100+ Best Side Dishes for Holidays and Weeknights

Over 100 of the Best Side Dishes

If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE side dishes. At a summer picnic or holiday dinner, you'll often see me skipping the main dish and heading for all of those delicious side dishes.

Here you'll find salads, potatoes, vegetables and casseroles. We've got the most popular side dish recipes for holiday dinners and every day!

What is a side dish?

A side dish is any recipe that is complementary to the main dish. The main dish is the entree...the start of the show in many cases. Side dishes help round out a meal, offering balance and extra flavor to the main dish.

What are the most popular side dishes?

When you are thinking through what exactly to serve as a side dish, your mind may immediately run to potatoes, salad and bread. Yes...those are popular, classic side dish recipes, but here are a few popular sides that you may not have thought of:

Healthy Side Dishes

Often times side dishes are loaded with cream, butter or carbs. If you're looking for a healthy side dish recipe (other than piles of steamed vegetables), give one of these a try!

: Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

: Paleo Broccoli Slaw

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Thanksgiving side dishes are *almost* more loved than the roasted turkey or baked ham! We've got you covered with the must have Thanksgiving side dishes. These are great Christmas side dishes too!

: Mashed Sweet Potatoes

: rich and creamy mashed potatoes

: sweet potato casserole with pecan streusel

: Buttery Rolls

: Green Bean Casserole

: Easy Corn Casserole

Vegetable Side Dishes

I have great intentions when I do my weekly grocery shopping. I pile up the veggies in the cart....only to still see them in my fridge on Thursday afternoon.

How can you easily prepare vegetables in a way that your family may actually eat them....and do it quickly? Here are 3 recipes that you can prep in about 5 minutes and have ready for the table in under 30 minutes.