Christmas Side Dish Recipes

Try these Christmas dinner side dish ideas! For potato side dish recipes try our whipped horseradish mashed potatoes, sweet potato gratin, or Martha's mashed potatoes with cream cheese. Also try our baked eggplant parmesan, chicken tetrazzini, classic lasagna, or green bean and artichoke recipes. We even have healthy Christmas side dish recipes.

Staff Picks

Baked Potato Slices

Rating: 3.53 stars
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Serve these elegant, thyme-seasoned potato slices with our Striped Sea Bass with Blood Oranges and Olives.

Quick Dumpling Dipping Sauce

Keep a bag of frozen dumplings on hand and mix our tasty dipping sauce while you heat them -- they make fine hors d'oeuvres for last-minute holiday visitors, or a light, easy dinner with steamed vegetables or rice.

Carrot Puree

All it takes is a sprinkling of salt and pepper to enhance the earthy flavors of the carrots in this simple side dish.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Rating: 3.19 stars
19
This classic potato dish is always on everyone's favorites list for a Thanksgiving side.

Italian Seafood Salad

Seafood is a must for the Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian Christmas Eve tradition. This salad with squid, shrimp, mussels, and crab is a delicious way to kick off the meal.

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Rating: 3.6 stars
12
Instant potatoes from the box can't compare to this homemade version.

Potatoes Anna

Rating: 3.67 stars
3
This classic French dish can be baked up to eight hours ahead. Let it cool completely, then cover loosely with foil, and refrigerate. To serve, reheat in a 350-degree oven.

Turnip and Potato Mash

Rating: 2.91 stars
1
Serve this peppery replacement for mashed potatoes alongside seared steak.

Crispy Potato Roast

Rating: 3.42 stars
11
The thinner the potatoes are cut, the crispier they'll become in the oven.

Whole-Grain Skillet Cornbread

Pull out your cast iron for this Thanksgiving stalwart: It's the key to a perfect crust.

No-Knead Dinner Rolls

Rating: 3.19 stars
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Even beginner-level bakers will have no trouble making these fluffy rolls; the dough can be prepped, put in the pan, and chilled up to a day ahead.

Yukon Gold and Sweet Potatoes Anna

Rating: 2.98 stars
2
Sweet potatoes give the classic French sliced-and-layered potato dish pommes Anna a fall twist. This recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Vegetables" (Clarkson Potter).
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Inspiration and Ideas

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14 Family-Friendly Christmas Casserole Recipes
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14 Vegetable Sides for the Holiday Table
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20 Years of Living: The Best Christmas Side Dishes
Creamy Carrot Puree

Creamy Carrot Puree
Rating: Unrated
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Grapes with Walnuts

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Grapes with Walnuts

Oven-Braised Lentils

Umbrian lentils are well-suited to absorb the earthy and salty flavors of this dish. Any type of small dried lentil can be substituted.

All Christmas Side Dish Recipes

Potato-Mushroom Pie

Rating: 3.17 stars
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This gratin combines two comforting ingredients to their mutual advantage --and ours. Sliced potatoes encircle a casserole dish, with assorted wild mushrooms, such as chanterelle and oyster, taking spots alongside more potatoes. Fresh thyme gives the pie herbal undertones; Gruyere and Parmesan, melting in and around the layers during baking, make it soul-satisfying.

Braised Potatoes

Rating: 3.67 stars
5
Braising maximizes the potatoes' flavor and ensures that they're perfectly tender. Serve this alongside our Crisp Mustard-Glazed Chicken Breasts.

Mostarda

Serve this with our Roasted Boar (or Pork).

Garlic-and-Chive Mashed Potatoes

Using a ricer yields mashed potatoes with an especially light, fluffy texture. Garlic and chives give them a resonant flavor.

Roasted Cauliflower

Rating: 3.77 stars
2
Take familiar techniques, like roasting, and apply them in new ways for this delicious side.

Turnip and Sweet Potato Gratin

Rating: 3.46 stars
12
This warming potato gratin, a great addition to the holiday table, is so simple that you'll want to make it all year long.

Raw Swiss Chard, Cabbage, and Brussels Sprout Salad

Sauteed Mushrooms with Cognac

Shingled Roasted Potatoes

Shingling these potatoes is as easy as thinly slicing each (just not all the way through) before roasting them. The result is a beautiful display. Put them in the oven 30 minutes before the beef goes in so that everything is ready at the same time.

Pan-Seared Mushrooms with Cream and Dill

A luxurious side, this one-skillet medley of mushrooms such as shiitake, cremini, trumpet, and oyster, is finished with a touch of cream, a tad of sherry vinegar, and a sprinkle of fresh dill.

Sweet Potato Cannelloni

Rating: 3.06 stars
4
A twist on traditional cannelloni, this vegetarian and gluten-free dish is made with blanched sweet potato slices. They're filled with a cottage cheese, sweet potato, and apple filling, then topping with shaved Parmesan and toasted walnuts. The remarkably rich taste and vibrant appearance make it a worthy and healthy addition to any dinner.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Orange-Butter Sauce

Tangy orange-butter sauce gives Brussels sprouts a wake-up call in this recipe from "Fast, Fresh & Green," by Susie Middleton.Also try:Vanilla and Cardamom-Glazed Acorn Squash Rings, Roasted Turnips and Pears with Rosemary-Honey Drizzle

Potato Galette with Smoked Salmon

Rating: 3.61 stars
3
Smoked salmon adds just the right amount of saltiness to layers of golden spuds. Thinly sliced potatoes in concentric circles make a pretty galette. This one has a cool, fluffy spread that pairs perfectly with smoked salmon.

Yorkshire Pudding

Rating: 3.05 stars
2
Puffy Yorkshire pudding is a classic English accompaniment to roasted meats. This version comes from author Molly Stevens's cookbook "All About Roasting."

Herbed Polenta

Creamy polenta with chopped chives and parsley makes a great side for pasta, pork, or roasted chicken.

Simple Stuffing

Rating: 3.21 stars
9
Drying the bread cubes and cooking the vegetables a day in advance helps this stuffing come together quickly on Thanksgiving Day. This stuffing was created to accompany Herb-Rubbed Turkey.

Salad with Cranberries and Almonds

The cranberries and spicy almonds give this salad a sweet, spicy kick.

Buttered Carrots

Buttered carrots are an excellent side for Roast Poussin with Prunes and Thyme.

Potato Rosti

We love to serve these Swiss potato-and-onion squares with a side of applesauce.

Healthy Mashed Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
15
This perennially popular side dish is often so laden with butter and hot cream that the flavor of the potato gets lost in the mashing. Our rendition derives its velvety texture from butter and skim milk, plus one secret ingredient.

Apple Compote

Serve this recipe alongside our Walnut-Olive-Oil Cake.

Creamy Red and Green Cabbage

Rating: 3 stars
1
This traditional side gets a colorful update with a mix of red and green cabbages.

Creamy White Bean and Vegetable Mash

Butter and cream usually mean mashed potatoes are off-limits for vegans, but this variation gets its silky texture from white beans instead. Adding the legumes also doubles the amount of protein compared with traditional spuds.

Peas and Pearl Onions

Rating: 3.22 stars
2
A handful of fresh mint brightens peas and pearl onions, making this dish an ideal side for a rich meal.
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