side dishes

Crispy, Cheesy Fries Perfect for Snacking

These loaded fries start with frozen french fries, so they are easy enough for any night of the week. Bake them until extra crisp, add cheddar and bacon, then broil until the cheese melts. Finish with green onions, sour cream, and optional gravy for a …

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad (A Must-Make Summer Pasta Salad for Pickle Lovers) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I have a serious love affair with dill pickles. I’ve shared favorites like Dill Pickle Dip, Pickle de Gallo, and my …

Antipasto Salad

This antipasto salad recipe is exactly what I crave on a hot summer day. Filled with a delicious mix of greens, cheeses, and tangy, briny marinated veggies, it’s refreshing, flavorful, and oh-so simple to toss together. You don’t have to do…

Easy Homemade Flaky Bisciots

These homemade biscuits are buttery, tender, and flaky with golden tops and soft centers. They are made with simple pantry staples and come together in about 40 minutes. Serve them warm with butter and jam for breakfast, or add them to the table with s…

Sauteed Zucchini

This sautéed zucchini recipe is on repeat in my kitchen every summer. Ready in 15 minutes, it’s such an easy side dish. The zucchini cooks on the stovetop with olive oil or butter, garlic, salt, and pepper. When it’s tender and browned, I s…

Cucumber Onion Salad

Our Cucumber Onion Salad has crisp cucumbers and sweet onion tossed in a tangy vinegar marinade that gets better the longer it sits. It takes just 10 minutes to throw together, making it the perfect make-ahead recipe for BBQs, potlucks, and summer gatherings. How to make Cucumber Salad: Chop Veggies: Slice cucumbers and sweet onion…

Strawberry Burrata Salad.

This strawberry burrata salad is a summer staple – perfect for a light lunch, and easy starter or a seasonal side dish. It’s drizzled with a basil vinaigrette and is the best combo of savory and sweet! This year’s strawberry salad is out of this world!  This strawberry burrata salad is dreamy, made with a […]

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Green Bean Salad with Dried Cherries and Almonds

A Fresh Green Bean Salad for Summertime I made this Green Bean Salad with Dried Cherries and Almonds for a lunch with friends recently, and it completely stole the show. It was one of those dishes where everyone keeps circling back to the bowl, and bef…

Thai Pasta Salad

Hey, y’all! If you want a bright, colorful pasta salad perfect for warm weather, this Thai Pasta Salad is a winner. It is crisp, crunchy, and full of flavor thanks to tender bow tie pasta, fresh veggies, cilantro, and a creamy sesame dressing that ties everything together. Thai Pasta Salad This is a low-effort, high-reward…

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Dorito Taco Pasta Salad

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Every taco pasta salad I’ve seen online has the same problem. By the time it gets to the table, or worse, the next day, the chips are limp and the crunch is gone. You end up …

Summer White Bean Salad.

This summer bean salad is perfect to take to the pool or beach, enjoy for lunch or as a perfect side dish to any grilled meal. Refreshing and crisp, it’s tossed in a pesto vinaigrette and tastes incredible! We’ve been eating bean salads since before bean salads were cool!  This summer white bean salad is […]

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A Quick 10-Minute Side Salad for Busy Weeknights

This Asian slaw is the kind of side dish that works hard without asking much from you. Crisp coleslaw mix, green onions, and a quick sesame-soy dressing come together in minutes, and a short chill makes every bite taste even better. It is light, crunch…

Orange Creamsicle Salad

This delicious orange creamsicle salad is full of silky pudding, whipped cream, tangy orange jello, juicy mandarin oranges, and mini marshmallows to create a tasty fluff salad.

Creamy Dill Pickle Chopped Salad

A Crunchy, Creamy Dill Pickle Salad for Pickle Lovers This creamy dill pickle chopped salad is all about contrast…crisp vegetables, tangy herbs, salty feta, and a creamy Greek yogurt dressing that has just enough dill pickle flavor to keep things…

Greek Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean Greek salad consists of a rainbow of fresh vegetables combined with tangy feta, tender rotini pasta, and a bold oil and vinegar dressing.

Fresh Berries, Feta, and a Simple Dressing

This arugula salad dressing is light, slightly sweet, and just tangy enough to balance peppery greens. Tossed with berries, feta, red onion, and toasted nuts, it makes an easy side salad that looks beautiful and tastes fresh with almost any meal.

Rainbow Fruit Chopped Salad.

This chopped fruit salad is one of my family’s favorite dishes to have! It’s refreshing and delicious, with hints of lime and mint, and amazing as a chopped bowl or served with cinnamon sugar chips. We love it! Every salad is better chopped. This is the brightest, boldest bowl! This rainbow fruit chopped salad is […]

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Southwest Bean Salad

The Southwest Bean Salad I’ll Be Making All Summer Dense bean salads are definitely having a moment right now, and honestly, I am fully on board. They are fresh, hearty, packed with protein and fiber, perfect for meal prep, and somehow taste even…

Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta Salad

Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta Salad (The Pasta Salad of the Summer) This Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta Salad is the pasta salad of the summer. It is always a hit at every BBQ, potluck, and backyard get-together I go to. It’s hearty, fresh, and absolu…

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