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Whether you’re cooking a luscious ham, juicy prime rib, or buttery turkey, we have the perfect Christmas side dishes to serve! These easy sides make holiday menu planning simple, so you can enjoy the day making memories with your family and friends instead of worrying about the food. 🎄
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Best Christmas Dinner Sides
I love this time of year, don’t you? Every holiday season, I look forward to planning my Christmas menu. Everything from the main course to the drinks should be perfect, but the most important part of holiday cooking for me is the memories it makes.
That’s why, when it comes to planning, I go all out. Appetizers, entrees, drinks, desserts, side dishes – the whole picture! As we all know, though, the more you plan, the more stressful it can get.
And that’s exactly where my collection of Christmas side dishes comes in! I organized everything I love to make for the holiday here, to make it easier for you. No stress, only easy side dishes your family will love!
From classics to new favorites, I guarantee you will find a new Christmas dinner idea to love on this list. Let me know your favorites in the comments below! I would love to hear about your holiday dinner.
Potato Side Dishes
Some of the best Christmas dinner sides use potatoes! From the creamiest mashed potatoes you will ever try, to luscious scalloped potatoes and garlic roasted small potatoes, I have the perfect potato side dishes for Christmas on this list.
Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Amazingly Easy Scalloped Potatoes
Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
Easy Garlic Butter Potatoes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Gluten Free Potatoes Au Gratin
Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Vegetable Side Dishes
There are so many kinds of Christmas dinner side dishes using vegetables, it’s easy to find something new to try, like my Vegetable Au Gratin or Mexican Street Corn Casserole! They are the perfect Christmas side dishes for ham.
Vegetable Au Gratin – Vegetables in Cheese Sauce
Easy Mexican Street Corn Casserole
Amazing Baked Portobello Mushrooms
Sriracha Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Almondine
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots
Roasted Artichoke Hearts Salad Recipe
Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
Amazing Button Mushrooms Recipe
Amazing Instant Pot Carrots Recipe
Bread Side Dishes
From stuffing to classic Yorkshire pudding perfect for serving with roast beef, I have the perfect bread sides for Christmas dinner here for you. If you want to try something new, make my Cream Cheese Garlic Bread! It is amazing for the holidays!
Best Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
Baked Creamed Corn Casserole Recipe
Instant Pot Sage Sausage Stuffing Recipe
Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread
Portuguese Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Air Fryer Biscuits Recipe
Best Gluten Free Stuffing with Bacon and Mushrooms
Pasta Side Dishes
Pasta makes an excellent choice to go along with your other Christmas dinner ideas! Here are my personal favorites every year:
Pink Pasta Sauce with Sausage
Ina Garten Mac and Cheese
Easy Creamy Mac and Cheese
Cheesy Orzo Risotto Recipe
Soup Side Dishes
Soups make an excellent addition to your Christmas menu ideas! My personal favorite is my Creamy Zuppa Toscana recipe, and our Hungarian Mushroom Soup is one of our most popular recipes of all time.
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Amazing Hungarian Mushroom Soup Recipe
Best Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Christmas Sauce Recipes
One lesson I have learned after so many family holiday meals is that you should always have a backup plan. Well, here’s my backup plan… a good sauce!
Sauces are an easy way to fix any meal. Overcook your beef? Pour some sauce on it! Dry ham or turkey? Add some sauce! You can’t go wrong with these easy sauce recipes.
Add these sauces as Christmas sides to your pantry and they will be your new go-to:
You can use the sauces for leftovers, too. Try my Philly Pork Sandwich using leftover ham and my Hot Roast Beef Sandwich using leftover roast beef with my remoulade sauce or horseradish sauce!
Christmas Seasonings
Another key to cooking a perfect holiday meal is what seasoning you use! As a bonus to my Christmas side dishes, I want to share my favorite seasonings with you.
Along with the sauces and side dish recipes above, these seasonings will guarantee you a perfect Christmas dinner!
Helpful Christmas Tips
More Holiday Side Dishes
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