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Side Dishes

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Confetti Frito Corn Salad

Creamy, crunchy, with bursts of flavor & tons of color, Confetti Frito Corn Salad is a classic potluck and cookout side dish.  Loaded with bell

Easy Mexican Green Chile Rice

Easy Green Chile Rice

Who said rice had to be boring? This Easy Green Chile Rice is richly savory and simmered to perfection in chicken broth with diced chiles, onions and just a

Slow cooker Black Eyed Peas makes an easy vegetable side dish

Southern Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas & Ham

No time to tend a pot? No problem! This easy, no-soak, crock pot black eyed pea recipe delivers THE BEST Southern Black Eyed Peas & Ham with a deliciously

creamy dill potato salad made with red potatoes and sour cream

Creamy Dill Potato Salad

Made with cool sour cream, tart lemon juice, a little mayo, tender red potatoes and tangy dried dill, this quick & easy recipe makes the most delicious

Deviled Eggs with Pickles & Bacon

Homestyle Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs are a classic southern dish. They are expected at most every picnic and church gathering across the Bible Belt, regardless of size or formality,

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Baked Cheesy Smashed Potato Bites

This easy recipe for Cheesy Smashed Potato Bites is going to seriously up your side dish game!  Your family is going to love loading up their plates with

Thanksgiving side dishes collage

Monday Coffee Break #61- Thanksgiving Edition

This week's Coffee Break is going to be a little different.  Different does us good every now and then.  Sometimes, we choose different for a little

Pepper Jack Mac & CHeese Title

Ultimate Pepper Jack Mac & Cheese

This easy homemade macaroni and cheese recipe is one of the creamiest, cheesiest recipes around! And you're going to love how easy it is to make- no flour, no

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Shortcut Pull Apart Rolls

These easy dinner rolls offer up homemade yeast roll goodness with a simple semi-homemade approach!  These tender, buttery rolls are the perfect complement

Sausage Apple Cranberry Dressing Title

Sausage Apple Cranberry Dressing

This is one of the most delicious holiday cornbread dressing recipes! Loaded with seasoned sausage, green & red apples and plump, tart cranberries, Sausage

Tuscan Butter Mushrooms

Tuscan Butter Mushrooms

Tuscan Butter Mushrooms are a heavenly delicious side dish of tender baby Portabella mushrooms simmered slow in a creamy garlic butter sauce punctuated with

Broccoli Slaw Title

Broccoli Slaw with Apples & Brussel Sprouts

Making a light seasonal dish is easy with this deliciously crunchy Broccoli Slaw recipe.  Loaded with apples, brussel sprouts, bacon and walnuts and topped

Brussel Sprouts in serving dishes.

Parmesan Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

Rich & delicious brussel sprouts with bacon, simmered in white wine, butter, garlic, salt & pepper and topped with shredded Parmesan make some kind of

Beef & Mushroom Rice Title

Beef & Mushroom Rice

If you loved our #1 Louisiana Dirty Rice recipe, you're going to be all in for this easy Beef & Mushroom Rice dish!  Earthy mushrooms, seasoned beef and

A pan of Hawaiian Baked beans next to Hawaiian baked beans in a bowl.

Hawaiian Baked Beans with Pineapple & Bellpepper

It's time to kick your baked bean game up a notch, and these easy Hawaiian Baked Beans are just what the occasion calls for.  A little sweet, a little

Mexican Street Corn Foil Packets

It's time for that delicious summer corn!  So crisp and juicy, there's no shortage of ways to enjoy it.  And right up there at that top of this list is elote,

An aerial view of Southern Macaroni Salad bursting with red bell pepper, celery, red onion, sweet pickles and eggs.

Southern Macaroni Salad

Loaded with red onion, celery, red bell pepper, sweet pickles, hard boiled eggs and a creamy mayo dressing, this classic Southern Macaroni Salad is one of those

Finished Warm Italian Green Bean Salad on a plate and in a bowl.

Italian Green Bean Salad

Italian Green Bean Salad is the perfect side dish for just about anything. Besides brightening up spaghetti, lasagna, chicken Parm and all things Italian, it

Brown Sugar Roasted Pineapples

Sometimes a meal becomes all about the side dish! That's certainly the case with these easy Brown Sugar Roasted Pineapples. Warm pineapple tossed in just the

A serving of Carrot Fries with cinnamon honey butter.

Garlic Parmesan Carrot Fries

Everyone loves to dip and enjoy crispy, seasoned fries. But those fries don't have always have to be of the potato variety! Carrots make fabulous fries.

A finished skillet of Dirty Rice.

Louisiana Dirty Rice

Rich, hearty and full of flavor, Louisiana Dirty Rice is one of those delectably versatile comfort food recipes you'll use all the time. A true Southern recipe

Roasted Lemon Asparagus on a white plate with a slice of lemon and parmesan cheese.

Skillet Roasted Lemon Asparagus

Skillet Roasted Lemon Asparagus is a quick and easy side dish that can elevate almost any meal! It's no secret that I am not a huge fan veggies. I don't mind

Serving Squash Dressing for the holidays

Cornbread & Squash Dressing

Absolutely loaded with yellow squash, green bell pepper, onion and celery, Squash Dressing is chock full of delicious, savory flavor! An old fashioned version

2 Stuffed sweet potatoes on a platter.

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

There are so many ways to enjoy sweet potatoes in the south other than just in a casserole or candied in brown sugar syrup.  Why, we're never limited to

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