to have on your holiday table this season, you've come to the right place.