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Side Dishes

Every hero needs a side kick. Check out these delicious side dishes to add to your menu, from quick and easy skillet sides to traditional casseroles.

  • Barbecue baked beans in an aqua handled enamel braiser with a wooden spoon and red striped khaki napkin on the side.
    The Best Cookout-Approved BBQ Baked Beans Recipe
  • Creamy Southern coleslaw in a blue rimmed enamel bowl with a yellow enamel spoon on the side.
    Classic Southern-Style Creamy Coleslaw Recipe
  • Watermelon, mint and feta salad with honey vinaigrette on a wooden board.
    Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad with Honey Dressing
  • A round aqua baking pan of Cracker Barrel squash casserole with Ritz cracker topping and a wooden handled spoon scooped in.
    Old Fashioned Squash Casserole with Ritz Topping
  • Mustard vinaigrette potato salad with arugula in a wooden bowl with a green serving spoon on the side.
    Easy Mustard Vinaigrette Potato Salad with Arugula
  • A wooden bowl of copycat Popeye's buttermilk biscuits with a small blue bowl of butter along with cups of coffee.
    (Better Than Popeye's) Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
  • A 3-ingredient drop biscuit on a green plate with a spreader on the side.
    3-Ingredient Southern Sour Cream Drop Biscuits Recipe
  • Orange cranberry sauce in a pink glass bowl on a white linen with a white pumpkin and fuzzy orange pumpkin on the side.
    Easy Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce with Ginger
  • Tostones on a metal baking sheet with Cilantro-Jalapeño Green Sauce in a small bowl.
    How to Make Tostones with Cilantro-Jalapeño Green Sauce
  • White plate on a wooden tray with tomatoes and rice, greens, and black-eyed peas.
    Quick and Easy Southern Style Tomato Rice Pilaf
  • Cast iron skillet and wooden spoon with corn, lime beans, tomatoes, bacon, and basil.
    Southern Summer Succotash with Bacon and Tomatoes
  • A metal Ovenex starburst pan of sweetie pie's buttermilk cornbread muffins and a jar of honey with a honey wand.
    Southern Buttermilk Cornbread (Muffins or Skillet)
  • Air fryer hot honey roasted carrots on a blue-rimmed oval platter with a gold and wooden handled fork, blue checked cloth, and white bowl of chopped parsley.
    Easy Hot Honey Roasted Carrots in the Air Fryer
  • Blue-rimmed white enamel pan filled with braised collard greens with a wooden-handled slotted spoon and hot sauce off to the side.
    Southern Braised Collard Greens with Ham Hocks
  • An orange bowl of creamy boursin mashed potatoes topped with two butter pats and chopped chives plus a white bowl of chives, a brown cloth, and wooden salt and pepper shakers off to the side.
    How to Make the Creamiest Boursin Mashed Potatoes
  • Blue rimmed oval platter topped with crispy smashed potatoes garnished with chopped chives along with a white linen and small white bowl of more chives off to the side and a yellow bowl of sour cream on the platter.
    Crispy Smashed Fingerling Potatoes with Garlic
  • Winter citrus and avocado salad in a large pottery bowl with yellow salad servers, surrounded by salad plates, a pitcher of dressing, and a yellow striped towel.
    Winter Citrus and Avocado Salad with Honey Dressing
  • White platter of Burrata Caprese Salad with a metal spatula and green checked cloth on the side.
    Burrata Caprese Salad with Fresh Basil Vinaigrette
  • Three blue dot-rimmed white plates with Roasted Beet and Watermelon Salad on a basket-weave surface along with two blue glasses and small bowl of dressing with a wooden spoon.
    Roasted Beet and Watermelon Salad with Goat Cheese
  • Sweet potato casserole with pecan streusel topping in a blue casserole dish with a wooden spoon and small blue rimmed china plates.
    Streusel-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
  • Broccoli and cheese casserole in a white oval casserole dish on top of a wooden board with a wooden handled spoon scooped in as well as a green checked cloth and a stack of plates with a green napkin.
    Mom's Famous Broccoli and Cheese Casserole Recipe
