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Side Dishes

Find your favorite side dishes, such as green bean casserole, broccoli salad, and sweet potato casserole and many more.

White Casserole Dish with Pineapple Casserole on blue gray counter with light blue napkin in the top left corner

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…

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Close up of Ambrosia Salad in a white bowl topped with 3 mandarin oranges and a maraschino cherry with a partial view of a white and blue napkin in the back.

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…

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A white bowl with handles filled with refried beans topped with chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and sliced jalapeños.

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…

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Overhead view of just the Mexican Cauliflower "Rice" on a white plate with blue trim and green cilantro on top.

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…

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4-photo collage of 30 Side Dishes for Prime Rib

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…

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4-photo collage for the 25 best side dishes for Chicken and Dumplings

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….

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A white platter with slices of seasoned acorn squash topped with pomegranate seeds and sage leaves and garnished with orange slices and a half a pomegranate with the seeds still in it.

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…

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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…

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Overhead view of bowl of multi-colored jalapeno slaw.

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…

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Overhead view of bowl with watermelon salsa surrounded by tortilla chips and slices of watermelon, whole jalapeños, strawberries, and a green napkin in the top right.

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…

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Golden Asiago Foccacia sitting on elevated white patter cut into slices.

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…

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White Bowl of Cilantro Lime Rice with lime slice and surrounded by limes and cilantro in front of an Instant Pot.

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…

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Thanksgiving dinner plate with green bean casserole, sliced roast turkey and cranberry sauce.

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….

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Photo of glass bowl with broccoli salad with cranberries, bacon and cheddar cheese on white marble countertop

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad is a perfect cold summer salad when trying to beat the summer heat by chillin’ at a backyard barbecue, picnic, or potluck, or as a favorite holiday side dish at Thanksgiving dinner. Broccoli Salad with dried cranberries, or Craisins, bacon, cheddar, and gouda tastes amazing! Add in red onions and walnuts and cover…

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Overhead view of cooked green bean casserole with one spoonful removed and a white plate with a partial view of a single serving in the upper right corner with fall leaves as decoration in the upper left corner.

Homemade Green Bean Casserole

This Homemade Green Bean Casserole, a traditional green bean casserole that is made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and topped with french fried onions, will be a hit with your family and friends on Thanksgiving. I have been told by some members of my family that it is not…

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Plate with a heaping pile of zucchini noodles with pesto and bacon with a large bowl in the background.

Zucchini Noodles With Pesto And Bacon

Fresh Zucchini Noodles with Pesto and Bacon make a light summer meal with the bold flavors of bacon and pasta. With only 4 ingredients, it cooks up in minutes! You’ll love the combination of pesto and bacon flavors! Zucchini noodles, or Zoodles as they are sometimes called, make a wonderful pasta substitute, and are also…

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Overhead view of Instant Pot Baked Beans in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Baked Beans

These tender Instant Pot Baked Beans in a sweet, tangy, smoky sauce, make the best bbq baked beans, especially with bacon or ham, and is easy to make in the Instant Pot pressure cooker because no soaking is required! Baked Beans are always a favorite side dish at picnics, backyard BBQs, and potlucks. They go…

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White bowl of spaghetti topped with marinara sauce with Roma tomato and garlic in the foreground and a small bowl of marinara sauce and bread in the background.

Instant Pot Marinara Sauce

Instant Pot Marinara Sauce tastes tastes rich and robust like it has been simmering all day but is ready in about an hour in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. I love the taste of homemade Marinara Sauce! It is rich, garlicky, and so flavorful with all the Italian herbs and seasonings. However, I often don’t…

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Overhead view of white bowl with Maque Choux with a fork and spoon on blue napkin.

Maque Choux (A Cajun Corn Side Dish)

Maque Choux is a creamy, spicy Cajun side dish made of corn, onions, red and green bell peppers, garlic, heavy cream, and Cajun spices. Maque Choux is the second recipe in our Mardi Gras Menu for those of you who, like me, can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. However, this Cajun side…

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Instant Pot Corn On The Cob on blue plate

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob is the easiest way to cook sweet summer corn on the cob. You may never boil or microwave corn on the cob again. I love my Instant Pot as you can tell from all my Instant Pot Recipes! It is great for summer vegetables like corn, as you see…

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Overhead view of white bowl with Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas with tomatoes, sausage, and bacon.

Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

These Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas make the BEST Black Eyed Peas you ever laid your taste buds on.  Cooked with andouille sausage, bacon, onions, garlic, herbs, and spices, you’ll want these good luck black-eyed peas not only for New Years Day but any time during the year! What Are Black Eyed Peas? According to…

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Overhead view of right half of white bowl of Instant Pot Red Beans And Rice with Green Napkin on top right.

Instant Pot Red Beans And Rice

Want a taste of New Orleans, but don’t want to wait all day? Instant Pot Red Beans And Rice to the rescue. This recipe has all the zesty flavor of the andouille sausage, red beans, onions, peppers, celery, spices, and rice, but is ready in under an hour! If you soak the red beans overnight,…

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One cooked sweet potato with button on a white plate with a green napkin and fall leaves in the background.

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are pressure cooked perfectly for a moist, fluffy, delicious “baked” sweet potato every time. Pressure Cooking sweet potatoes is so fast and easy, you can serve them any time, not just for holidays. Delicious Sweet Potatoes As you can tell by all of our sweet potato recipes, we love sweet potatoes…

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Overhead view of Fried Cabbage with Bacon in Skillet on wood table.

Fried Cabbage With Bacon

Fried Cabbage With Bacon, with tender cabbage and savory bacon, makes a quick and easy, super flavorful Southern side dish for any meal, especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Why You’ll Love This Fried Cabbage With Bacon Recipe While this is a perfect side dish for St Patrick’s Day, I serve Fried Cabbage With Bacon all year…

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