If you’re looking for a bright, fresh, and incredibly easy side dish to elevate your meal, this Cilantro Lime Rice is the one you’ll be making on repeat. Light, fragrant, and bursting with citrusy flavor, it pairs beautifully with everything—tacos, grilled meats, burrito bowls, seafood, and simple weeknight dinners. This recipe comes together using pantry staples and …
Side Dishes
If you’re looking for a side dish that’s simple, healthy, and full of natural sweetness, you can’t go wrong with oven-roasted sweet potato halves. For more inspiration, check out these easy Sweet Potato Recipes. This recipe brings out the potato’s caramelized edges while keeping the inside tender and creamy. Whether you’re serving them with a weeknight …
If you’ve never had French Fondant Potatoes, you’re in for a treat! Imagine golden, crispy potato tops giving way to a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery center infused with fresh herbs and savory broth. This is the kind of side dish that will have everyone at the table asking for seconds—and maybe thirds. For more potato goodness, check out …
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes take half the time oven-baked potatoes take and taste amazing. Here is how I make them. If you are like me and LOVE baked potatoes, then let me show you how I make them in my Ninja Air Fryer. I have made slow-cooker baked potatoes, and they turned out great, but …
If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the hunt for a delicious, easy side dish to go with dinner, especially one that doesn’t require a ton of ingredients or time. Enter these Parmesan Rosemary Roasted Potatoes. They’re crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and packed with flavor thanks to fresh rosemary …
If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking for a new and delicious way to use up that beautiful yellow squash from the garden or the farmers market. This Parmesan Roasted Yellow Squash is hands-down one of my favorite side dishes to make during the summer months — and trust me, it couldn’t be simpler. Whether you’re …
Today, I’m sharing my go-to best side dishes for summer that are always a hit at our house. Whether you’re planning a picnic, potluck, or just a weeknight dinner on the patio, these sides will have everyone coming back for seconds (and thirds!). Hey y’all! Summer is in full swing here at Jen Around the World, and if …
I recently tried out Ina Garten’s Oven-Baked Risotto, and I will never go back to making risotto the old-fashioned way again. Read on to learn just how easy it is to make this creamy rice side dish. For more inspiration, check out these Easy Risotto Recipes. Risotto, with its creamy texture and rich flavors, is …
Parmesan Crusted Carrots is the perfect winter root vegetable to make when you are craving something healthy and delicious as a side dish. This recipe comes together in 25 minutes and will compliment any protein meal. My husband and I have doing everything we can to clean up our diet. I found this recipe a …
If you love Blackstone Griddle Recipes, then you will flip over these Blackstone Hibachi Vegetables. Making hibachi at home is not hard at all, especially if you have a Blackstone Griddle. Here is my true step-by-step recipe and some of my favorite Blackstone Griddle Accessories. My Favorite Vegetables to Make on the Blackstone Griddle Some …
Learn how to make delicious restaurant-style homemade potato skins! They’re easy to make, and your family will thank you a ton for learning how to make them. They are a crowd pleaser for sure. The great thing about making these crispy potato skins is that you probably already have everything on hand you need to …
Cinnamon Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes are the perfect side dish for the holidays this year. This sweet potato recipe is perfect with sliced potatoes that get tossed with cinnamon butter. Click here to check out all the delicious sweet potato recipes that are on the website. After being tossed, they get baked in the oven …
These Parmesan Roasted Baby Potatoes are simply amazing and will make all potato lovers scream with joy. Soft on the inside and crispy on the outside with a crunchy Parmesan coating. I am so in love with how these delicious baby potatoes come out. Pair these potatoes with your favorite protein dish. Once you try …
If you are a person who loves Southern cooking, you will love this easy and simple recipe for Slow Cooker Pinto Beans with Ham Hock. In the South, or at least in my house, we refer to them as brown beans. Either way, they are delicious! When I was a kid, my momma always had …
