14 Ultimate Side Dishes

By Ashley S. • Oct 07, 2024

Some people think the main dish takes the spotlight, but it takes a delicious side dish to make a meal superb! These 14 Side Dish Recipes are the best of the best and will bring your meal together in no time. Get ready... everyone will be asking for all your side dish recipes!

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#1. Awesome Italian Salad

This one is the best of the best! If you're on the hunt for the perfect side to serve with any of your Italian dishes, this Awesome Italian Salad is it! Loaded with fresh veggies, salty meats, creamy mozzarella, and a refreshing lemon vinaigrette, you can truly never go wrong with this one. You could even double the Awesome Italian Salad and make it your whole meal! The possibilities are endless... and quite delicious, too!

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#2. Easy Creamy Lemon Rice

Easy Creamy Lemon Rice... mmm, there are so many wonderfully exciting adjectives in the title, so let's unpack them. First up, "easy!" This one-pot side dish is ready in less than thirty minutes, so you can focus on what you need to and still enjoy a deliciously filling fixin'. "Creamy" and "lemon" are so out of this world that they need to be mentioned as a pair. The tender long grain rice simmers in a cream cheese broth infused with hints of zesty lemon flavors. It's safe to say Easy Creamy Lemon Rice sounds pretty delicious, but you won't completely understand what that means until you taste it in all its glory!

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#3. Perfectly Crispy Potato Chips

Perfectly Crispy Potato Chips are one of those snacks that evoke universal feelings of happiness, especially when munching on them by the handful! These chips are crunchier and fresher than anything found in a bag and they give french fries a run for their money! Best of all, Perfectly Crispy Potato Chips are endlessly customizable: whether you want lemon-pepper seasoning, paprika, or steak seasoning on them, all you have to do is shake some on! This is a great side dish or an appetizer to get people excited about dinner... if they don't fill up on chips, that is!

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#4. Ultimate Cornbread Casserole

Is the Ultimate Cornbread Casserole a true casserole or just an example of an amazing cornbread? Hard to say, but it tastes so good it doesn't matter! The cornbread itself is light and golden, with the sweet corn flavor enchanting it all the way through. Chili powder adds a touch of heat while sour cream brings an extra tang and tender texture; new dimensions to a classic bake. Add some melted cheese and this Ultimate Cornbread Casserole really does become the end-all, be-all of baked side dish casseroles.

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#5. The Perfect Broccoli Slaw

Every cookout deserves great side dishes! The Perfect Broccoli Slaw is the perfect choice to add to your red-and-white-checkered tablecloth event. A creamy, tangy, sweet, Dijon-mayo dressing enhances the fresh broccoli-carrots-and-cabbage-blend to create its picnic-worthy place at the table. Garnished with crunchy, toasted almonds, The Perfect Broccoli Slaw surely is the best-dressed broccoli ensemble of all your summer soirées. Let's get the warm-weather party started!

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#6. Ultimate Cream Corn

Oh sure, you can get your creamed corn from a can, but why would you when a better dish is ready in just 15 minutes or less? Ultimate Cream Corn tastes better than any canned corn could hope for; creamy, rich, sweet, and cheesy all at once! Served warmed alongside just about any main dish, such as roasted turkey, Ultimate Cream Corn truly becomes the perfect side dish. The harvest season is about to taste better than ever!

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#7. Glory Glory Garlic Mushrooms

These aren't just ordinary mushrooms! These are Glory Glory Garlic Mushrooms! The fragrant, savory flavor of garlic perfumes every inch of the beefy, tender, golden mushrooms. A drizzle of balsamic vinegar adds a sharp tang and parmesan brings nutty cheesiness to make these mushrooms an exemplar of side dish perfection! Glory Glory Garlic Mushrooms deserve all the glory, glory!

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#8. Southwest Layered Rice

When a craving for some Southwest flare is on your mind, add a side dish that will enhance your meal in a whole new direction. Southwest Layered Rice is the perfect choice for your next meal adventure that's headed out West. Tender rice is layered between seasoned sour cream and cheddar cheese to form layers upon layers of the great tastes you love! Southwest Layered Rice rounds out what's been missing with your otherwise exceptional Tex-Mex menu. Let's dig in!

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#9. Italy Coleslaw

A cookout and picnic classic finds a new lease on life by the shores of the Mediterranean. Homemade Italian seasoning is perhaps the key to this dish; it's light and even more zesty and aromatic than anything you could find at the store. That seasoning is the perfect accompaniment to the creamy, tangy cabbage mixture, accented with horseradish for spice and fennel for a distinct aroma. Italy Coleslaw is like your favorite side dish taking a vacation and bringing your taste buds along for the ride!

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#10. Sinful Stuffed Potatoes

A devilish side dish for when indulgence is the name of the game! Sinful Stuffed Potatoes are tender and fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside, as all great baked potatoes should be. Of course, that's not what makes them sinful; that part comes from the creamy, rich, and deliciously sharp cheese sauce with floral broccoli mixed right in. Mmmm, other side dishes wish they could be as amazing as these Sinful Stuffed Potatoes!

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#11. Corn Feta Salad

Add something fresh and flirty to your next meal! Corn Feta Salad will captivate your palate in a whole new way. Fresh-from-the-ear sweet corn is dressed to impress with some crumbled feta cheese, plus jalapeño to spice things up a bit, and a delightful rumba of flavor from your favorites like parsley, mint, flaky sea salt, and fresh lime juice. With a drizzling of olive oil, all the tastes of Corn Feta Salad join into an exciting new way to serve a side dish. Fresh has never been so attractive!

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#12. Olivia's Green Beans

Olivia's Green Beans come from our dear friend Olivia, whose philosophy on vegetables is "keep it simple and keep it scrumptious!" You can see that theory on full display here; the green beans are bright and tender, sweetened with a little brown sugar and then heightened to savory grandeur with bacon crumbles! That's all! Nothing too elaborate, but all the goodness of a great veggie dish without the hassle! In 30 minutes, you could be serving up Olivia's Green Beans and setting a new standard for your side dishes!

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#13. Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Thanksgiving, Christmas, really any holiday, and basically every lovely dinner needs a good side of creamy mashed potatoes, and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes might just be the best mashed potatoes around! The secret is the buttermilk; it adds creaminess but also a nice touch of tanginess to help balance out all the richness from the butter. The potatoes are fluffy and the flavor is heavenly. That should be more than enough to earn Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes a prominent place at your table!

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#14. Ultimate Acropolis Salad

An ancient name lends prestige to a simple, yet refreshing salad! The Ultimate Acropolis Salad is a flavorful way to make all your Mediterranean salad cravings come to life; crisp cucumbers, bright Campari® tomatoes, tangy Kalamata olives, spry red onions, and deliciously sharp feta cheese draped in an impeccable red wine vinegar dressing that will quickly become a favorite. May the Ultimate Acropolis Salad be your new go-to for great Grecian tastes!

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