This Marinated Green Bean Salad bursts with fresh flavors and bright summer colors. It’s the perfect chilled side salad, marinated for 4 hours to create a tangy and savory bowl of vegetables with grated parmesan. Enjoy this make-ahead cold green bean salad at parties, potlucks, barbecues, or a July 4th Cookout whenever you need a…
Side Dishes
Find your favorite side dishes, such as green bean casserole, broccoli salad, and sweet potato casserole and many more.
Instant Pot Black Beans
Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans are protein-rich, vegan, and gluten-free! These no-soak beans are also a great source of fiber, sure to be a welcome addition to tacos, burritos or burrito bowls, nachos, or any Mexican meal! Super flavorful, soft, and budget-friendly – what else could you want?! Serve these Instant Pot Black Beans with…
Succotash
This fresh and vibrant Succotash is a vegetable party in one pan! The classic American side dish, made with corn and plump lima beans, semi-sweet red onion, juicy bell pepper and cherry tomatoes, is an ideal vegetable dish to accompany an array of mains for Thanksgiving, other special occasions, or midweek family meals. Enjoy this…
Chopped Vegetable Salad
This Vegetable Chopped Salad is a light and refreshing salad recipe, loaded with juicy fresh vegetables and salad ingredients that can also be easily varied to suit your family’s preferences. Enjoy this incredibly easy salad as a starter, side dish, or light main meal with your favorite salad dressing. Whether you serve it as a…
Easy Huevos Rancheros
Easy Huevos Rancheros. Say whaaaat? Here’s a translation. Huevos means eggs. Rancheros means Ranchers. So Huevos Rancheros translates to “Rancher’s Eggs.” What these traditional Huevos Rancheros provide is a delicious, hearty classic Mexican breakfast that you and your family love and will fill you up! I have lived in Texas all my life. So I…
Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad
While I’ve made many kinds of pasta salads for the family and for entertaining over the years, nothing quite beats this Classic Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad that’s made in just 20 minutes from scratch. The tri-color rotini pasta salad does a great job of locking in all the flavors from the homemade Italian dressing…
Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe
This is a quick and easy version of a delicious homemade Red Enchilada Sauce that will remind you of your favorite Mexican restaurants. It is loaded with flavor, much better than any canned stuff, you know the canned enchilada sauce, but it is a shortcut version of enchilada sauce. Instead of starting with dried whole…
Elote – Mexican Grilled Street Corn
When I think of Grilled Mexican Corn, or Elote, there’s no better way to describe it than a little taste of summer. To me, adding grilled corn to my cookouts is an official celebration of Cinco de Mayo, warmer weather, summer, pool parties, barbecues, and awesome grilled food! If you thought regular grilled corn on…
Best Side Dishes To Serve With Ham
Whether you are serving a Ham main dish, like our Peach Glazed Ham, or Crockpot Brown Sugar Pineapple Glazed Ham, for an Easter holiday or a weeknight family dinner, you’ll love these 21 delicious side dish recipes that go perfectly with ham. Recipe suggestions include our favorite recipes for salads, breads, vegetables, potato dishes, and…
Corn And Black Bean Salad
Mexican Black Beans and Corn Salad provide a proud display of vibrant Mexican-inspired salad ingredients including corn, black beans, avocado, red opinion, and peppers…all blended together in a fusion of aromatics, spices, fresh lemon juice, honey, and olive oil. This Mexican salad is ideal as a side salad while also versatile enough to be used…
Hot Cross Buns
If you’re looking for fluffy, spiced sweet rolls to start the Easter holidays off right then there’s no better recipe to bookmark than these Hot Cross Buns! These holiday buns are loaded with spice, juicy sweet raisins, and decorated with a cross, so they are perfect for celebrating Easter. These hot cross buns come out…
Pineapple Casserole
Pineapple Casserole is a sweet and salty Southern dish with gooey and crunchy filling and a cobbler-like topping. It’s perfect for Easter or any special holiday is inexpensive and calls for minimal ingredients that you likely already have in the pantry! Serve this pineapple casserole as an Easter side dish with Peach Glazed Ham or…
Ambrosia Salad With Cool Whip
