Side Dish Recipes

Soy Honey Salad Dressing

This Asian-inspired soy honey salad dressing is my go-to for slaws, Chinese chicken salad and just about any kind of noodle salad. The combination of umami-rich soy sauce, sweet honey, fresh ginger and garlic makes an irresistible dressing that’ll have…

Easy Greek Salad Dressing

If you’ve been buying bottled Greek dressing, I need you to stop what you’re doing. Because once you make this easy Greek salad dressing at home, there is truly no going back. It takes a few minutes, uses ingredients you probably already ha…

Apple Sausage Stuffing

Apple sausage stuffing with sage sausage, Honeycrisp apples, and a crisp buttered top. The Thanksgiving side that empties before the turkey is carved.
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Garlic Parmesan Smashed Sweet Potatoes

These garlic Parmesan smashed sweet potatoes are boiled until tender, smashed, roasted at high heat, and finished with garlic parsley butter and Parmesan. The centers stay soft while the edges brown in the oven, giving them more texture than mashed pot…

Honey Garlic Green Beans

These honey garlic green beans are one of my favorite fresh green bean recipes I’ve made lately. The beans are briefly boiled, then cooked over high heat until they get blistered and browned before being tossed with honey, fresh garlic, soy sauce…

Roasted Butternut Squash with Cranberries

Roasted butternut squash with cranberries is a fall side dish with tender squash, lightly sweet maple syrup, salty feta, and crunchy pecans. The whole cranberries add a tart bite that keeps the sweetness in check. It takes about 35 minutes in the oven,…

Cranberry Salad

This cranberry salad is a great side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas, with tart cranberries, sweet pineapple, apples, and marshmallows folded into homemade whipped cream. Chopped walnuts add a little crunch, and I like that you still get some cranbe…

Cranberry Brie Smashed Potatoes

Cranberry Brie smashed potatoes are a show-stopping Thanksgiving side dish when you want something besides another bowl of mashed potatoes. Baby gold potatoes are smashed and roasted with garlic and rosemary, then topped with melted Brie and whole berr…

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Recipe

Creamy, umami-rich, and fall-forward, this pumpkin pasta recipe features an easy-to-make homemade pumpkin sauce that's enhanced with miso paste and sage.

Harvard Beets Recipe

I feel like people who like beets don’t just casually like them, they really like them. They’re always excited to see beets show up at a holiday dinner, and Harvard beets are one of those old-fashioned sides that beet lovers immediately recognize. This…

Easy Thanksgiving Appetizers

Thanksgiving dinner may be the main event, but in my house people are usually ready to eat long before the turkey hits the table. Between family arriving, drinks being poured, and everyone hanging around the kitchen, I like having a few easy Thanksgivi…

Smashed Sweet Potatoes

These smashed sweet potatoes have crispy roasted edges, soft centers, maple brown butter, pecans, and toasted marshmallows all in one bite. Holy cow, these were good. There is so much going on texture-wise that I ate three of them with my fingers almos…

Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes

Pumpkin mashed potatoes are an easy way to give regular mashed potatoes a fall twist without making them sweet. I used canned pumpkin puree, and it worked perfectly here. The pumpkin flavor stays mild and savory, and swirling it through the potatoes in…

Basic Overnight Oats Recipe with 4 Easy Flavors

This basic overnight oats recipe starts with oats, milk, and a little Greek yogurt, then you can change the flavor with fruit, peanut butter, chocolate chips, cinnamon, or honey. Everything is mixed right in the jar and refrigerated overnight, so break…

Refried Mayocoba Beans Recipe

Our elevated refried beans are made with dried Mayocaba beans simmered in a smoky broth and refried in miso brown butter, topped with chile-oil-toasted pepitas.

Fall Pear Salad

Fall pear salad is an easy seasonal side made with spring mix, thinly sliced pear, spiced balsamic pecans, Parmesan cheese, and a homemade balsamic Dijon dressing. It’s fresh and crunchy with a little sweetness, making it a great salad for fall dinners…

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