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Side Dishes

Explore delicious side dishes to complete the perfect meal! There’s something for everyone here, including vegetable side dishes like broccoli, corn or bok choy. You’ll also find healthy side dishes like balsamic Brussel sprouts and mango salad. Last but not least, for holiday entertaining check out Christmas side dishes like scalloped potatoes. There are side dish recipes to suit every taste!

Romanesco Broccoli

This Puerto Rican style mofongo is garlicky, smooth, and creamy. It’s made with fried green plantains mashed with fresh garlic, oil, crispy pork crackling (chicharrones), and chicken broth. Tip: grinding garlic with oil BEFORE adding fried plantains for a more balanced flavor!

Mofongo Recipe

Crockpot macaroni and cheese cooked to golden perfection

Trisha Yearwood Mac and Cheese

Comparison of different boiled potatoes with their corresponding boiling times to make it easy to determine how long to boil potatoes.

How Long to Boil Potatoes

Scrapple for breakfast

Scrapple

These easy Fried Potatoes and Onions are loaded with crispy, buttery potatoes, and caramelized onion – the perfect side to any breakfast, lunch or dinner! Enjoy them with a sunny-side-up egg and strips of bacon for a satisfying start to the day or serve them with roast chicken and collard greens for a hearty Southern Sunday dinner.

Easy Fried Potatoes and Onions

Sea Beans / Samphire

Easy Sourdough Naan

Smothered Potatoes

The perfect baked potato topped with toppings

How Long to Bake a Potato

How Long to Microwave a Potato

Find out how long to microwave bacon, whether you’ve got regular or thick-cut bacon. Learn how to cook bacon using a microwave bacon cooker or just paper towels and a plate. It’s fast and produces delicious crispy bacon with easy cleanup!

How Long to Microwave Bacon

How Long to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Healthy Air Fryer Eggplant

Roti flatbreads with chicken curry

Roti

Closeup of a creamy seafood pasta salad made with salad shrimp

Seafood Pasta Salad

Lifting a serving of Southern Mac and Cheese out of the baking dish

Southern Baked Mac and Cheese

Crunchy apple salad in a serving bowl made with Fuji apples, walnuts, celery and cranberries

Apple Salad

Freshly cooked wild rice in a serving bowl

How to Cook Wild Rice

Mashed potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days

15 Minute Microwave Mashed Potatoes

These Pizza Rolls are my favorite Italian appetizer that’s loaded with pepperoni and cheese rolled in pizza dough. Baked to perfection in the oven and you can serve these mini rolls with pizza sauce for the easy last-minute snack!

Easy Pizza Rolls

Homemade Flour Tortillas are soft, tender and fluffy – a delicious Mexican thin flatbread made from scratch! It’s easy to make with only 5 simple ingredients, and can be done completely by hand!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Roasted Parsnips are a very simple but delicious vegetable side dish that’s sweet and tender. This recipe makes perfect parsnips with a caramelized surface that enhances the natural flavor.

Roasted Parsnips

Fluffy microwave rice in a serving bowl ready to combine with other dishes to make a delicious meal

Easy Microwave Rice