These Pan-Fried Lion’s mane mushrooms are a unique variety that’s incredibly delicious! Here’s a recipe for how to cook this tasty shroom! I love sauteed mushrooms. They are one of my favorite snacks. My most recent addition is a Lion’s Mane Mushroom. Of course, nothing compares to my Copycat Longhorn Steakhouse White Cheddar Stuffed Mushrooms. …
Want a quick 20-minute Easy Fried Rice recipe? No worries! I have you covered. This is a great way to use leftover rice that you might have in the fridge. The best part about this rice side dish is that you can add any veggies you want. Or, if you are like my family, skip …
This past week I tried my hand at making Paula Deen’s Grilled Potatoes. We were having her yummy Puff Pastry Burgers, and I wanted a potato side dish to go with them, so I tried my hand at making these and they turned out delicious! This easy recipe is so delicious and can be cooked on …
This Blackstone Mexican Street Corn is now my new favorite way to make corn of any kind. For more inspiration, check out these Easy Blackstone Griddle Recipes. This makes the perfect side dish for Taco Tuesday, fajitas, or a Mexican food night! Don’t forget to make a batch of my Mexican Cheese Dip, too! You …
This Ginger Carrot Salad recipe is the perfect side dish for any night that you want to have Chinese takeout! Crunchy carrots are tossed in a garlic-ginger dressing. It’s a delicious light and simple salad that will hit all those taste buds! For more salad inspiration, check out my page Best Vegetable Salad Recipes. At most …
Tomato Basil Risotto is a delicious creamy Italian rice dish that is perfect for #NationalRiceMonth. I have fallen head over heels in love with risotto. It is my most favorite rice dish. It is so creamy and you can do SO many things with it. When we first started making risotto, the only way I would …
Have you seen the viral TikTok Parmesan Roasted Potatoes going around on social media? We hopped on the bandwagon to check them out and they are amazing! I watch a lot of FoodTok — I just can’t get enough! One of my favorite accounts is Dano’s Seasoning TikTok. While watching it, they made the most …
If you are looking for a great side dish to make, then look no further! This Brown Butter Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots recipe takes fresh carrots and combines them with brown butter and honey, and then roasts them in the oven. Your friends will think you spent hours on this easy side dish, but in …
The Boudin Sourdough Stuffing Recipe will have you drooling this holiday season. Made with crispy homemade sourdough bread, fresh herbs, and lots of love, it will be a crowd-pleaser on your holiday table this time of year. For more inspiration, be sure to check out all my favorite Southern Thanksgiving Recipes. Every year for Thanksgiving …
Green Bean Bundles are a classic Thanksgiving side dish that everyone is going to fall in love with! My first taste of green bean bundles came about 6 years ago at a women’s luncheon I attended. These things are delicious! They are wrapped in bacon and make a beautiful side dish for your holiday table. …
This easy Homemade Mac and Cheese is one of the easiest side dishes you will prepare. With the holiday season fast approaching, I am all about recipes that are simple to make and ones that can be made ahead of time to reheat the day of the event. For more inspiration, be sure to check …
Don’t you love Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole? It is a great side dish, so today I am sharing a copycat recipe of this potato dish with you. For more restaurant favorites, visit Best Copycat Recipes. One of my favorite restaurants is Cracker Barrel, and their delicious Hashbrown casserole is a favorite of mine. After eating …
The Maple Cinnamon Acorn Squash recipe comes from the cookbook by Half Baked Harvest, Super Simple. This recipe is the perfect fall or winter side dish for me, so I wanted to share it with you! For more inspiration, be sure to check out my Southern Thanksgiving Recipes. One of my favorite fall vegetables to …
This creamy garlic mushrooms recipe comes together in just 20 minutes and is the perfect popular recipe for all the mushroom lovers out there. This is a must-make side dish to celebrate National Mushroom Month. I am a massive lover of all things mushroom. One of my favorite recipes that I have made to date …
If you need a super easy side dish to have with all those grilled chicken recipes you have going on, this Easy Coconut Rice needs to be on your “to-make” list. Rice that has been cooked in coconut milk has a slightly different flavor than rice cooked in water or chicken broth. It is light …
Make this Two Ingredient Cheese Sauce the next time you need a creamy melty homemade cheese sauce for your dishes. It is an easy recipe to make and your family will love the flavor! Now, this is not nacho cheese sauce, but I always use it for that. It does not have any spice in …