Have you ever tried a crockpot meatloaf recipe? This was a first for me, and now I'm hooked. It's a simple ground beef dinner ...

While Olson's recipe for slow-cooker mac and cheese can be made on the regular, it lends itself perfectly for Thanksgiving.

Put the onion, carrot, garlic, thyme, bay leaves and cider (or dry white wine) in the slow cooker, then add the turkey, skin-side up. Close the lid. Cook for 6 hours on low without opening the lid.

Arrange potatoes and carrots around meatloaf in slow cooker. Add broth; cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or LOW 8 hours until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 160F.