This Ambrosia salad is no ordinary fruit salad. It combines your love for pineapple, sweet mandarin oranges, juicy grapes and luxurious maraschino cherries with sweetened shredded coconut, creamy Cool whip, sour cream, and crunchy pecans! While this dessert salad speaks for itself the name also gives away just how delicious it is. After all, if…
Instant Pot Refried Beans
These refried beans made in the Instant Pot are so easy to make. They’re full of the best flavors you will love such as fresh garlic, onion, cumin, tender pinto beans, and more! This pressure cooker refried beans recipe is great for meal prep, freezer-friendly, and way better than the rest. Creamy Instant Pot refried…
Mexican Cauliflower Rice
Mexican Cauliflower Rice makes a delicious alternative to Mexican rice. It has all the flavor of Mexican Rice but because it’s made with cauliflower it is a lighter side dish for your Mexican dinner. Whether you are serving this as a side for Taco Tuesday, or your Cinco De Mayo taco bar, or with Chicken…
30 Best Side Dishes For Your Prime Rib Christmas Dinner
Are you serving prime rib for your Christmas dinner or other special occasions? Are you wondering what to serve with that big, beautiful prime rib roast other than Yorkshire pudding or sweet potatoes and green bean casserole? Then you will need to take a gander at these mouthwatering 30 Best Side Dishes For Prime Rib…
25 Best Sides To Serve With Chicken and Dumplings
Are you wondering what to serve with that awesome Chicken and Dumplings Recipe? I’ve got the answer with these 25 Best Side Dishes to Serve with Chicken and Dumplings. They all compliment the delicious creamy chicken soup that makes such a wonderful main dish, with its dumplings recipe. It is the ultimate comfort food recipe….
Baked Acorn Squash Slices
Sweet and Spicy Baked Acorn Squash Slices are oven-roasted with pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and pomegranate seeds to make an impressive and festive Thanksgiving side dish for your holiday dinner. Covered in a sweet and spicy seasoning made with brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chili powder, paprika, and a hint of cayenne, this oven-roasted acorn squash recipe…
Twice Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Warm, comforting, and topped with fluffy marshmallows, these Twice Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are the perfect option for when you’re craving those fall flavors. Twice Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are individual sweet potatoes, stuffed with a creamy, pumpkin pie spiced sweet potato filling, and topped with gooey marshmallows that are roasted until they are perfectly…
Spicy Cilantro Lime Summer Slaw
Spicy Cilantro Lime Summer Slaw is a cool, refreshing slaw with a slightly spicy kick that is perfect for a summer side dish at a barbecue or as a topping for fish tacos! Made with summer fresh corn, slaw mix, cilantro, lime, red peppers, and jalapeños, this slaw will be the picnic side dish or…
Watermelon Salsa
Light and refreshing Watermelon Salsa, with watermelon, strawberries, herbs, honey, and jalapeño, offers a sweet and spicy summer appetizer for Cinco De Mayo, or a picnic, party, or potluck! Pair Watermelon Salsa with crispy tortilla chips for a delicious appetizer, or use it as a topping for tacos, or your favorite salmon, fish, or chicken…
Asiago Cheese Focaccia Bread
Asiago Cheese Focaccia Bread is an Italian bread topped with fresh herbs that can be used in a focaccia sandwich, pizza, or served with marinara or with a soup or salad. Cheese Focaccia Bread is crisp yet light and is perfect for soaking up your favorite sauce or soup. I learned about Asiago Cheese Focaccia…
Instant Pot Cilantro Rice
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice makes the classic Chipotle Copycat Cilantro Lime Rice Mexican side dish recipe easier to make in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker! It will be ready quickly for your Mexican dinner! Traditionally, this copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice is made in a rice cooker or on top of the stove, but…
Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole
Save time and oven space by making the traditional Green Bean Casserole in the Instant Pot. It is easy, delicious, and frees up precious oven space when preparing for a holiday dinner. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just over 2 weeks away! This year Thanksgiving is going to be quite different due to the pandemic….