Need a great party appetizer recipe? Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms are stuffed with a delicious sausage, veggie and feta filling for a great finger food idea!
Side Dishes
Instant Pot Risotto with Mushroom & Truffle Oil
Instant Pot Risotto is a creamy rice dish with mushrooms and truffle oil. This easy risotto recipe is great as an Italian side dish or vegetarian meal!
Easy CrockPot Cheesy Potatoes – Great for Parties!
The internet is ripe with cheesy potato recipes, and for good reason. This recipe calls hash browns to be slowly cooked with cheese, seasonings and creamy soup to give you a perfectly gooey end result. I’ve made cheesy potatoes many ways throughout the years – and this is my favorite way to make it. You can’t beat the double-win of most delicious and easiest!
Everything Dinner Rolls
Homemade dinner rolls seasoned with everything bagel seasoning for the best of both worlds! Great potluck or holiday side dish recipe!
How to Make Mashed Potatoes Like a Pro
Silky, fluffy and absolutely full of flavor. There are a few key tips to making the perfect mashed potatoes. It’s the perfect side dish for a weeknight steak dinner, and great for holidays or potlucks too! Learn how to make the best mashed potatoes with this step by step recipe.
5-Minute Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Veggies are finely chopped in a food processor to make Tabbouleh, a traditional Middle Eastern Chopped salad recipe. Ready in as little as 5 minutes!
Syrian String Cheese
Raw mozzarella is melted, seasoned then hand-pulled to stringy perfection. A great Middle Eastern side dish recipe, Syrian String Cheese is delicious!
Southern Collard Greens with Bacon
When it comes to side dishes in the south, one reigns supreme. Collard Greens with Bacon sits atop the throne of Southern dinner accompaniments. Learn how to become king of the potluck – or just a weeknight dinner – with this easy to follow collard greens recipe. Mike’s Recipe Rundown Taste: Savory and hearty, the…
Easy Greek Yogurt Ranch BLT Pasta Salad
Bacon, veggies and pasta and a homemade greek yogurt and ranch dressing come together for an awesome pasta salad. BLT Pasta Salad, great for parties!
How to Make Bacon Wrapped Smoked Jalapeno Poppers
Smoked jalapeno poppers are fresh jalapeno peppers sliced, stuffed with a seasoned cream cheese filling and smoked on the grill. Great BBQ Recipe!
Delicious and Easy Homemade Guacamole
Who doesn’t love guacamole? Smashed up avocado blended perfectly with just a hint of spice, yum! And while a good guac is easy to make, you need a good recipe to make it right, each and every time. This recipe delivers just that, perfect guacamole the first and hundredth time. Learn how to make perfect homemade guacamole in our latest installment of the Copycat Chipotle Mexican Grill Recipes series.
How to Make Cilantro Lime Rice
Steamed basmati rice seasoned with lime, lemon, salt and cilantro. Goes great with seafood or mexican food. Copycat Chipotle Mexican Grill recipe.
Super Easy & Healthy Lemon Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
Easy, healthy, bright and delicious, this recipe for Lemon Parmesan Roasted Broccoli is an amazing healthy veggie side dish. Veggie side dish recipes aren’t something we all have to suffer through. This recipe is super simple and goes great with tons of dinner recipes! Learn how to make lemon parmesan roasted broccoli with this super…
Duck Fat Oven Fries with Five Spice!
As any good Nerd Chef knows, never waste duck fat. This recipe for Five Spice Duck Fat Oven Fries takes your french fry recipe to the next level! Goes great with burgers or your favorite Asian main course! If there’s one rule in the kitchen to live by, never and I mean NEVER waste duck…
The Best Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes make it easy to master this favorite side dish. Using a couple of our favorite nerdy kitchen tools, you’ll turn out the Best Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes ever! Did you just get an Instant Pot for Christmas? Or, just wondering if it’s worth it to plop down the cash for one…
How to Make Perfect Potato Pancakes
A simple and delicous recipe for potato pancakes, or latkes. Super simple, delivers erfect potato pancakes every time. Great for Hanukkah or any day!
The Best Baked Avocados
Pico de Gallo stuffed baked Avocados are one of my favorite side dishes for Mexican food! Quick, easy and healthy – this is superfood at it’s finest! Could it really be? The ever elusive superfood Mexican side dish is here? Yes, yes it is. Pico de Gallo Stuffed Baked Avocados delivers that avocado taste you…
Ultimate Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese is the perfect BBQ side dish or entree and is easy to make! Tons of smokey flavor with some southern favorites make this one of the best mac and cheese dishes around! Great as a side dish or as a main course!