Potatoes are one of those side dishes that never get old. There are just too many ways to cook them. Crispy, creamy, roasted, smashed, the same vegetable turns into something completely different depending on how you treat it. I have pulled together the best potato side dish recipes for every kind of meal. If you…
This Black Bean Roasted Sweet Potato Avocado Salad is a fresh, filling salad that works perfectly for healthy lunches, easy meal prep, or a light dinner. This salad works well as a main course when you want something nourishing and simple, but it can also be served as a side dish with grilled chicken, steak,…
A Costco rotisserie chicken is one of the smartest shortcuts in any home cook’s week. It’s already cooked and seasoned, and it pulls apart in minutes. Which means dinner doesn’t have to take long. If you need something fast on a weeknight or want to stretch one chicken across a few different meals, these recipes…
These Bacon Mashed Potatoes are creamy, buttery, and loaded with crispy bacon for the perfect comfort food side dish. They make an easy dinner side for roasted chicken, grilled steak, turkey, pork chops, holiday meals, or cozy family dinners. The bacon and cheddar do a lot of the flavoring work, and the result is creamy…
These Herb Roasted Baby Potatoes are a simple oven side dish made with halved baby potatoes, olive oil, minced garlic, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, salt, and pepper, roasted at high heat until the cut sides are deeply golden and the skin is slightly crisp. The herb and garlic coating sticks to the cut surface during…
This Cauliflower Bacon Cheese Casserole is a creamy, low-carb dinner made with roasted cauliflower, bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream baked together until bubbly and golden on top. It eats like a loaded baked potato without the starch. Rich, filling, and completely satisfying. It’s a solid weeknight dinner and a natural fit…
This Risotto with Spinach Cream is a creamy vegetarian dinner made with arborio rice, fresh spinach, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and a simple vegetable broth. The rice cooks slowly in warm broth until it’s velvety and thick, and the spinach cream finish brings it all together into something that tastes genuinely rich without requiring anything…
This Zucchini Pancakes Recipe has been a family favorite for years because it’s a simple and delicious way to turn fresh zucchini into a meal everyone enjoys. Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, and ready in under 30 minutes. Busy weeknights, healthy breakfasts, and quick lunches are all good reasons to make a…
Ground chicken patties are exactly what dinner looks like when you have 30 minutes and a pound of ground chicken in the fridge. These hold together better than you’d expect from ground chicken (it’s wetter and softer than beef, which means the technique matters a bit more). These Homemade Ground Chicken Patties are juicy, tender,…
Rich, velvety, and packed with flavor, Homemade Creamed Spinach is a kind of dinner side dish that steals the show every single time. Better yet, making it from scratch takes less effort than most people think. Store-bought versions never quite hit the mark — they’re either too watery, too bland, or loaded with unhealthy ingredients….