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Side Dish Recipes

The right side dish can turn a good meal into a great one, and these are the simple, flavorful recipes I rely on to round out any plate. Whether I’m roasting veggies, pan-frying potatoes, or adding something fresh and green, these sides are always a hit.

Veggie Skewers are one of my favorite summer sides—easy to grill and full of color. For something cozy and comforting, I love making Fried Potatoes and Onions or classic Boiled Potatoes. Roasted Butternut Squash adds a naturally sweet, caramelized flavor to any fall meal, and Bok Choy is my go-to when I want a light, healthy side with a bit of crunch.

Hand scooping fresh pico de gallo with a tortilla chip from a bowl garnished with lime and green chiles.

Authentic Homemade Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca)

Split image showing crispy buttermilk fried chicken on a cooling rack beside a pan of sweet cornbread squares topped with butter and served with a honey dipper.

25+ Best Southern Recipes That Taste Like Home

Two images side by side. On the left is an image of quesabirria tacos on a white plate, and the image on the right is of five shrimp tacos topped with Mexican crema and slaw.

40+ Mexican Recipes Perfect for Cinco de Mayo

Perfectly cooked and fluffed basmati rice in a small pot

The Best Way to Cook Basmati Rice (Without a Rice Cooker)

A big, round serving bowl brimming with a colorful house salad, perfectly layered with fresh lettuce, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, shredded carrots, Cheddar cheese, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and golden croutons, all finished with a generous drizzle of ranch dressing.

Everyday House Salad Recipe – Quick and Customizable

Perfectly golden brown and crispy chicken tenders being lifted from a large pot of sizzling oil in a spider strainer with text overlay reading " Tips and Recipes: Deep Frying 101"

Deep Frying 101: How to Successfully Deep Fry Anything

Salad tongs lifting a serving of Greek salad from the white platter.

Traditional Greek Salad Recipe (Horiatiki)

Large white serving bowl filled with colcannon with kale and leeks and topped with to melting pats of butter.

Colcannon Recipe (Traditional Irish Mashed Potatoes)

Fully cooked Cajun dirty rice recipe in a large heavy-bottomed pot ready to be served.

Cajun Dirty Rice Recipe

Large mixing bowl filled with a prepared ramen noodle salad consisting of toasted ramen noodles and almonds, coleslaw mix, and sliced green onions tossed in a simple sesame dressing.

Ramen Noodle Salad

Homemade olive tapenade recipe made with pitted olives, basil, anchovies, parsley, garlic cloves, olive oil. .and capers in a white serving bowl garnished with fresh basil leaves and served with crispy crostini.

Olive Tapenade

Round serving plate with crisp Romaine lettuce, iceberg, radicchio, halved cherry tomatoes, black olives, sliced pepperoncini, shaved parmesan, and croutons.

Italian Salad Recipe

Silver spoon drizzling homemade lemon-Dijon dressing over a salad bowl filled with lentil salad made with with cooked green lentils, fresh parsley, cucumber, feta cheese, red onion, cherry tomatoes.

Easy Lentil Salad with Lemon-Dijon Dressing

White bowl filled with perfectly cooked green lentils.

How to Cook Lentils

Saucepot filled with silky smooth cheese sauce made from scratch.

15-Minute Homemade Cheese Sauce Recipe

Large soup pot filled with thick, creamy, and rich blended tomato bisque garnished with fresh basil leaves, cracked red pepper, and a drizzle of fresh cream.

Tomato Bisque

White bowl filled with creamy, rich, and fluffy mashed potatoes and topped with melted butter and minced parsley.

Mashed Potatoes Recipe

White bowl filled with creamy, rich, and fluffy mashed potatoes cooked in the Instant Pot and topped with melted butter and minced parsley.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Several serving bowls filled with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes garnished with green onions.

Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

Hand potato masher resting in a large pot filled with creamy mashed russet potatoes with whole cloves of roasted garlic.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Close up image of sausage stuffed mushrooms on a baking sheet topped with crispy golden buttery breadcrumbs and garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Three golden buttermilk biscuits stacked on top of one another.

Buttermilk Biscuits

Large stock pot filled with creamy herb and garlic infused mashed potatoes topped with two pats of butter and freshly chopped chives.

