Complete your holiday meal with the ultimate lineup of Christmas side dishes everyone looks forward to. From classic comfort foods to festive favorites, these recipes are easy to make and pair perfectly with any main. Build a Christmas plate that’s balanced, cozy, and full of flavor.

Creamed Corn Casserole

A square slice of cheesy baked corn casserole on a black plate with a fork, garnished with chopped herbs—an irresistible addition to your Christmas sides for the ultimate lineup on your perfect plate.
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Creamed Corn Casserole is a cheesy corn pudding casserole recipe made with Jiffy mix. It’s a great side dish for holidays or weeknight dinners! Get Recipe: Creamed Corn Casserole {with Jiffy Cornbread Mix!}

Easy Grape Salad

A spoonful of grape salad with both green and red grapes coated in creamy dressing, topped with chopped pecans and brown sugar—an irresistible choice for your perfect plate of Christmas sides.
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This Easy Grape Salad is a creamy mix of green and red grapes, sweetened cream cheese, and sour cream, topped with crunchy pecans and a sprinkle of brown sugar. It’s a classic Southern side dish that is perfect for potlucks! Get Recipe: Easy Grape Salad

Instant Pot Collard Greens

Close-up of cooked collard greens mixed with small pieces of bacon or ham in a pot—a hearty addition to your Ultimate Lineup of Christmas Sides.
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Instant Pot Collard Greens (or turnip greens) are a classic, slow-cooked, Southern side dish made quick and easy with the help of a pressure cooker! Get Recipe: Collard Greens

Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole

Close-up of roasted sweet potato slices topped with dried cranberries and pecans on a spoon, with more on a tray in the background—the perfect plate for your Christmas sides lineup.
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Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole is our spin on candied sweet potatoes with the sweet and tart flavors of orange, cranberry, and cinnamon sugar. Get Recipe: Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole

Homemade Green Bean Casserole

A casserole dish filled with green bean casserole topped with crispy fried onions, set on a dark cloth—an essential addition to the ultimate lineup of Christmas sides for the perfect plate.
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This Easy Green Bean Casserole recipe is a classic! Made with a flavorful mushroom cream sauce and crisp fried onions, this green bean casserole is perfect for holiday feasts or weeknight dinners.
Get Recipe: Homemade Green Bean Casserole

Cranberry Fluff Salad

A spoonful of creamy pink fruit salad with visible grapes, held above a bowl filled with more of the same mixture—a festive choice for your Christmas Sides and a must-have for the perfect plate.
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This Cranberry Fluff Salad, otherwise known as cream cranberry salad, is a delicious combination of fresh cranberries, red grapes, pineapple, marshmallows, and pecans all tossed together in a creamy whipped topping. Get Recipe: Easy Cranberry Fluff Salad (with Video!)

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

A serving of sweet potato casserole topped with toasted marshmallows is lifted from a baking dish—an irresistible addition to the ultimate lineup of Christmas sides and a true perfect plate for your holiday table.
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows is a classic southern recipe with lots of flavor! A must have Christmas side dish. Get Recipe: Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

Easy Creamed Spinach

A fork lifts a serving of creamy spinach dip from a black bowl, creating the perfect plate for your Christmas sides and the ultimate lineup of holiday appetizers.
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Creamed Spinach is a decadent, cheesy side dish special enough for the holidays but easy enough for any day. Warm, creamy, and comforting, this comes together in less than 20 minutes.
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Creamy Polenta

Shredded beef served on creamy polenta, accompanied by roasted carrot sticks, garnished with chopped parsley.
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This Creamy Polenta recipe is a classic Italian dish made with perfectly cooked course cornmeal and tangy goat cheese. Get Recipe: Creamy Polenta

Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes

A spoonful of creamy mashed potatoes with melted butter on top, garnished with herbs.
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These Mashed Potatoes are rich and creamy and made with a secret ingredient that is going to make your next dinner extra special! Get Recipe: Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes

Winter Salad

A fresh salad with mixed greens, pear slices, pecans, crumbled cheese, and dried cranberries in a black bowl on a woven mat.
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This light and crisp Winter Salad is full of seasonal fruits and nuts like pears, cranberries and pecans and topped with a homemade vinaigrette.  Get Recipe: Winter Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette

Butternut Squash Saffron Rice

A bowl of yellow rice with diced orange pieces, nuts, and dried berries on a black plate. A wooden spoon and a cloth napkin are nearby.
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This fragrant Butternut Squash Saffron Rice is bursting with flavors and textures. It makes an impressive side dish for holidays! Get Recipe: Butternut Squash Saffron Rice

Loaded Au Gratin Potatoes

Close-up of a spoonful of cheesy scalloped potatoes with bacon pieces and herbs.
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Loaded Au Gratin Potatoes full of cheese, sour cream, and bacon. Get Recipe: Loaded Au Gratin Potatoes

Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Baked broccoli casserole topped with melted cheddar cheese in a black dish.
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This Broccoli Casserole, made with mushrooms, sour cream and cheddar cheese is creamy and delicious. The perfect side dish recipe to serve with any meal. Get Recipe: Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Hot Honey Roasted Carrots

Glazed carrot sticks garnished with herbs on a black plate.
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This Hot Honey Roasted Carrots recipe is a spicy spin on the standard baked carrot recipe using hot sauce and honey to glaze the roasted carrots. Get Recipe: Hot Honey Roasted Carrots

Duchess Potatoes

Close-up of a golden, swirled potato dish garnished with small green herbs on a dark surface.
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Duchess Potatoes are soft, fluffy, individual servings of mashed potatoes baked until golden.
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Pecan Rice Pilaf

A bowl of rice mixed with chopped pecans, dried cranberries, golden raisins, and garnished with parsley.
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This Pecan Rice Pilaf is an easy side dish made with flavorful rice and crunchy pecans.
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