32 Simple Side Dish Ideas

There are all kinds of things you can serve as side dishes, but if you’re like me you prefer simple things that don’t require a lot of prep.  Unless the main dish practically makes itself, I normally don’t like to spend time on the sides.

With that in mind, here’s a list of 32 simple side dishes that come together quick.  A few do require baking/slow cooking time, but the hands on prep is minimal.

 

Salads

1. Simple Lettuce Wedge Salad
2. BLT Salad
3. Black Bean and Corn Salad
4. Cucumber and Tomato Salad
5. Cucumbers and Onions
6. Quick Cole Slaw
7. Ranch Veggie Salad

Here are 7 things you can add to your salad to make it more interesting

Fruit

1. Warm Cinnamon Applesauce with Toasted Marshmallows
2. Cranberries and Oranges
3. Ambrosia – so easy and tastes like more than the sum of its parts
4. Easy Peachy Fruit Salad
5. Vanilla Fruit Salad

Vegetables

1. Honey Glazed Carrots in the Slow Cooker
2. How to Cut Cauliflower in 1 Minutes (so you can steam it or eat it raw)
3. Mashed Cauliflower
4. Grilled Zucchini
5. Parmesan Zucchini and Summer Squash in the Microwave
6. Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper
7. Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
8. Winter Squash in the Slow Cooker

Potatoes/Stuffing/Pasta

 

1. Apple Cornbread Dressing – 10 minutes to the table
2. Baked Potatoes with Onions
3. Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing
4. Garlic Cream Cheese Smashed Potatoes
5. Macaroni and Cheese & Macaroni and Tomatoes
6. Parmesan Fettucini
7. Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
8. Roasted Potatoes
9. Roasted Sweet and White Potatoes
10. Sweet Potato Fries
11. Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker