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    Side Dishes

    This tasty collection of easy-to-prepare side dishes round out any meal. In fact, they may just steal the show.

    From Southern classics like Fried Apples to simple Roasted Rainbow Carrots Recipe, get it hot and fast! We've made menu planning a breeze with this collection of Thanksgiving vegetables and sides but you can find something for any time of year.

    • A bowl of pesto tortellini pasta served cold with mozzarella, salami, and tomatoes on top.
      Easy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
    • A wooden spoon serving Mexican rice with tomatoes out of a crockpot.
      Slow Cooker Mexican Rice
    • Cucumber salad in canning jars.
      Old Fashioned Cucumber Onion Salad
    • Collage of Mexican side dishes including Taquitos, salsa, beans, and stuffed potatoes.
      35 Delicious Side Dishes for Tacos
    • Dirty Rice in a skillet with a spoon and green onions.
      Louisiana Dirty Rice (Cajun Rice Dressing)
    • Two stuffed Mexican sweet potatoes in front while a hand tops them with guacamole and sour cream.
      Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
    • Side view of roasted butternut squash tacos in a tortilla with filling inside.
      Roasted Butternut Squash Tacos
    • Closeup of quinoa and chickpea salad with fresh vegetables in a bowl with wooden spoons.
      Quinoa and Chickpea Salad
    • Grilled zucchini piled on foil and topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
      Grilled Parmesan Zucchini
    • Oven roasted green beans sprinkled with parmesan and garlic in a casserole dish.
      Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
    • Overhead of Christmas salad with pomegranate arils, orange slices, cranberries, goat cheese, and pecans over a bed of lettuce.
      Winter Fruits Salad
    • Fried onion strings in a cast iron pan with wood background..
      Crispy Onion Strings
    • Roasted carrots in a white serving dish with fresh thyme and pine nuts sprinkled over top.
      Roasted Rainbow Carrots
    • Overhead of mexican street corn pasta salad on a plate with cotija cheese sprinkled around.
      Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
    • Tricolor Pasta Salad with creamy dressing in a bowl with a spoon.
      Tri-color Pasta Salad with Creamy Dressing
    • Broccoli apple salad in a bow with two apples on the side.
      Broccoli Apple Salad
    • Red Bowl of fried apples with a spoon by the side.
      Southern Fried Apples with Cinnamon
    • Spinach stuffed squash with a spoon scooping the filling out to show the melted cheese and spinach filling.
      Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Squash
    • Oven roasted potatoes with Cajun seasoning on a pan with a fork in one wedge.
      30 Minute Roasted Cajun Potatoes
    • Pan roasted bacon Brussel sprouts in a pan.
      Bacon Brussels Sprouts
    • Cubed roasted butternut squash on a dark sheetpan.
      Oven Roasted Butternut Squash
    • Squash casserole with ritz cracker toping as a side dish served on a stack of plates.
      Squash Casserole with Ritz Crackers
    • Delicious Summer Chickpea Salad consisting of delicious chopped salad with lots of veggies, cranberries, and a tangy vinaigrette dressing.
      Chopped Chickpea Salad
    • Four elotes or ears of corn dressed in mexican cheese and spices laying on a table top.
      Elotes (Grilled Mexican Street Corn)
    • Asian Slaw with Ginger Peanut Dressing
      Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw & Ginger Peanut Dressing
    • Collage of Thanksgiving & fall vegetable side dish recipes including corn, stuffing, baked apples, and Brussel sprouts.
      30 Easy Fall Vegetable Side Dishes for Autumn & Thanksgiving
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    • Skewered steak kabobs with peppers, mushrooms, and onions on a long serving platter.
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    • Four elotes or ears of corn dressed in mexican cheese and spices laying on a table top.
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    • Top down view of Southern Punch Bowl Cake in a trifle bowl.
      Southern Punch Bowl Cake
    • Two glasses of strawberry limeade with lime garnish on a wood background.
      Strawberry Limeade
    • Seafood boil overhead on a table with crab legs, mussels, crawfish, potatoes, corn, and cajun butter sauce.
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    • Top down flat lay of blackberry chicken salad with balsamic dressing and basil in the background.
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