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Easy Side Dish Recipes

Browse all the easy side dish recipes you need to round out the perfect meal. Whether you need something quick for a weeknight dinner or something special for a holiday potluck, these are the best side dishes to complete your menu.

I've included all my best starchy sides like potatoes, rice, bread, and pasta to pair with a meaty main dish or I've got you covered if you prefer to lighten things up with a green vegetable or salad.

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A big blue bowl is filled with a creamy grape salad with cream cheese, covered in brown sugar and pecans.

Chicken Salad Chick Grape Salad {Copycat Recipe}

The funeral potatoes recipe has been baked and a spoon has scooped out a serving from the baker.

Cheesy Cornflake Potatoes {Oven or Crock Pot}

A platter of homemade potato latkes next to cups of sour cream and applesauce with spoons.

Make-Ahead Potato Latkes

A baking dish filled with the finished sweet potato casserole with pecan topping.

Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

A blue baking dish filled with mac and cheese with bread crumb topping. A serving spoon has removed a portion to show the creamy elbow noodles.

Make Ahead Mac and Cheese

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POPULAR SIDE DISH Recipes

Weeknight Side Dishes

A white platter of cubed butternut squash has been air fried to a golden crispy brown.

Air Fried Butternut Squash

The serving bowl is filled with the mashed sweet potatoes.

Sweet Potato Mash with Pineapple

A serving of crispy fried cabbage with caraway seeds is in a white serving bowl.

Easy Fried Cabbage with Caraway Seeds

The baked garlic bread is on a cutting board and has been cut into wedges for serving.

Easy Homemade Garlic Bread

A serving bowl of roasted pineapple and pepper chunks sits in front of a roasting pan with spatula.

Roasted Peppers and Pineapple

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Side Dishes for Parties and Holidays

A baking dish filled with homemade sausage stuffing sits next to a striped towel.

Italian Sausage Stuffing

A silver Crockpot has finished mashed potatoes that are sprinkled with fresh chives and two pats of butter.

Creamy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

A photo collage shows 4 slowcookers filled with Thanksgiving side dishes.

Easy Crockpot Thanksgiving Sides

A small white dish has a serving of pineapple cheese casserole with cracker crumb topping.

Make Ahead Pineapple Cheese Casserole

The photo collage shows a platter of party sub sandwiches next to easy side dishes to serve.

30 Easy Side Dishes for Party Sandwiches

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A large blue and white bowl has a pasta salad made with rotini noodles and fresh vegetables.

Zesty Italian Pasta Salad

The roasted cherry tomatoes have been cooked on a large baking sheet.

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

A large serving bowl of pistachio fluff has chopped pecans sprinkled over the top and a blue napkin on the side.

Pistachio Fluff Fruit Salad

A platter of candied bacon with pepper is ready to serve.

Peppered Bacon

A serving of crispy fried cabbage with caraway seeds is in a white serving bowl.

Easy Fried Cabbage with Caraway Seeds

Instant Pot is filled with cooked white jasmine rice.

Easiest Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

A white serving dish has the beef broth and butter flavored rice with a spoon.

Instant Pot Sticky Butter Rice

A white bowl is filled with herb butter rice and a spoon.

Instant Pot Herb Butter Rice

A serving of crispy rice salad shows green lettuce, roasted carrots, fried wild rice in a white bowl.

Crispy Wild Rice Salad

A small white bowl is filled with chicken fried rice and veggies. A fork rests on the side.

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

A dressed Caesar salad with croutons and grated parmesan is in a white bowl with a fork.

Caesar Salad Dressing {No Anchovies}

The funeral potatoes recipe has been baked and a spoon has scooped out a serving from the baker.

Cheesy Cornflake Potatoes {Oven or Crock Pot}

A big blue bowl is filled with a creamy grape salad with cream cheese, covered in brown sugar and pecans.

Chicken Salad Chick Grape Salad {Copycat Recipe}

The serving bowl is filled with a creamy dill potato salad made from red potatoes with green onions sprinkled over the top.

Make Ahead Dill Potato Salad

A parfait cup of creamy cranberry fluff has a spoon resting on the side.

Make-Ahead Cranberry Fluff

A white bowl filled with corn salsa has chopped cherry tomatoes stirred in.

Chunky Corn Salsa

A white platter has a pile of fluffy whole wheat breadsticks dusted with grated parmesan cheese over the top.

Whole Wheat Breadsticks

A baking dish filled with the finished sweet potato casserole with pecan topping.

Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

A blue baking dish filled with mac and cheese with bread crumb topping. A serving spoon has removed a portion to show the creamy elbow noodles.

Make Ahead Mac and Cheese

A pot of fresh cranberries is cooking with a wooden spoon to stir.

Cranberry Sauce with Grand Marnier

A scoop of golden brown Crock Pot stuffing is served on a small white plate. The slowcooker power knob is seen in the back.

Make Ahead Crock Pot Stuffing

A photo collage shows 4 slowcookers filled with Thanksgiving side dishes.

Easy Crockpot Thanksgiving Sides

The photo collage shows the easy Thanksgiving side dishes -- potatoes, stuffing, and green beans.

20 Easy Thanksgiving Sides

The photo collage shows a serving bowl of glazed carrots, a Thanksgiving salad, squash casserole, and roasted green beans.

25 Easy Thanksgiving Vegetables

A baking dish with cornbread dressing in it has a serving scooped out. Fresh sage leaves are on top.

Corn Bread Dressing

The sliced bread is on the cutting board next to a bread knife.

Cornmeal Stuffing Bread

The pan of stuffing is coming out of the air fryer.

Air Fryer Stuffing

The cubed bread is in a baking dish next to a sprig of fresh thyme.

Stuffing Bread

A baking sheet filled with cubed bread for baking into croutons to make stuffing.

Stuffing Croutons

Homemade pokey sticks have been baked and cut into breadsticks.

Homemade Pokey Sticks

The golden brown roasted potatoes are on a serving platter.

Ranch Roasted Potatoes

Creamy coleslaw made with angel hair sliced cabbage is in a mixing bowl.

Angel Hair Coleslaw

A bowl of chimichurri rice has green onions sprinkled over the top.

Chimichurri Rice

The photo collage shows four pasta recipes you can serve as a side dish.

20 Easy Pasta Side Dish Recipes

The white platter is filled with cubed zucchini roasted with parmesan over the top.

Parmesan Roasted Zucchini {Air Fryer or Oven}

A mixing bowl filled with shredded vegetables.

Cuban Slaw

A serving bowl of roasted pineapple and pepper chunks sits in front of a roasting pan with spatula.

Roasted Peppers and Pineapple

Sliced grilled peaches are lined up on a cutting board.

Caramelized Peaches {Grilled or Broiled}

The baked garlic bread is on a cutting board and has been cut into wedges for serving.

Easy Homemade Garlic Bread

A photo collage shows a scoop of rice being cooked and 3 recipes you could make.

Top 10 Easy Rice Side Dishes