Sides

Just say no to boring baked beans! This easy dump-and-bake recipe transforms canned beans into a flavorful BBQ star. Just mix, bake, and then enjoy the smoky, sweet, and tangy goodness that’s perfect for any cookout.

My mom’s Broccoli Grape Salad recipe is a fresh, flavorful take on the classic retro dish. It’s a perfect blend of crunchy, savory, and sweet, making it the perfect side dish for summer gatherings. The creamy balsamic dressing ties it all together for a crowd-pleasing salad that’s sure to become a new favorite.

A Chili Crisp Fried Egg has the perfect combo of rich savory and umami flavors.

Bring a little Southern-inspired flavor to your table with this kicked up mac and cheese.

Baked sweet potatoes are a true fall treat. Learn how long to bake sweet potatoes to produce perfect results!

A unique and super easy addition to your cookouts and picnics, this Easy Mashed Potato Salad takes less than 15 minutes to pull together, and then rests in the fridge until needed.

Tender boiled potatoes, smooshed flat and then roasted in the oven until their edges are perfectly crispy.

Flavor-boost your plain white rice with shallots, citrus, and cilantro.

A buttery, cheesy, and wonderfully quick and easy alternative to pasta and rice.

Smooth, creamy, buttery, and extra flavorful with roasted garlic, these mashed potatoes will be the star of the sides on your holiday table.

Perfectly seasoned with savory spices, and then roasted until golden and draped with a bright and tangy cilantro sauce, spiced sweet potatoes are a deeply flavorful side dish that will everyone will crave.

These unusual, thumbnail-sized Brazilian sweet peppers are absolutely delightful when pickled.

Fresh, crisp vegetables sliced (or spiralized!) into thin strips creates the base for a delightfully crunchy slaw, topped with a slightly sweet homemade Asian dressing.

Electric pressure cookers, like the Instant Pot, make perfectly fluffy, tasty quinoa with minimal effort.

Flavor-boost your rice dishes with this super-simple but super-flavorful spicy green rice sauce. Blends up in minutes!

A beautifully colored slaw with crunchy strips of juicy apples, perfectly paired with fennel, and topped with a lemony, herbed Dijon vinaigrette.

Thanks to the pressure cooker, homemade refried black beans from scratch are just an hour and some change away – not overnight!

This cauliflower and jasmine rice blend is a delicious way to transition from white rice to full-on cauliflower rice.