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My Side Dishes for Ham make perfect holiday dinner sides! Whenever you’re planning to serve up a juicy ham, you won’t want to miss out on pairing it with the recipes here. From baked cornbread casserole to how to make the perfect scalloped potatoes and more, they’re the best ham side dishes!
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Best Ham Dinner Sides
Whenever I’m planning my ham dinner ideas, I refer to this list of easy side dishes for ham. The recipes on this list make it so simple to put together the most amazing ham dinner for the holidays (or any time you’re craving ham). Of course, I had to share it with you!
My family and I love ham for the holidays. Not only does it make an amazing holiday centerpiece, but the leftovers are so crave-worthy. There is nothing quite like using leftover ham for garlic butter ham sliders or ham soup.
But one of the best things about serving ham for dinner is choosing what sides to pair it with. Having the best side dishes for ham spread out on the table around the ham itself ties the whole meal together and makes for a memorable holiday dinner.
If you’re wondering what to serve with ham for Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or any day of the year… this is the list for you! I know you’re going to love these easy side dishes for ham. Let me know your favorite in the comments. I love to hear from you!
Easy Ham Dinner Ideas
- Air Fryer Ham
- Smoked Ham Recipe
- Instant Pot Ham
- Honey Glazed Ham
- Check out my favorite Ham Glaze Recipe
What goes with ham dinner?
If you’re planning on serving ham for the holidays and wondering what side dishes go well with ham, traditional holiday side dishes are the way to go. Here are a few of my family’s favorites you can’t ever go wrong with, especially if you’re trying to pair Easter side dishes with ham.
- Carrots: roasted or glazed carrots
- Green beans: green bean casserole, roasted or sauteed green beans
- Corn: on the cob, corn casserole, or cornbread
- Potatoes: scalloped potatoes, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes
- Mushrooms: sauteed mushrooms, roasted mushrooms, fried mushrooms
- Greens: salads, cooked greens
- Mac and cheese
- Deviled eggs
- Roasted vegetables of all kinds
Ham Dinner Sides
Here are my best ham dinner sides! Enjoy. Are there any recipes you’d like to see on this list? Comment and let me know!
Vegetable Side Dishes for Ham
Easy Mexican Street Corn Casserole
My Mexican Street Corn Casserole recipe uses simple ingredients to turn your favorite elote recipe into the perfect party side dish!
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Crispy Air Fryer Mushrooms
Light, crispy, and easy AIR FRYER MUSHROOMS are a flavorful appetizer you’ll love! Fried mushrooms make an easy game day appetizer, PERFECT for dipping.
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Perfect Caramelized Onions – learn the secret!
We have the secret to making the most Perfect Caramelized Onions you will eat! Learn how to caramelize onions our way, and you will never want to make them any other way.
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Vegetable Au Gratin – Vegetables in Cheese Sauce
Learn how to make vegetable au gratin using root vegetables in under an hour! These roasted vegetables with cheese sauce are a perfect holiday side dish.
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Amazing Instant Pot Carrots Recipe
Instant Pot Candied Carrots are ready in no time! Made with a maple syrup and brown sugar glaze, these carrots taste delicious. Perfect for a holiday meal!
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Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
This Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole recipe is so comforting and made from scratch! It's the perfect easy Thanksgiving side dish. Made with fresh veggies!
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Amazing Button Mushrooms Recipe
Mushrooms are caramelized in butter and olive oil and sautéed with garlic and herbs in this BUTTON MUSHROOMS RECIPE for the perfect side for any entrée!
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Creamed Corn Casserole Recipe
With only 5 ingredients and 3 simple steps to follow, this is the easiest Baked Creamed Corn Casserole recipe that takes just 30 minutes to bake!
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Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots
These Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots are the perfect addition to your Easy Easter Side Dishes! Whole, peeled carrots are seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and oregano, drizzled with a little garlic oil, and roasted until tender. Finish with a sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan and melted butter for an easy and delicious springtime side.
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Air Fryer Asparagus Fries with Lemon Aioli Dip
What could be better than fried food without the guilt? These amazing air fryer asparagus fries take just minutes to make and are honestly some of the best fries you will ever eat.