Boursin Mashed Potatoes

Large wooden serving spoon filled with gooey, cheesy, perfectly baked scalloped potatoes in a cream sauce and topped with cheese.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

Small serving tongs holding one crab stuffed mushroom over a baking sheet with the remaining baked crab stuffed mushrooms.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

White soup bowl on a rustic wood board filled with homemade creamy potato leek soup and garnished with sour cream, homemade croutons, and freshly chopped chives.

Potato Leek Soup

Small white plate filled with perfectly tender butternut squash cubes cooked in the air fryer with charred tips and garnished with fresh parsley.

Air Fryer Butternut Squash

White plate filled with cooked, peeled, and sliced red beets garnished with chopped parsley.

Instant Pot Beets

Small white salad plate with a serving of scalloped potatoes and ham baked with a thick and creamy cheese sauce.

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Large dinner plate with a bed of fresh arugula topped with roasted butternut squash combined with cooked golden quinoa, dried cranberries, red onion, pumpkin seeds, feta cheese, and sliced apple, and drizzled lightly with balsamic vinaigrette.

Butternut Squash Salad

Creamy baked zucchini casserole in a white casserole dish and filled with rows of sliced zucchini and yellow squash and topped with a golden crust of panko breadcrumbs, and shredded cheese.

Zucchini Casserole

Small white serving bowl filled with loaded mashed potato casserole with melted cheddar cheese, chopped bacon bits, and garnished with minced parsley.

Mashed Potato Casserole

Large with casserole dish filled with cauliflower florets in a homemade cheese sauce and topped with melted cheese and bacon bits.

Cheesy Cauliflower with Bacon

Large white plate filled with six crispy pan-fried zucchini fritters with a side of herbed yogurt dip in a small white serving bowl.

Zucchini Fritters

Large white oval-shaped serving plate filled with bowtie pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, diced red onion, and mozzarella pearls all tossed in a simple champagne vinaigrette.

Bowtie Pasta Salad

Large white mixing bowl filled with prepared tuna pasta salad made with cooked shells, peas, diced celery and onion, in a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing.

Tuna Pasta Salad

Large white serving bowl filled with prepared creamy pineapple fluff dessert topped with pineapple chunks, mini marshmallows, and chopped pecans.

Pineapple Fluff

Large white rectangular serving platter with four wedges of iceberg lettuce, cut-side-up, drizzled with homemade blue cheese dressing and sprinkled with crumbled bacon bits, halved cherry tomatoes, chives, and blue cheese crumbles.

Classic Wedge Salad

Cauliflower florets smothered and baked in buffalo hot sauce and served on a white platter with a small glass jar filled with ranch dressing and a side of celery sticks.

Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe

Large white bowl filled with creamy dill pickle pasta salad garnished with sliced dill pickles and fresh dill.

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Large white salad bowl filled with halved cherry tomatoes tossed in olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, garlic, salt, black pepper, and fresh herbs.

Cherry Tomato Salad

Large white salad bowl filled with a cold Italian pasta salad made with cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, mozzarella pearls, salami, black olives, artichoke hearts and rotini pasta all tossed in a homemade Italian dressing.

Italian Pasta Salad

Small serving bowl filled with Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad garnished with minced chives and crumbled blue cheese.

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

Large salad bowl filled with chicken Caesar pasta salad filled with Romaine lettuce, croutons, chicken, and penne pasta tossed in Caesar salad dressing.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Small white bowl cooked rotini pasta, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced red onion, green peas, and chopped bacon coated in creamy ranch seasoning and sour cream dressing and topped with thinly sliced green onion and chopped bacon bits.

Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Large oval serving plate filled with creamy BLT pasta salad made with bowtie pasta, arugula, avocado, tomato, bacon, and corn in a creamy mayo and sour cream dressing.

BLT Pasta Salad

Wide shallow serving bowl filled with white fish ceviche and small diced pieces of tomato, shallot, and bell pepper, garnished with fresh minced parsley.

Ceviche Recipe

Large serving spoon filled with Mediterranean orzo salad hovering over a large bowl filled with the salad.

Mediterranean Orzo Salad

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