Parmesan Tater Tots
Frozen tater tots and Parmesan cheese. Seems so intuitive, doesn’t it? And yet it’s so wonderfully unexpected. Easy, kid-friendly, adult-appeasing.
Sides
Curried Roasted Carrots
Easy, easy, easy. Fast, fast, fast. Delicious, delicious, delicious. That’s what we’re hearing from those who’ve made these carrots. Even avowed curry dislikers.
Twice-Baked Potatoes With Bacon and Cheddar
Think of these as an easy mashed potatoes casserole loaded with bacon, Cheddar, and sour cream. Talk about awesome game day grub.
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Real-deal candied sweet potatoes that are, yes, indecently sweet in that traditional Southern way. Yet they’re also spiced just so to satisfy in more way than one.
Roasted Cauliflower with Cilantro Sauce
So intriguingly spiced and perfectly roasted that even avowed non-cauliflower eaters will change their minds. That’s what folks are saying about this stealthy healthy side.
Sweet and Sour Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Easy prep. Hands-off cooking. Bold flavors—we’re talking earthy, heat, salt, and a little sweet. Vegan. Holiday worthy. And by Yotam Ottolenghi. Enough said.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash
“This technique really did produce those long lovely strands allowing this squash to live up to its name!” We keep hearing this about this perfectly easy and healthy spaghetti squash.
Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts
When prepared simply yet perfectly as here, this classic side dish will leave a lingering memory of just how lovely something healthy can be.
Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Perhaps the most surprising crucifers we’ve experienced in a while, these are tossed with a fragrant, warming spice blend that’ll make you forget you’re eating healthy. Wonders never cease.
Brussels Sprouts with Guanciale
Restaurant-worthy Brussels sprouts but with the ease of making them at home any darn time you like. You’re welcome.
Sweet Potato Puddings
We’re been foregoing the classic sweet potato casserole for these lovely and sweetly satisfying puddings instead.
Portuguese Onions, Chestnuts, and Bacon
This sautéed onions, chestnuts, and bacon recipe is a salty, caramel-y, and unexpectedly ideal-y mashup of ingredients as a Thanksgiving side dish.
Aligot ~ Pommes Aligot
“By far, the best potatoes I’ve made and eaten in my life.” That’s the kind of thing we’re hearing from those who’ve tried this showstopper of a recipe.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Sriracha and Lime
“Sweet potatoes with firecracker flavor” is what we’re hearing about these lovely, albeit unexpected, sweet potatoes. And just 10 minutes of barely any effort. Who loves you?!
Easy Roasted Carrots
Four ingredients and one simple technique that will leave everyone asking—maybe even demanding—you for more. A keeper of a side dish.
Horta ~ Boiled Greens with Garlic
A classic and nutritious way to get your daily mix of greens—kale, anyone?—that’s based on Greek tradition…complete with a little added oomph.