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Green Bean Almondine
Crisp green bean almondine is a simple side dish made extra special with the addition of buttery, pan fried almonds and fresh dill! There is no better reason to start eating your greens than these green beans with almonds.
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Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions
Using only a few SIMPLE ingredients, quick and easy sautéed mushrooms and onions are the PERFECT versatile side dish for steak, burgers, chicken or pork!
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Amazing Portobello Mushroom Recipe
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are QUICK and EASY to prepare in less than 30 minutes, and are full of flavor from butter, thyme, and a cheese topping!
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Easy Sweet Carrots Recipe
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are a quick and easy side dish recipe you can make with just 4 ingredients in 15 minutes!
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Air Fried Brussels Sprouts
Learn how to make brussels sprouts in the air fryer with my Air Fried Brussels Sprouts recipe! These easy brussels sprouts are super delicious and crispy.
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Best Mexican Street Corn Recipe
Mexican street corn, or Elotes Mexicanos, is a traditional Mexican food that's quick to make and crave-worthy! This elote recipe is a must try for the summer.
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Instant Pot Garlic Butter Green Beans
Buttery, garlicky beans make a perfect side dish for everything from beef to fish – that's these Instant Pot Garlic Butter Green Beans! Ready in under 5 minutes.
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The Best Street Corn Dip
My Mexican Street Corn Dip is cheesy, creamy, and so delicious! With a kick of heat from jalapeno and tajin seasoning, this hot corn dip recipe has it all. Perfect for parties!
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Sriracha Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Our Honey Sriracha Brussels Sprouts are sweet and nutty with a spicy kick! Perfect for the holidays or Sunday supper and ready in less than 30 minutes!
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Potato Side Dishes for Ham
The Creamiest Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Follow my guide on How to Make Creamy Mashed Potatoes for the best creamy mashed potatoes recipe you can make in 5 easy steps!
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Garlic Butter Small Potatoes Recipe
Garlicky, buttery, and oh-so-crispy, our Garlic Roasted Small Potatoes make a delicious side dish for every meal from beef to chicken.
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Amazingly Easy Scalloped Potatoes
Creamy, cheesy, and hearty, this Easy Scalloped Potatoes recipe is the perfect side for your next dinner.
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Gluten Free Potatoes Au Gratin
Our Gluten Free Potatoes Au Gratin is a classic side dish recipe that's perfect for Sunday supper or the holidays. It's bursting with flavor from creamy garlic potatoes and a cheesy crust!
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Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are ready in under 30 minutes! Deliciously cheesy and creamy, these au gratin potatoes make the perfect holiday side dish!
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Irish Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Learn how to make Colcannon, easy Irish mashed potatoes with cabbage that are ready in just 30 minutes from prep to cook time!
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Our recipe for Easy Mashed Potatoes in Instant Pot results in buttery, creamy, and delicious potatoes.
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Salad Side Dishes for Ham
Zesty & Tangy Orange and Fennel Salad
With its bright, sweet, and zesty flavors, Orange and Fennel Salad is a perfect side salad or citrus salad recipe for lunch!
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Roasted Artichoke Hearts Salad Recipe
Roasted Artichoke Salad is one of the easiest and prettiest holiday salad recipes you should be serving all season long! The roasted artichokes combined with the tangy burst of fresh basil vinaigrette is the perfect festive salad and a delicious way to start your meal.
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Cold Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas and Rice
Our easy Cold Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas and Rice is light, refreshing, and so easy to make in minutes!
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Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad is a delicious warm salad recipe you will crave more and more of! It's a perfect holiday side dish, with Parmesan, pecans, cranberries, and garlic.
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Deviled Eggs
Easy Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs
Learn how to make deviled eggs taste like jalapeno poppers following my easy Jalapeno Deviled Eggs recipe!
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Mac and Cheese Side Dishes for Ham
Ina Garten Mac and Cheese
My version of the famous Ina Garten Mac and Cheese recipe is rich and creamy, with sharp cheddar and Gruyere, tomato slices, and a crispy, buttery breadcrumb topping!
