Side Dish Recipes

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…

Garlic Butter Naan

My Naan recipe delivers soft, pillowy naan drenched in garlic butter and is honestly sometimes the only reason I crave curry. The dough comes together quickly and can be made either by hand or with a stand mixer. Homemade naan sounds intimidating but i…

Strawberry Shortcake Fluff Salad

Strawberry Shortcake Fluff Salad is basically strawberry shortcake turned into an easy, creamy dessert salad. Fresh strawberries, chunks of pound cake, mini marshmallows, whipped topping, and sweetened condensed milk are all folded together, and there …

Olive Garden Pasta Salad

This Olive Garden pasta salad is an easy cold rotini pasta salad made with crisp bell peppers, black olives, shredded carrots, Parmesan cheese, and Olive Garden Signature Italian Dressing. This isn’t based on an Olive Garden menu item. The name c…

Sautéed Bok Choy

Sautéed bok choy is a quick side dish with tender stalks, lightly wilted leaves, and plenty of savory flavor from garlic, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Crushed red pepper adds a little heat, while sesame seeds finish it off with a simple garnish. This s…

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Freezer-friendly cream cheese mashed potatoes, portioned into half-cup cubes that microwave from frozen in minutes. Tangy, creamy, and ready when you are.
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Stovetop Mac and Cheese (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Freezer mac and cheese that reheats creamy instead of gritty. Portion it warm, freeze it flat in cubes, and dinner’s on the table in under five minutes.
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Cheesy Broccoli (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Cheesy broccoli built for freezer meal prep: steam it short, dry it completely, portion it warm, and freeze it into cubes that reheat smooth in 5 minutes.
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Sautéed Broccolini

Broccolini Tips Here are all of my best tips for getting those nicely browned edges without ending up with tough…

Sautéed Peppers and Onions (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Sautéed Peppers and Onions freeze into six ready-to-go portions. Cooking in two batches keeps them from turning to mush after a freeze.
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Spanish Rice (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Spanish Rice freezes into 6-8 ready-to-go portions. Toasting the rice first and using parboiled grains keeps it from turning sticky after a freeze.
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Cuban Black Beans (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Cuban Black Beans freeze into six creamy, ready-to-go portions. Mashing a scoop of beans back into the pot builds the texture that survives a freeze.
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Over-The-Top BLT Dip Recipe

This BLT dip recipe features a creamy, bacon-y, brown butter-infused base topped with marinated roasted tomatoes for a truly luxe, over-the-top experience.

Lemon Garlic Broccolini (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Lemon garlic broccolini that actually comes out of the freezer tasting like something you’d want to eat. Bright, garlicky, with a fresh lemon hit right at the end. The vegetable that makes the whole freezer prep system worth doing.
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Boursin Mashed Potatoes (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Boursin mashed potatoes that actually survive the freezer. Silky, creamy, garlic-herb rich, and portioned in half-cup cubes that reheat in under 3 minutes. The side dish that makes the whole freezer prep system worth it.
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Stick of Butter Rice (Freezer-Friendly + Meal Prep)

Stick of butter rice baked with French onion soup and beef consomme, portioned in half-cup cubes and ready to pull from the freezer on any night you need dinner done fast. The side dish that makes the whole system click.
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Spicy Peach Coleslaw Recipe

Shredded cabbage and carrots in a zesty vinegar-based dressing get some heat from fresh jalapeños and sweetness from juicy peaches in our 15-minute coleslaw.

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