  • Green Bean Casserole with French's onions in a white round casserole dish on top of a textured cloth with salt and pepper shakers and a metal serving spoon.
    5-Ingredient Green Bean Casserole with Crispy Onions
  • Teal rimmed white enamel pan filled with corn souffle recipe on a wooden board with a red handled spoon and a bowl of green onions and yellow striped cloth on the side.
    Family Favorite Corn Souffle (Cheesy Corn Casserole)
  • Green bowl filled with Elote Pasta Salad with a small wooden bowl of Cotija cheese and a small white bowl of cilantro on the side plus a green checked napkin and wooden serving spoon.
    Zesty Elote (Mexican Street Corn) Pasta Salad
  • Campbell's beef consomme rice recipe in a white casserole dish with a wooden spoon inside.
    Mimi's French Onion and Consomme Rice with Mushrooms
  • Mini cast-iron dishes filled with Creamy Baked Cheddar and Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese with wooden handled forks off to the side.
    Creamy Baked Cheddar and Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
  • A wooden rimmed platter filled with copycat Cracker Barrel Kale and Brussels Sprouts salad with two wooden spoons and a blue-rimmed linen napkin, a bowl of salad, and salt and pepper shakers off to the side.
    Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
  • Jiffy corn muffin mix sweet potato cornbread in a large cast iron skillet on a wire rack with a wooden handled scooper and a mustard yellow checked cloth on the handle.
    Sweet Potato Cornbread (with Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix)
  • Antique blue bowl filled with yellow Creamy Southern grits topped with a melted butter pat, with a spoon, cream colored napkin, cup of black coffee, and green salt and pepper shakers.
    How to Make the Creamiest Southern Stone Ground Grits
  • Cava cabbage slaw in a white ceramic bowl with a wooden handled slotted spoon, a stack of white plates, glasses of water, and a white cloth on the side.
    Tangy Red Cabbage Slaw Recipe (Inspired by Cava)
  • Wooden board topped with an oval pottery platter with Southern Green Beans with Onions and Bacon with a wooden handled serving fork, a glass of water, and a blue cloth on the side.
    Southern Style Green Beans with Onions and Bacon
  • Whistle Stop Cafe fried green tomatoes on green enamel plates with bowls of remoulade off to the side.
    Southern Fried Green Tomatoes with Tangy Remoulade
  • White bowl filled with Ruby Tuesday Broccoli Salad with a yellow striped napkin on the side and a wooden handled spoon inside the bowl.
    Simple Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Cheddar Recipe
  • Red, White, and Blue Cheese Potato Salad with Bacon in a ceramic bowl with blue design, wooden spoon, rattan mat, and blue cloth off to the side.
    Red, White, and Blue Cheese Potato Salad with Bacon
  • Air Fryer Dressing in a white casserole dish with a silver serving spoon.
    Easy Southern Dressing (Stuffing) in the Air Fryer
  • Pie filled with sliced green tomatoes, fresh parsley, and basil.
    Savory Green Tomato Pie with Homemade Crust Recipe
  • Bowl of Carolina Caviar recipe with a basket of chips and small plates.
    Carolina Caviar (or Georgia or Texas Caviar)
  • Crispy oven baked onion rings on a rimmed baking sheet.
    Crispy Oven Baked Onion Rings with Panko Crust
  • Smoked street corn on the cob with cilantro and cotija on a baking sheet.
    How to Make Smoked Street Corn (Elote Recipe)
  • Light wooden bowl filled with Zoe's Kitchen Copycat Pasta Salad with a wooden salad set in the bowl, a blue cloth, two blue glasses, a bowl of fresh basil, and salt and pepper shakers on the side.
    Tomato, Basil, and Feta Pasta Salad (Zoe's Copycat)
  • Wooden bowl filled with creamy chicken macaroni salad with ceramic serving spoons, an orange checked cloth, two yellow glasses filled with ice water, and one pottery plate topped with a serving to the side.
    The Best Creamy Macaroni Pasta Salad with Chicken
  • Wooden rimmed white bowl filled with sweet pepper and cucumber salad on top of a raffia placemat along with a wooden spoon and blue towel.
    Sweet Pepper and Cucumber Salad with Ginger Dressing

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