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Easy Creamy Mac and Cheese
Our Easy Creamy Mac and Cheese recipe is adapted from Alton Brown’s Mac and Cheese recipe. It’s a stove top mac and cheese recipe, so it’s super easy to make and very creamy delicious! Add this to your family Sunday Supper Recipes, because this is the mac and cheese recipe the whole family will love!
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Bread
Easy Instant Pot Bread Recipe
The flavor and texture of this Instant Pot Bread is so perfect, you'll wonder where this simple, quick bread recipe has been your whole life!
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Air Fryer Biscuits Recipe
Our Air Fryer Biscuits cook in 6 minutes and are buttery, fluffy, and flaky! You will want to make biscuits in the air fryer every time!
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Best Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
Learn how to make the best Yorkshire pudding recipe using 4 simple ingredients! 5 minutes of prep, 30 minute bake time. Easy cleanup!
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Best Scalloped Potatoes + Best Sides for Ham
Learn how to make the perfect scalloped potatoes in the oven or in the Instant Pot following my easy recipe!
Equipment
- Oven
- or Instant Pot
Ingredients
Oven Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded (divided)
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt or Garlic Rosemary Sea Salt Spice
- salt to sprinkle on potato layers
- ½ teaspoon pepper plus more to sprinkle on potato layers
- 6 medium-sized Yukon gold potatoes (or yellow potatoes) peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 small onion sliced (optional)
Instant Pot Ingredients
- 4 small russet potatoes
- ½ stick butter plus 2 teaspoons extra, cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup chicken broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- sliced green onions to taste (optional)
Instructions
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish and set aside. Melt butter in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add flour and whisk until a thick paste forms. Slowly add milk and then heavy cream, whisking until thick and creamy. Finally, add in cheese, seasoned salt, and pepper. Mix until combined smooth to form your bechamel sauce.
- Place half the potatoes and onions in baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with half of the bechamel sauce.
- Add remaining potatoes and onions with another sprinkle of salt and pepper and top with remaining sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.
- Uncover and add a layer of cheese on top. Bake for 10 minutes until melted and a little browned.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Thinly slice 4 small russet potatoes using a mandoline or knife and preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Add the sliced potatoes to your Instant Pot with 1 cup of chicken broth and salt and pepper to taste. Cook on high pressure for 2 minutes.
- Once 2 minutes is up, release the pressure. Transfer your potatoes from the Instant Pot to an oven-safe dish using a slotted spoon.
- There will be liquid remaining inside of your Instant Pot from cooking the potatoes – don’t remove it! You’ll use it for the cheese sauce.
- Add ½ stick butter, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ¾ cup shredded cheese, and 1 cup heavy cream (slowly) to the Instant Pot with the liquid. Set your pressure cooker to saute mode and stir until smooth and creamy. Pour the cheese sauce over your Instant Pot scalloped potatoes in the baking dish, then top with the remaining ¼ cup shredded cheese and 2 tsp. butter. Top with sliced green onions to taste if using.
- Place in your preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Check the potatoes every 5 minutes using a toothpick to know when the potatoes are done cooking. When the potatoes are tender and the toothpick pierces through easily, they are ready!
Notes
Tips for Perfect Scalloped Potatoes
- We recommend using a Y-peeler to peel your potatoes. They are easier to hold and great for quickly peeling potatoes.
- If you want perfectly sliced potatoes we highly recommend using a mandoline. We have the perfect guide on how to use a mandoline.
- If you do not have a Y-shaped peeler or mandoline, make sure to peel away from yourself to avoid cutting your fingers. This method works just fine, you will have a harder time getting the potatoes the same exact thickness every time.
- We do not recommend the boiling method as it may mean mushy, overcooked potatoes when you bake them later.
- Add the heavy cream and whole milk very slowly while whisking continuously.
Nutrition
Calories: 254.23kcalCarbohydrates: 15.66gProtein: 8.89gFat: 17.86gSaturated Fat: 11.13gCholesterol: 58.54mgSodium: 369.68mgPotassium: 451.44mgFiber: 2.35gSugar: 2.57gVitamin A: 633.61IUVitamin C: 10.49mgCalcium: 223.08mgIron: 2.99mg
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