Holiday Side Dishes – Looking for inspiring side dish ideas for your holiday dinners? From roasted vegetables to creamy mashed potatoes and hearty stuffings to sweet and tangy cranberry sauce, these best side dish recipes will bring depth to our holiday meals. So, we’ve gathered a selection of utterly delicious, crowd-pleasing side dish recipes from our recipe index, perfect for your holiday table. Enjoy!
Side Dish Recipes: 43 Best Holiday Side Dish Ideas
1. Roasted Green Beans with Garlic Parmesan
These epic roasted green beans flavored with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box2. 10-Minute Broccoli Stir-Fry
This quick and easy broccoli stir fry recipe takes less than 20 minutes to make. You'll love the delicious garlicky sauce!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box3. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with garlic and Parmesan
Roasted sweet potatoes are super easy to make, tender and extra-flavorful. Serve the roasted sweet potatoes as a side dish for any festive meal!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box4. Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Parmesan
A delicious green bean casserole recipe with a creamy parmesan sauce and crispy bacon. This green bean casserole is the perfect side for a festive meal!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box5. Sautéed Green Beans with French Onions
These sautéed fresh green beans with French onions are the perfect and easiest accompaniment to any main course.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box6. Loaded Cauliflower Broccoli Casserole with Bacon
This loaded cauliflower broccoli casserole with bacon is an easy keto/low-carb recipe that's ready in 30mn and tastes incredible.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box7. Lemon Garlic Butter Green Beans Skillet
Lemon Garlic Butter Green Beans Recipe - This green beans and wax beans recipe is perfect for a Holiday dinner.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box8. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe is silky-smooth, simple and delicious side dish perfect for weeknight meals or holidays.
Cooking time: 6 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box9. Easy Green Bean Casserole
This classic green bean casserole will make your Thanksgiving dinner complete! Tender green beans and crunchy onions in a creamy sauce make this the best green bean casserole you'll ever make.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box10. Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes Carrots and Zucchini
Try our roasted potatoes, carrots, and zucchini recipe today! These roasted vegetables make a great savory side dish that pairs well with just about anything.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box11. Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
These crispy roasted potatoes recipe with garlic parmesan, and bacon are the perfect side for any of your meals!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box12. French Onion Mashed Potato Cakes
French Onion Mashed Potato Recipe are excellent for a holiday menu. You can make the mashed potato cakes ahead for your lunches and potlucks too!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box13. Honey Bacon Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes are glazed with a delicious honey bacon sauce. This is the best roasted potatoes recipe to serve with your favorite steak, pork chops, or roast chicken!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box14. Honey Mustard Potatoes
Honey mustard potatoes are an easy side dish recipe everyone will rave about. The flavor combination makes these honey mustard potatoes one of the best side we have on here!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box15. Pan-Fried Garlic Bacon Broccoli
This Pan-Fried Garlic Bacon Broccoli makes for a quick and flavorful side dish. Bacon and broccoli team up in this simple dish ready in less than 30mn!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box16. Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
These roasted potatoes and green beans recipe will make a great addition to your dinner table. Try our roasted potatoes and green beans asap!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box17. Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes (10-Minute )
This Instant Pot mashed sweet potato recipe is effortless and crowd-pleasing. The best way to make mashed sweet potato in a pressure cooker!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box18. Creamy Garlic Parmesan Broccoli with Bacon
This creamy broccoli and bacon recipe is simple and straightforward, perfect for quick dinners, but maximum flavor!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box19. Fried Baby Potatoes with Garlic Brown Butter
These epic Fried potatoes baby with garlic brown butter are the perfect side dish to practically anything!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box20. Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potato Cakes
A super easy side dish, light dinner or lunch!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box21. Balsamic Baby Potatoes With Asparagus
Perfect with grilled meat — You'll love the sweetness of balsamic vinegar.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
23. Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots
These roasted carrots are the perfect side dish for your Sunday roast or an easy side for a holiday table.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box24. Fried Brussels Sprouts with Cider Vinaigrette and Pecan
This easy Brussels sprouts recipe is gluten-free and perfect for your holiday feasts. You'll love how the Brussels sprouts pair perfectly with the delicious sweet glaze and crunchy toasted pecans!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box25. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze
These roasted sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze need only 6 ingredients to get you hooked! Your whole family will love this easy sweet potatoes recipe!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box26. Quick Fried Collard Greens with Onion
Try our fried collard greens simmered with onion, garlic, and a hot sauce kick. This easy, low-carb collard greens side dish is your perfect weeknight lifesaver that pairs with any protein!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box27. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
This roasted Brussels sprouts recipe makes a flavorful and delicious side dish. Perfect for any dinner table!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box28. Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
This roasted butternut squash recipe will impress your guests whatever the occasion. Butternut squash has never been so spectacular!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box29. Instant Pot Creamy Brussels Sprouts (2-Minutes )
Creamy and savory, this side dish with Instant Pot Brussels sprouts and bacon is outstanding all on its own!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box30. Cheesy Zucchini Gratin
This cheesy zucchini gratin is the perfect side to any meal. Just 20 minutes in the oven and you can serve up this baked zucchini gratin bubbly and delicious!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box31. Extra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Silky-smooth and delicious, these creamy mashed potatoes make the perfect side for any occasion.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box32. Roasted Butternut Squash
Learn how to cook butternut squash! This roasted butternut squash recipe makes a wonderful side dish for your holiday gatherings!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box33. Crunchy Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed sweet potato casserole made in a cinch for last minute side dish! You’ll love this baked sweet potato casserole recipe and the crisp pecan crunch on top!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box34. Oven-Roasted Asparagus with Garlic Parmesan
These Oven-Roasted Asparagus with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box35. Slow-Cooker Carrots with Honey Balsamic Glaze
These slow cooker glazed carrots are an easy and delicious side dish, perfect for your holiday dinners.
Cooking time: 180 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box36. Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon Spinach
Creamy garlic mushrooms with spinach and bacon as a side dish or main. The best low carb/keto mushroom recipe ever!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box37. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Maple, Bacon and Cranberries
These roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and cranberries are one of the best holiday side dishes you'll ever try!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box38. Cheesy Asparagus Casserole
This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal! The perfect way to get your Asparagus in!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box39. Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots
Sweet and rustic - An easy and quick side dish everyone will rave about.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box40. Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash
This four cheese baked spaghetti squash is a shockingly good alternative to Alfredo pasta
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box41. Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes (10-Minute )
This Instant Pot mashed sweet potato recipe is effortless and crowd-pleasing. The best way to make mashed sweet potato in a pressure cooker!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box42. Sweet Cornbread
Sweet buttermilk cornbread with honey is the perfect brunch or breakfast! With crispy buttery edges and so moist inside, this cornbread recipe is your new favorite!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box43. Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots
These roasted carrots are the perfect side for a weeknight meal or a holiday crowd.
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