90 Christmas Sides to Serve with Your Holiday Dinner

So rich and creamy, these mashed potatoes are the only ones we ever make on the holidays.

Extra creamy and cheese, this is the French casserole of our dreams.

Thin slices of Yukon gold potatoes are doused in a cheese-bolstered cream mixture and baked in a skillet until it becomes a crispy and tender gratin-like dish that everyone will love.

Made with just four ingredients, these sweet potatoes are impossibly creamy.

This classic version uses just six ingredients and pairs it with an incredibly easy cooking method. The cozy casserole bakes up with a golden-brown top and super-tender sliced russet potatoes that are suspended in a creamy, thyme-flecked sauce.

When sliced into thick rounds, blasted with high heat in the oven, and bathed in butter and broth, humble potatoes become their most luxurious, tender selves — with very little effort from you.

These mashed potatoes are the ideal make-ahead side dish. While classic stovetop mashed potatoes are best made right before serving to keep them from drying out, you can make this casserole a full day in advance without having to worry they’ll see the same fate.

You know and love sweet potato casserole. Here's how to make it even easier. It can be made up to three days in advance - just leave off the marshmallows until right before baking.

Thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes get tossed with a flavorful cream sauce, layered with plenty of Pecorino Romano, and baked until browned and bubbly.

Garlic confit improves just about everything, including these buttery mashed potatoes.

Imagine all the savory flavor of French onion soup — caramelized onions, rich beef broth, and melted Gruyère — layered between slices of tender golden potatoes.

Crispy outside + ultra-creamy inside = your new signature sweet potato side dish.

Inspired by potato stuffed pierogi, these sour cream and onion mashed potatoes deserve a spot at your holiday table.

An easy homemade version of the classic comforting side dish, in which tender boiled russet potatoes are tossed in a creamy cheese sauce and baked until warm and bubbling.

Stir onion soup mix and sour cream into mashed potatoes for an easy side dish that will outshine the main course.

With a fluffy, just-sweet-enough filling and crackly streusel topping that'll remind you of candied nuts, this sweet potato casserole will become an instant classic on your holiday table.

A make ahead-friendly recipe for creamy mashed potatoes baked in a casserole and topped with lots of Parmesan cheese.

A step-by-step recipe for tartiflette, a cozy casserole made with potatoes, Reblochon cheese, bacon, and onions originating out of Savoy in the Alps.

If you’re looking for a way to give your basic mashed potatoes a seriously impressive upgrade, there’s no better way to do it than by taking inspiration from a loaded baked potato with all the fixings.

This easy, cheesy potato casserole can be assembled a day in advance.

With a little love (thanks to lemon zest and juice, Parmesan cheese, and toasted almonds), these easy roasted green beans will be your new favorite side dish. The best part: They only take about 10 minutes to cook.

A comforting casserole with broccoli, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses.

Make these ridiculously delicious (and easy) sautéed green beans your go-to side for the holidays.

Bundles of roasted green beans wrapped in candied bacon are a fun alternative to your standard green bean sides and a leveled-up version of green beans with bacon. It is also an excellent substitute for green bean casserole during the holidays, as you can prepare most of this dish on a baking sheet a day in advance.

A comforting bake of tender broccoli in a creamy sauce, topped with buttery panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.

Snappy blanched green beans are served with sautéed shallots and buttery sliced almonds for an easy, delicious holiday side.

In our opinion, everything tastes better with bacon. There is something quite magical about the marriage of crisp green beans and nuggets of crispy bacon, tossed in bacon fat and a little butter.

Toss roasted broccoli with Caesar dressing, then shower it with toasted breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese for the ultimate holiday side dish.

Toasted breadcrumbs, or pangratto, which often lend crunch and flavor to pasta, have the same effect here. They’re combined with grated Parmesan and tossed and sprinkled all over the beans just before serving to make them much more interesting than your average green veg.

There are many ways to cook carrots, but roasting them is hands-down our favorite method. It’s one of the best vegetable side dishes that pairs well with anything for your holiday dinner.

