Our Most Popular Side Dish Recipes of All Time

Master the art of cooking long-grain white rice with this basic how-to recipe. The result is fluffy, slightly sticky rice that is a blank canvas for serving with so many other dishes.

Here, we're boosting the flavor of bok choy with a combination of minced garlic and ginger, plus soy sauce, for a delicious side dish that only takes 15 minutes to cook.

For this fan-favorite side dish, cook sweet potatoes and then mash them with whole milk, butter, and ground nutmeg. Next, top the mixture with mini marshmallows and bake until they're golden brown and ooey-gooey.

This is consistently one of our most popular side dish recipes of all time and for good reason: Olive oil helps to get the potatoes extra-crispy and brings fruity notes while fresh rosemary adds earthiness.

All you need is brown rice (short grain or long grain will work), water, and salt to cook this perfect side dish.

The secret to this decadent side dish is a combination of cream cheese, butter, and milk, which forms the rich, silky sauce for a few bunches of fresh spinach.

We're all about quick and easy side dishes for weeknight dinners, such as this recipe for roasted cabbage. The wedges are sprinkled with fennel seeds and roasted in the oven until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

If you've never cooked artichokes before, this recipe will walk you through everything you need to know. Serve with our favorite easy hollandaise for dipping.

In just 20 minutes, this fiber-packed grain will be fully cooked and ready to serve as a side dish or the base of a hearty grain bowl.

This simple method for cooking asparagus as a side dish is one of our favorites—and it's one of yours, too!

We guarantee that you will love this potato side dish. It's decadent, rich, creamy, indulgent, and absolutely delicious and has become one of our readers' favorites.

Celebrate summer with this side dish recipe that calls for roasting zucchini and yellow squash with Parmesan cheese. Just before serving, sprinkle them with fresh lemon juice and zest for brightness.

Take corn on the cob to the next level with this street food-inspired recipe. Once the corn is cooked, we brush each piece with mayonnaise then sprinkle on queso fresco and cayenne pepper.

Whether it's a special holiday dinner or a weeknight dinner, these biscuits are guaranteed to please. All you need are five basic ingredients—all-purpose flour, baking powder, unsalted butter, and milk—to make them.

One of our most popular side dishes is this simple make-ahead salad. All you need to is toss sliced cucumbers with sour cream, lemon juice, and chopped fresh dill, and then chill it in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.

This timeless classic combines thinly sliced red cabbage with onions and Fuji apples. They're cooked together with cider vinegar, sugar, and water until tender.

This classic French potato dish is what creamy, carb-filled dreams are made of. It features thinly sliced potatoes that are covered with a silky cream sauce and then are topped with grated Gruyère cheese, which gets golden brown and crispy once baked.

Give basic white rice a tropical spin by mixing it with a make-shift salsa verde. All you need to do is blend together cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and garlic.

Of course, mashed potatoes are delicious as is (with butter and milk, of course), but we love this recipe, which calls for cooking them with an entire head of garlic for added flavor.

Serve it as a side dish or give it a twirl with marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese for a low-carb version of your favorite pasta dish. Either way, we guarantee that this squash recipe will become part of your frequent rotation.

When you're in search of a classic side dish to bring to a backyard barbecue or cookout, look no further than this potato salad recipe. We use light mayonnaise for a salad that's a little less dense and creamy.

Choose a colorful assortment of bell peppers to roast for this side dish recipe, which has quickly become one of our readers' favorites of all time. Thinly sliced garlic, dried oregano, and fresh basil add even more flavor.

Our ultimate Brussels sprouts side dish, this recipe calls for deep-frying the sprouts until they're totally crispy. Next, toss them with a dressing made from thinly sliced shallots, red finger chile peppers, fresh lime juice, and a drizzle of maple syrup.

This super simple side dish recipe packs a punch. And it couldn't be easier—all you need to do is place washed whole Japanese sweet potatoes on a sheet tray and roast in the oven until they're totally tender. Season with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil before serving.

For a quick side dish, whip up this 15-minute spinach recipe. A few bunches of fresh spinach get a boost of flavor from four cloves of garlic and a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice.

Turn leftover mashed potatoes into something entirely new, like this side dish, which is one of our readers' favorite recipes. They're mixed with eggs and Parmesan, formed into pancakes, and shallow fried until golden brown and crispy.

Of course, cranberry sauce is a staple on Thanksgiving, but you can make it anytime of the year with this recipe, which calls for fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, orange zest, and cinnamon.

There's no easier method for cooking green beans than steaming them in the microwave with butter and smashed garlic until they're crisp-tender.

Perfect for a picnic or barbecue, this lighter potato salad features green beans and thinly sliced red onions and is dressed with a light whole-grain mustard vinaigrette.

Come fall, we're all about cooking winter squash, such as this variety. Here, the acorn squash is halved, a little butter and brown sugar is sprinkled over each half, and they're roasted in the oven. It's that easy.