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Home ยป Recipes ยป Side Dishes

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 or something special for a holiday, these are the best sides.

From Homemade Mexican Rice for Taco Tuesday to Slowcooker Acorn Squash with Apples for Thanksgiving find a new side dish favorite for your family today!

A white dish filled with potato salad mixed with corn and red bell peppers.

Better than Ina Garten's French Potato Salad

A photo collage shows macaroni salad, corn casserole, a baked red rice, and squash casserole.

30 Easy 4th of July Side Dishes

A bowl of raw vegetables with croutons.

Raw Veggie Salad

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

30 Easy Side Dishes for Party Sandwiches

A white dish is filled with broccoli, yellow squash, peas, and onions.

Stir Fry Vegetables in the Oven or Air Fryer

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

Air Fried Butternut Squash

The white bowl filled with pineapple salsa.

Pineapple Salsa for Tacos {Fish or Chicken}

The slaw is in a white bowl with a spoon. Fresh lime wedges are on the side.

Mexican Slaw for Tacos

The photo collage shows several classic Southern Easter Side dishes including macaroni salad, pineapple cheese casserole, deviled eggs, and grape salad.

30 Southern Easter Side Dishes

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

Make Ahead Pineapple Cheese Casserole

The buttery rice pilaf is in a white bowl with a spoon.

Instant Pot Rice Pilaf

A white platter of parmesan roasted asparagus.

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus {Air Fryer or Oven}

A platter of charred roasted mini peppers.

Roasted Mini Peppers {Oven or Air Fryer}

A white bowl is filled with the lemon orzo pasta salad. Tomatoes and dill are sprinkled throughout.

Lemon Orzo Salad with Tomatoes & Dill

A big bowl of red and yellow cherry tomatoes have been sliced in half and marinated in an Italian dressing.

Marinated Tomatoes

A white bowl is filled with creamy lemon garlic pasta with fresh dill and lemon slices for garnish.

Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta

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

Italian Sausage Stuffing

A serving of crispy green bean casserole is in a blue dish with a fork.

Crispy Crockpot Green Bean Casserole

The spoon is scooping out a serving of Jiffy cornbread corn casserole out of the Crock Pot bowl.

Crock Pot Corn Casserole

A platter filled with roasted gnocchi, butternut squash, and parmesan cheese shavings with ripped fresh sage sprinkled over the top.

Roasted Gnocchi

The white ruffled bowl has creamed corn made in the Crock Pot. Fresh chives are sprinkled over the top.

Crock Pot Creamed Corn

A white bowl is filled with golden brown home fries, delicious crispy breakfast potatoes.

Crispy Breakfast Potatoes Skillet

A white bowl is filled with glazed baby carrots, a blue napkin is tucked underneath.

Glazed Baby Carrots

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

Make-Ahead Potato Latkes

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

Creamy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

A slowcooker has an aluminum foil lining and is filled with baked scalloped potatoes with fresh chives sprinkled over the top.

Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes

The serving bowl is filled with the mashed sweet potatoes.

Sweet Potato Mash with Pineapple

A white bowl is filled with sliced zucchini squash covered in cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.

Old Fashioned Squash Casserole

A white baking dish has baked zucchini gratin with breadcrumbs on top.

Grated Zucchini Gratin

A white bowl is filled with classic macaroni salad that has onions, red pepper, and celery peeking out of the dressing.

Southern Macaroni Salad

A serving of fried green tomatoes has a bowl of pimento cheese for topping.

Southern Fried Green Tomatoes {Oven or Air Fryer}

A plate of salmon and asparagus sits next to 3 salmon side dish options.

30 Easy Salmon Side Dishes

A white bowl of roasted potatoes.

Oven Roasted Mini Potatoes and Onions

A metal baking sheet has chopped and roasted sweet potatoes scattered on it.

Crispy Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Colorful shredded cabbage, carrots, cilantro, and green onions are mixed in a bowl.

Carrot Apple Salad

A blue dish has a batch of baked cheddar drop biscuits.

Copycat Cheddar Bay Biscuits

A white bowl filled with couscous salad. Oranges and bell peppers are peeking out of the mix.

Warm Couscous Salad with Oranges

A white baking dish is filled with baked Mexican Rice. The tomato sauce base gave the rice a yellow-orange color. Hot sauce is drizzled over the top and fresh green onions are sprinkled for garnish.

Homemade Mexican Corn Rice Kids Love

The finished salad is in a white bowl with 2 chicken tenderloins on a bed of pasta salad with baby spinach.

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

A white bowl is filled with wild rice pilaf, chunks of carrots and celery are peeking out.

Wild Rice Pilaf {Instant Pot or Stovetop}

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