The 27 Best Side Dishes to Pair with Your Entree
Find the perfect side dish recipe for each meal on the menu!
So you've found the perfect entree now what? It's time to find your perfect side dish pairing. With this tasty collection, including 27 side dish options for chicken, steak, and seafood, you are sure to find several recipes everyone will like. These are the kind of classic and simple side dishes you can make over and over again, no matter the time of year.
Spoiler: If you're a fan of potatoes, you're going to love this collection.
Simple side dishes can take your meal to that next level of deliciousness. When it comes to sides, we think it's important to have options no matter what you're serving, which is why we've included sides that pair especially well with specific proteins. We've also included a section of easy sides dishes for parties, so whether you're hosting or attending one, you'll have the perfect thing to offer.
In the meantime, check out this video for Roasted Tri-Colored Potatoes:
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Best Side Dishes for Chicken
Potatoes, along with so many other delicious veggies make us up this list of the best side dishes you can pair with chicken. From Baked Lemon Potato Wedges to Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Baked Potatoes, you're gonna want to check these side dish recipes out immediately.
Easy Side Dishes for Steak
If you've ever been to a steakhouse you know about all the tasty a la carte side dish options available to you. Below, we've tried to bring the best of the steakhouse to your home. From potatoes in all varieties to green beans and salad, these side dish recipes are here to take your entree to the next level.
Tasty Side Dishes for Seafood
What should you serve with your seafood? Fresh and light flavors are the best pairing, which is why you'll find a variety of fruit and veggies listed below. Rice side dishes and green salads are the perfect accompaniment to all your fish, shrimp and scallop recipes.
Easy Side Dishes for Parties
If you're going to a party, you never want to come empty handed. Lucky for you, we've gathered these easy side dishes for parties because food is the one gift that keeps on giving and never goes out of style. This list includes plenty of casseroles -- the original shareable dish -- along with a few other side dishes you and your fellow party-goers are sure to inhale.
Addie Gundry’s Best Side Dishes
Food Network Star, Cookbook Author, and our resident recipe mastermind Addie Gundry sat down with us to share some of her best side dishes that you can easily recreate. All of these recipes are easy, delicious, and will be the prefect compliment to any meal. Addie Gundry believes that sometimes it is best to keep the side dishes simple and elegant so they don’t distract from the main dish. With that being said, a good side dish should be developed and tasty enough to also stand on it's own. Whether you’re looking for simple barbeque side dishes, cold side dishes, or side salad recipes Addie Gundry has handpicked an easy side dish recipe for you to use in any occasion. These recipes are proof that you don’t have to be a Food Network Star to cook like one!
What is your all-time favorite side/entree pairing?
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len10pin
May 20, 2017
My favorite pairing of side dishes has to pinto beans and cornbread. I'm from the south!
Polly Esther
May 19, 2017
I love chicken and rice together, whether it's in the same dish or as an entree and side.
Helga Pataki
May 19, 2017
Pork chops apple sauce has to be my all time favorite pairing. I used to think it was weird, but its actually delicious. Now I can't eat pork chops without a side of apple sauce!
Mistress of All Ev il
May 19, 2017
" Spoiler If you're a fan of potatoes, you're going to love this collection." Literally the best thing I could have ever seen. My all-time fave side dish is anything that includes potatoes french fries, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, etc. etc. I just can't get enough. The roasted asparagus from this list, however, does look delightful. I might have to switch up my potato tune just a bit )
EditorLP
May 19, 2017
I love eating salmon with a side of sweet potatoes! I'll eat green beans with pretty much everything, too.
amatlin
May 19, 2017
I love serving brussels sprouts with just about every entree! I find they taste wonderful with chicken, steak, pasta, and just about anything!
ErinJ
May 19, 2017
Side dishes are always my favorite part of the meal! Anything with cheese and potatoes is always a winner.
Sleepy Jules
May 19, 2017
I'm obsessed with asparagus, and I really love that have that with any meat dish. Yummm!
KathrynAllison
May 19, 2017
Ice cream and sprinkles! Not exactly a traditional side/entree pairing, but delicious nonetheless! Can you tell I have a sweet tooth?
jthelander1231
May 19, 2017
I used to think I was too cool or young for Brussels sprouts, but then I actually tried them, and I regret ever thinking that. Throw a little olive oil and salt on them and roast them in the oven, and it's almost magical what comes out. I especially love pairing them with pork chops.
vonschonhoff 22571 96
May 19, 2017
I LOVE a good cucumber dill salad, it seems to go with everything and my grandmother has the best recipe. We'll have it for summer gatherings, Easter and Thanksgiving. It's light and complements a lot of dishes well.
shelizabeth99
May 19, 2017
Fries go with anything and everything. But I love soup or pasta with a side or garlic bread to dunk in the sauce!
Princess Carolyn
May 19, 2017
Potatoes are my go-to side, but I also love asparagus or green beans. Just steam them lightly and serve with a little bit of butter, salt, and pepper!
bambakes7
May 19, 2017
Hmm that's a tough one. Toasty Italian bread is my favorite side, and grilled shrimp is my favorite main dish. Unfortunately those two don't really go together. So, my favorite pairing would have to be mashed potatoes and steak.
CScarnegie
May 19, 2017
Honestly though, how can you go wrong with a burger and fries lol. Actually, any side with potatoes is a win with me! After all, is there anything potatoes DON'T go with (except pasta haha)??
Jim Moriarty
May 19, 2017
Honestly? A nice grilled steak with grilled Parmesan zucchini slices
M Altenberg
May 19, 2017
I love pairing mashed potatoes with chicken. Just feels right and kind of southern.
frances550809
Jun 01, 2012
So excited to find this site. Grew up in small farming community, relocated to the south, and never expected to find the flavors of "home".
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