This year, let your kids take part of your celebration by getting them involved with your holiday feast. These sides are all simple and crowd pleasing. Plus, we found a few slow cooker recipes to make holiday prep effortless. 

Cauliflower Fritters

These vegetables are just as fun to eat as they are to make. 

Via allrecipes.com 

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups cauliflower florets

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour 

  • 3 extra large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix

  • ½ cup olive oil for frying, or as needed

For the full recipe, click here. 

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Sweet Potato Mash

We love this smile-friendly spin on traditional holiday sweet potato dishes.

Via deltadentalar.com

Ingredients:

  • 3 sweet potatoes

  • 1 head of garlic

  • 2 tablespoons rosemary

  • 1 cup milk (or milk alternative)

  • 3 tablespoons butter (or butter alternative)

  • ¼ cup grated parmesan

  • Olive oil

  • Salt and pepper

For the full recipe, click here. 

Pastry-Wrapped Asparagus 

Your kids will feel like top chefs with these impressive appetizers.

Via appetizeraddiction.com

Ingredients:

  • 24 asparagus spears 

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

  • Salt and black pepper

  • 1 pre-rolled puff pastry sheet 

  • 1 egg, small to medium

  • ½ cup parmesan cheese, shredded/grated 

For the full recipe, click here.

Green Bean Casserole Onion Stacks

Put a kid-friendly spin on this classic holiday side dish. 

Via optimisticmommy.com

Ingredients:

  • 1 bag of your favorite onion rings

  • 2 cans, 10.5 oz. cream of mushroom soup

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 4 cans, 14.5 oz. each any style green beans, drained

  • 2 2/3 cups fried onions

  • 1 cup of mushrooms, sliced

  • 6 slices of bacon

For the full recipe, click here. 

Baked Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges

Make this for a healthier alternative to french fries.

Via cookingclassy.com

Ingredients:

  • 4 large russet potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed and rinsed (about 2 - 2 1/2 lbs), then cut into wedges

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

  • 1/2 cup finely shredded parmesan, divided, plus more for serving

  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, or 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)

Creamy Basil Fry Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup light mayonnaise

  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

  • 2 1/2 tablespoons milk, then more to thin as desired

  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 2 pinches salt

For the full recipe, click here. 

Slow Cooker Time Savers 

Air Fryers may be all the rage in 2020, but some kitchen inventions are tried and true. Slow cookers have been a staple for busy parents and will likely continue to reign as the ultimate dinner fixer.

  • Slow Cooker Spinach Dip: This easy appetizer is great for dipping pita bread, crackers or tortilla chips. Read the full recipe. 

  • Sweet and Sour Meatballs: This three-ingredient recipe is a crowd pleaser and has an almost zero percent failure rate. Read the full recipe.

  • Maple Slow Cooker Cake: Your kids will love eating this no-bake cake just as much as they enjoy helping to make it. Read the full recipe

  • Sausage Balls: This classic recipe has an unexpected “secret” ingredient. Read the full recipe.