Roasting carrots is one of the best ways to coax out the naturally sweet flavors of the vegetable. After a stint in a hot oven, the results are jammy, slightly caramelized, and delicious. What makes them even better? Roasting them on a bed of salty Parmesan cheese.

Glazed carrots are a classic side dish that will never go out of style. This simple recipe comes together in 20 minutes or less and delivers a sweet and savory vegetable that pairs well with your holiday honey baked ham.

If you’re always looking for the roasted carrot pieces that have the brownest edges and the crispiest bites, it’s time for you to try these Parmesan smashed carrots. Tender, steamed carrots are smashed (crash hot potato-style), sprinkled with salty Parmesan cheese, and roasted until browned and caramelized.

Buttery, brown sugar- and bourbon-glazed carrots are what you pair with your holiday dinner when you’re going for something easy, yet delicious.

Miso paste is a fantastic ingredient that makes simple roasted carrots into something magical.

It's just the right balance of spicy, sweet, and tangy, thanks to harissa paste and honey.

The combination of nutty brown butter, fragrant garlic, and sweet honey is basically the dream team for roasted carrots.

A delicious syrupy glaze helps to enhance the natural sweetness of carrots in this stunning, glossy, bejeweled vegetable side dish.

A generous sprinkle of smoky chili powder and sweet-bitter orange slices really jazz up basic carrots.

Take roasted Brussels sprouts to a whole new level with smoky bacon and a glaze of maple syrup.

It's a 10-minute side dish that easy to serve alongside absolutely anything on the holidays.

This vegetable side is a mash-up of cacio e pepe and crispy roasted Brussels sprouts.

Classic roasted Brussels sprouts are kicked up a notch with a sprinkling of Parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice, and crunchy bites of bacon.

This salad takes a little more time to make than the usual shaved sprouts salad, but the extra work is worth the flavor and texture combination of brown butter vinaigrette, Brussels sprouts, apple, and hazelnuts.

If you’re not already a believer, this brown sugar Brussels sprouts recipe with bacon will make you one. The balance of smoky flavor from thick-cut bacon and sweetness provided by brown sugar turn this often-maligned brassica into a veggie anyone will want to eat.

In the heat of a hot oven, Brussels sprouts caramelize and crisp beautifully. Roasting them with honey means they get even more caramelized. But to keep everything from being too cloying, these Brussels sprouts are also roasted with a shake of red pepper flakes — think of it as an easy homemade alternative to using a bottle of hot honey.

Roasted Brussels sprouts get leveled up with chili crisp, Parmesan cheese, and panko breadcrumbs.

The sprouts are roasted until they’re ridiculously crispy, then tossed in a sweet and savory honey-balsamic glaze.

Halfway through roasting Brussels sprouts how you normally would — high heat and on a preheated baking sheet for optimal caramelization — you’ll shower the pan with a whole cup of Parmesan cheese.

Tender baby spinach, mixed in a flavorful cream sauce, makes one of the best and easiest side dishes for holiday dinners.

This three-ingredient butternut squash side goes well with almost everything on the holiday table.

Tender asparagus baked under creamy Alfredo sauce until bubbly and browned is the ultimate holiday side.

Combine sautéed cremini mushrooms and onions with the slight acidity of lemon juice and white wine for a dish that bursts with umami.

Sweet corn kernels simmered in butter and cream is better than anything from a can.

This holiday-worthy side gives basic roasted delicata squash a sweet and smoky twist.

The key to the very best cauliflower is to roast until golden before soaking it in a flavorful broth.

Green cabbage, bacon, and a couple of spices join forces for a quick and easy, smoky-sweet side dish that will forever change the way you think about cabbage.

Just 15 minutes and a handful of ingredients are all you need to bring these hearty Parmesan cremini mushrooms to the table.

This cacio e pepe sautéed cabbage may sound simple enough, but each bite of silky, slightly sweet green cabbage is coated in melty cheese and bursts of black pepper.

