Christmas Side Dish Recipes

Crispy potatoes, roasted mushrooms, and classic creamed spinach—make your holiday table feel complete with these Christmas side dish recipes.

Yorkshire pudding, baked in a popover tin.

The Best Yorkshire Pudding

The best crispy roast potatoes ever in a bowl on a blue background.

The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever

sausage and sage stuffing in orange baking dish, on a thanksgiving table, with roasted squash to the side.

Classic Sage and Sausage Stuffing (Dressing)

Roasted quartered cremini mushrooms tossed with chopped chives in a white bowl.

Easy Roasted Mushrooms

A dark bowl of smooth and silky cauliflower puree.

Smooth and Silky Cauliflower Purée

Overhead view of green bean casserole

The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole

An overhead view of creamed leeks in a bowl.

A small ramekin of horseradish sauce on a plate of sliced roast beef with horseradish cream spooned over top.

Horseradish Cream Sauce Recipe

A round white porcelain plate holding multi-colored sous vide glazed carrots. The plate is on a dark blue textured surface and there is a small white bowl holding chopped parsley in the top left corner of the image.

Sous Vide Glazed Carrots Recipe

Overhead view of ultra fluffy mashed potatoes

Ultra-Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Browned hasselback potatoes in a blue stoneware baking dish on a linen tablecloth.

Hasselback Potato Gratin

Caramelized roasted brussels sprouts presented in a small yellow enameled cast iron dish.

Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes Recipe

A spoonful of stretchy and richy pommes aligot

Pommes Aligot (Cheesy Mashed Potatoes)

Glazed Pearl Onions

Easy Roasted Cipollini Onions Recipe

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French-Style Brown Butter New Potatoes Recipe

serving up a slice of scalloped potatoes gratin

Classic Rich and Silky Potato Gratin (Scalloped Potatoes) Recipe

A bowl filled with golden brown cunapes, a South American cheesy bread

Cuñapes/Pão de Queijo (South American Cheesy Bread) Recipe

Brussels sprouts in a ceramic serving dish with tongs, a napkin, and glass cups on the periphery

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon

Closeup of Roasted Cauliflower With Pine Nut, Raisin, and Caper Vinaigrette, served on a square white plate.

Roasted Cauliflower With Pine Nut, Raisin, and Caper Vinaigrette

A red dish of vegan Thanksgiving stuffing.

The Best Vegan Stuffing

Roasted Carrots With Harissa and Crème Fraîche Recipe

Closeup of gougères piled on a plate.

Gougères (Choux Pastry Cheese Puffs)

a close-up of Potatoes Sarladaises

Potatoes Sarladaises Recipe

The Best Dinner Rolls (Fluffy, Crusty, and Chewy) Recipe

Overhead view of creamed pearl onions in a cast iron cocotte, fresh from the oven.

Creamed Pearl Onions

sweet potato biscuits in cast iron pan

The Best Sweet Potato Biscuits

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows Recipe

Casserole dish filled with roasted new potatoes with spoon sticking out.

Ultra-Crispy New Potatoes With Garlic, Herbs, and Lemon Recipe

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Sautéed Green Beans With Mushrooms and Caramelized Cipollini Onions | The Food Lab

Cornbread Dressing (Stuffing) With Sausage and Sage

bowl of roasted chickpea, sun-dried tomato, herb, and kale salad with pine nuts

Roasted-Chickpea and Kale Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Recipe

Golden brown crispy smashed potatoes on an oval white plate on a dark textured background.

Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Roasted Brussels sprouts and shallots with a balsamic glaze in a bowl, with glasses of sparkling water, some smaller plates and a colorfully printed table top

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

A slice of Southern-style unsweetened cornbread on a round white ceramic plate with a dark green rim. The cornbread is resting on a dark teal surface and there's a dishcloth in the background.

Southern-Style Unsweetened Cornbread

A red casserole dish of classic cornbread dressing made with oysters.

Southern Cornbread Dressing With Oysters and Sausage Recipe

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Kimchi and Ginger Recipe

mashed potato with crispy topping in casserole dish

Crispy Mashed Potato Casserole With Bacon, Cheese, and Scallions Recipe

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip Baked Potatoes Recipe

Parker House Rolls Recipe

Rich and Nutty Roasted-Cauliflower Purée Recipe

Crispy duck fat-fried fingerling potatoes

Extra Crispy Duck Fat-Fried Fingerling Potatoes Recipe

Braised green beans with crumbled bacon in 2-quart casserole

Bacon-Braised Green Beans

A round serving dish of cauliflower-creamed spinach

Vegan Cauliflower-Creamed Spinach

Whole-Grain Spelt Salad With Leeks and Marinated Mushrooms Recipe

Overhead view of slow cooker stuffing

Slow Cooker Sage and Sausage Stuffing Recipe

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Crispy Roasted Potatoes With Curry Leaf and Mustard Oil Mayonnaise Recipe

Pull-Apart Stuffing Rolls Recipe

Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Miso Butter and Maple Recipe

Roasted Brussels sprouts and bacon inside of a ceramic dish.

Seared Brussels Sprouts With Bacon Recipe

Halved Brussels sprouts and sliced shallots being deep-fried in a wok. A metal spider is holding some of the vegetables above the wok.

Fried Brussels Sprouts With Shallots, Honey, and Balsamic Vinegar

Vegan cheesy baked potatoes with broccoli

Vegan Cheesy Baked Potatoes With Broccoli Recipe

Prune and Apple Stuffing With Sausage and Chestnuts Recipe

A small dish filled with smooth and buttery pommes puree.

Pommes Purée (Rich and Creamy Mashed Potatoes) Recipe

Close-up of carrots in buttery glaze with herbs

Gingery Glazed Carrots Recipe

Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges

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Over-the-Top Creamed Brussels Sprout Gratin Recipe

Candied yams (sweet potatoes) in a blue and white bowl with a white towel underneath.

Truly Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes)

Basic Turkey Gravy Recipe

Brown Butter and Sage Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Overhead view of glazed carrots on a funky marble background

Grilled or Roasted Carrots With Sweet Soy Glaze

Roasted Beets With Citrus, Feta and Walnuts Recipe

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