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
- Simple Lettuce Wedge Salad
- BLT Salad
- Black Bean and Corn Salad
- Cucumber and Tomato Salad
- Cucumbers and Onions
- Quick Cole Slaw
- Ranch Veggie Salad
Here are 7 things you can add to your salad to make it more interesting
Fruit
- Warm Cinnamon Applesauce with Toasted Marshmallows
- Cranberries and Oranges
- Ambrosia – so easy and tastes like more than the sum of its parts
- Easy Peachy Fruit Salad
- Vanilla Fruit Salad
Vegetables
- Honey Glazed Carrots in the Slow Cooker
- How to Cut Cauliflower in 1 Minutes (so you can steam it or eat it raw)
- Mashed Cauliflower
- Grilled Zucchini
- Parmesan Zucchini and Summer Squash in the Microwave
- Roasted Broccoli and Red Pepper
- Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
- Winter Squash in the Slow Cooker
Potatoes/Stuffing/Pasta
- Apple Cornbread Dressing – 10 minutes to the table
- Baked Potatoes with Onions
- Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing
- Garlic Cream Cheese Smashed Potatoes
- Macaroni and Cheese & Macaroni and Tomatoes
- Parmesan Fettucini
- Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Potatoes
- Roasted Sweet and White Potatoes
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker