Get ready to impress your guests with these 19 sizzling side dishes! From potato salad to smoked baked beans, this collection has everything you need to elevate your summer cookouts and potlucks.
These quick and easy side dishes are the perfect addition to any summer meal, offering a variety of flavors and textures to delight your family and guests.
1
Easy Southern Potato Salad Recipe
A classic Southern Potato Salad, just like Grandma used to make; this easy old-fashioned side-dish is creamy, tangy deliciousness. And, it's full of crunchy dill pickles, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, and must-have hard-boiled eggs!
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2
Old Fashioned American Coleslaw Recipe (Creamy)
This American classic southern-style coleslaw has it all: fresh, crunchy green cabbage, shredded carrots, and a homemade coleslaw dressing with mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar.
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3
Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries
Every bite of this make-ahead, cold and refreshing Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries tastes like a beach party in your mouth! It features a winning combination of sweet ripe watermelon, tangy feta cheese, juicy blueberries, fresh basil, and an optional tangy homemade vinaigrette dressing.
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4
Best Southern Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe with Ritz Crackers
Southern Mac and Cheese is synonymous with Southern entertaining, and this easy-to-make recipe is the ultimate in comfort food.
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5
Easy Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipe with Ritz Crackers
Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers is a classic comfort food that is both delicious and easy to make. It is a popular dish for potlucks, holiday dinners, and weeknight meals.
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6
Best Smoked Baked Beans Recipe
A quintessential BBQ side dish, Smoked Baked Beans made with brown sugar and bacon are smoked low and slow in a cast-iron skillet on the grill for a rich smoky flavor. Absolutely delicious and supremely easy to prepare, this foolproof recipe always gets rave reviews.
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7
Southern Homemade Creamed Corn Recipe
Easy Southern Homemade Creamed Corn is delicious and doesn't bear any resemblance to the canned variety. Made with fresh corn, it is quick and easy and the perfect side dish.
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8
Easy Peasy Purple Hull Peas Recipe
This easy recipe for Purple Hull Peas transforms tasty legumes into a crowd-pleasing, flavor-packed side dish that will tantalize your taste buds.
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9
Easy Southern Cornbread Pudding
This easy cornbread pudding recipe only has five ingredients, including a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, a can of whole kernel corn and cream-style corn, sour cream, and butter. And it's so simple to make even a beginning cook, or your kids can easily prepare it.
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10
Easy Southern Tomato Pie
Easy Southern Tomato Pie is a savory classic full of fresh sweet ripe tomatoes, melted cheddar cheese, and blanketed in a tangy mixture of mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and parmesan cheese.
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11
Southern Broccoli Salad Recipe with Bacon & Craisins
Easy Southern Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Craisins is a healthy, make-ahead, delicious, cold vegetable salad. In addition to the broccoli and Craisins, it's loaded with pecans, cheese, tomatoes, and bacon!
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12
Easy Classic Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe (Delicious)
Deviled eggs are always a popular side dish at potlucks, BBQs, baby showers, picnics, and neighborhood cookouts. They are as versatile as they are delicious and can also be served as an appetizer or a snack for brunch, lunch, dinner, and even breakfast.
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13
Spicy Corn Casserole Recipe
Spicy Corn Casserole is a fiesta for the senses. A true crowd favorite, this popular side dish features luscious sweet corn, spicy green chilies and jalapeños, smoky bacon, and a tangy, decadent cream cheese filling that brings it all together.
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14
Best Southern Fried Corn with Bacon Recipe
Introducing my Best Southern Fried Corn with Bacon Recipe. It epitomizes a classic Southern side dish cooked to perfection in a trusty cast iron skillet.
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15
Sweet and Sour Green Beans with Bacon
A popular holiday side dish in the South, Sweet and Sour Green Beans, combines canned green beans with smokey, crumbled bacon, crunchy water chestnuts, sweet onions, and a tantalizing sweet and sour sauce made with granulated sugar and vinegar.
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16
Southern Succotash with White Acre Peas Recipe
Southern Succotash with white acre peas and fresh summer corn is full of garden-fresh, delicious flavors, and summery goodness.
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17
Redneck Caviar Recipe
Redneck Caviar can be served as a dip, salad, vegetable side dish or salsa. It's bursting with flavor and perfect for tailgating or a game-day party.
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18
Summer Pasta Salad – Loaded with Fresh Vegetables
Summer Pasta Salad is a delicious, healthy, veggie-filled salad loaded with summer squash, zucchini, carrots, scallions, edamame, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes!
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19
Classic Green Beans and Potatoes Recipe
Classic Green Beans and New Potatoes is a delicious, healthy, quick, and easy Southern vegetable side dish recipe. It uses fresh, flavorful green beans and new potatoes.
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