2This is a great idea any time of year, especially if you need to bring a side dish to a party, you can let the slow cooker make the potato recipe for you, then lift the slow cooker pot out with the potatoes to bring along. This is a great one pot meal that doesn’t require a lot of kitchen clean up. Baked potatoes are a classic recipe that doesn’t need a lot of fancy ingredients just some olive oil, salt, and pepper and you are ready to go.