No comfort food satisfies quite like homemade mac and cheese. This gooey and cozy casserole is an essential part of traditional holiday spreads.

Thanks to a box of Jiffy corn muffin mix, this corn casserole comes together quickly and is a perfect side dish for your holiday dinner.

This classic broccoli casserole, made with canned cream of mushroom soup and Ritz crackers, is bound to be a family favorite.

It goes with everything (we're looking at you, glazed baked ham!) on the Thanksgiving plate.

A blend of spinach, white sauce, and cheese baked together into a hearty, comforting casserole.

Mac and cheese comes in many forms, each with its own charm — from quick stovetop and one-bowl microwave versions to the beloved boxed variety with powdered cheese. But there’s something undeniably satisfying about a classic baked mac and cheese, with its rich, creamy sauce nestled under a golden layer of buttery breadcrumbs.

Every bite of this twice-baked potato casserole is warm and comforting while overflowing with melty cheese and crisp bacon.

This mac and cheese casserole is the creamiest, cheesiest, best-ever recipe. It calls for only two different cheeses that are easy to find: sharp cheddar for the flavor and mozzarella for the gooeyness.

It's soft and tender on the inside with just a touch of texture from sweet corn and cornmeal, and blanketed with a delicate golden crust.

This classic mac and cheese has pasta floating in an easy white sauce loaded with sharp cheddar for flavor and Monterey Jack for creaminess, and it’s crowned with buttery cracker crumbs as a final touch.

A step-by-step guide to making the best, most foolproof dinner rolls.

These buttery, tender Parker House rolls are perfect for your holiday bread basket. To make these tender pull-apart rolls extra fluffy, we use instant potato flakes, a common pantry ingredient that helps yield the most perfect crumb.

These tender rolls get their pale orange hue and delicate sweetness from mashed sweet potatoes.

Freezing the butter and then grating it into the dough is the secret to these perfectly tender biscuits.

These tender, rich, pillowy dinner rolls are flecked with herbs and crowned with a toasty cheddar cheese crust.

These from-scratch biscuits come together in just one bowl, don’t require any fancy techniques, and come out perfectly pillowy every single time. In short, they’re the quickest, easiest way to make biscuits at home.

Savory bread swirls filled with garlic butter.

These Irish cheddar potato rolls are baked to cheesy, buttery perfection.

Individual knots of challah bread, rich with eggs and ready for a slathering of butter.

These flaky, buttery homemade crescent rolls ready in less than an hour.

Layer crunchy greens and Tuscan kale, sweet date-pickled onions, and crisp fried shallots up to a full day in advance for the ultimate holiday salad.

Roast butternut squash, chickpeas, and croutons, then build a delicious, filling fall salad — directly on top!

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but salads are not just an assortment of raw vegetables! One of the most common misconceptions with salads is that you have to eat a little pile of leaves. This roasted cauliflower salad says otherwise. Roasting vegetables — cauliflower, shallots, and a lemon here — make the whole thing immediately feel more substantial while adding a lot of textural variety.

With crispy roasted potatoes and a flavorful dressing made with shallots, whole grain mustard, maple syrup, golden raisins, and a little soy sauce, this hearty kale salad is perfect for the holidays.

This topping-heavy salad is designed so that it's all good parts: roasted sweet potato keeps the radicchio's bitterness in check and toasted sunflower seeds add crunch.

Chopped broccoli, chewy sweet dates, nutty toasted walnuts, aged cheddar, and crunchy shallots tossed in warm lemon-honey vinaigrette. It's the perfect make-ahead salad for the holidays.

Made with a base of fresh kale, sliced onions, cranberries, and pumpkin seeds, this holiday salad is topped with an easy, creamy lemon-garlic dressing.

Crispy smashed potatoes tossed with arugula, crispy bacon, red onions, and a whole grain mustard vinaigrette.

Roasted beets mixed with argula, pumpkin seeds, and crumbled feta makes for the perfect holiday side salad.

Roast sweet potatoes, croutons, and hearty chickpeas, then build a flavorful, satisfying salad — directly on top!