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Sides

The sides are always the star of the show in the South! These side dish recipes will be the perfect accompaniment to your meats and can even stand alone if you want a vegetable plate.

Try Southern Squash Casserole or Southern Cornbread Dressing with Roast Turkey or Roast Chicken. Throw in some Southern Green Beans or Parmesan Roasted Asparagus and you won’t even need the meat!

A plate of quinoa salad with red and orange bell peppers, chickpeas, red onion, cilantro, and feta cheese, next to a lemon half, cutlery, and a glass of white wine.

Quinoa and Chickpea Salad

35 minutes

A bowl of egg salad garnished with fresh dill, surrounded by sliced bread, lettuce, and halved hard-boiled eggs.

Masters Egg Salad

1 hour 20 minutes

A bowl of coleslaw with shredded red cabbage, carrots, and green apple, mixed with a creamy dressing. Two serving utensils are in the bowl, and apples are sliced nearby.

Apple Coleslaw with Cranberries (creamy)

30 minutes

A bowl of mixed fruit salad with strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, blackberries, oranges, and pineapple, garnished with mint leaves.

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

30 minutes

A plate of kale salad topped with roasted sweet potatoes, red onion slices, chickpeas, dried cranberries, and pumpkin seeds.

Kale and Sweet Potato Salad

30 minutes

Baked corn casserole in a white dish with a portion missing, next to two forks, stacked bowls, and a salt shaker on a white surface.

Grandma’s Corn Pudding

1 hour 25 minutes

A plate of broccoli slaw with shredded carrots, broccoli florets, and creamy dressing, with a fork resting on the plate. A bowl of dressing and seasonings are nearby.

Easy Broccoli Slaw

20 minutes

A bowl of Greek orzo pasta salad with spinach, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and olives sits on a white surface next to a fork, a bowl of cherry tomatoes, and fresh spinach leaves.

Greek Orzo Salad with Feta

15 minutes

A baking sheet with parmesan roasted asparagus.

Roasted Asparagus Parmesan

25 minutes

A white platter with marinated vegetables.

Marinated Vegetables

4 hours 20 minutes

A wok with Filipino fried rice and a wooden spoon.

Filipino Fried Rice

32 minutes

Closeup photo of pineapple slaw in a blue pottery bowl.

Pineapple Coleslaw

15 minutes

Jalapeno creamed corn with bacon, scallions, and cilantro is a great side dish for taco night, burgers on the grill, or slow-roasted pork. This cream style corn is a little spicy and everyone loves it!

Jalapeno Creamed Corn with Bacon

1 hour 30 minutes

A white bowl filled with texas caviar and surrounded by chips.

Texas Caviar

30 minutes

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole features a traditional pecan and brown sugar streusel topping rather than melted marshmallows.

Sweet Potato Casserole

2 hours 20 minutes

A closeup of eggplant salad in a white bowl.

Grilled Eggplant Salad

40 minutes

A serving of apple sausage stuffing on a plate with the dish in the background.

Apple Sausage Stuffing

2 hours 30 minutes

Skillet Dressing Recipe made in a cast iron skillet with sage leaves on the side.

Skillet Dressing Recipe

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy kale salad in a bowl with salad tongs over a blue and white towel.

Easy Kale Salad

20 minutes

Prosciutto wrapped asparagus crispy from the grill and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese is one of our favorite and easiest appetizers!

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

35 minutes

A bowl of pesto pasta salad with lemon basil pesto salad dressing, along with bowtie pasta, sundried tomatoes, asparagus, artichoke hearts, and more lemon zest.

Pesto Pasta Salad

30 minutes

Dutch oven filled with Southern Baked Beans.

Southern Baked Beans with Bacon

2 hours 10 minutes

Mac and cheese muffins on plate

Mac and Cheese Muffins with Ham

28 minutes

A bowl of the best stovetop mac and cheese.

Stovetop Mac and Cheese Recipe

25 minutes

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