101 Holiday Side Dishes – Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen (2024)

101 Holiday Side Dishes is a marvelous collection of some of the best casserole dishes you’ll ever make for your holiday dinner. Be it Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Easter or summer holidays, there are some really great recipes here.

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I’ve been working on this project for the past couple of weeks but fall has happened to Texas! Our annual downpour of leaves–to the tune of filling 150-200 55-gallon bags of leaves every year has begun–so it’s taken me awhile to get this ready to post. (I do miss seeing all the leaves on the trees, though).

I’m finally ready. I’m so glad to debut 101 Holiday Side Dishes which are many of my personal favorites, for you to peruse and look through as ideas for holiday casseroles for your own family this year. All of these are recipes from my blog, none have been contributed by other food bloggers.

Many of these are family favorites we’ve had almost every year since I was married, or even as a little girl growing up. Others I have tried occasionally over the years (but not every year). I’m not called the “Casserole Queen” by my kids for nothing! Still other side dishes are new recipes but worthy of being included as possible options.

Everyone’s always looking for new and enjoyable side dishes to make for the holidays. So I thought I would dig through my casserole archives and put together a collage of lots of great holiday side dish recipes to give you some options for your holiday menu and baking this year. 101 Holiday Side Dishes is that collation.

This list does NOT include breads, salads, or fruits. (Not that we don’t serve those items during the holidays, but they just aren’t included here). These side dishes are only hot/cooked veggie dishes of some kind or another.

I have something for everyone in this collection. Some people want lighter fare for the holidays so I have recipes here that aren’t as involved nor as calorie-laden as many of the traditional holiday casserole recipes. On the other hand, many of us splurge on that day and eat whatever we want in whatever quantities we want 🙁 so there are recipes for those of us that fit that category too! I’ve also got some non-traditional side dishes, because there are people who follow my blog from all kinds of ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, etc., with all kinds of holiday traditions. So I’ve included the whole gamut of hot side dishes.

I’ve categorized and alphabetized the dishes to make it a little easier for you to find what you’re looking for. But some of these recipes can actually be placed in multiple categories. Rather than having dual entries for the same recipe in various locations, I’ve only placed each recipe once.

As I mentioned earlier, many of these are our family favorites. I have made dozens of these casseroles for the holidays over the years because I really don’t like eating Green Bean Casserole every year! Sorry, for those of you who love Green Bean Casserole, but my palate requires lots of different kinds of foods with wide and varied seasonings.

I really dislike getting in a food rut. Ask my husband. I rarely make spaghetti more than twice a year. Not because we don’t like it, but because there are so many other kinds of recipes out there to try and eat and because I really crave the variety. I don’t have any problem trying out new recipes during the holidays or for company (which I’ve done for years), and I don’t think I’ve had a guest yet who’s been an unwilling participant as a guinea pig for my culinary experiments!

Considering all the new recipes I try, there’s really only a small percentage of recipes that are total flops and can’t be redeemed in some way if I’m willing to work with them a little bit. Regardless, none of the recipes below is a flop! All have turned out wonderfully and we keep making them!

You may want to think about including some of these great side dishes in your own holiday traditions this year. I hope you enjoy going through them. Be brave and try something totally different. I also hope you and your family enjoy the holidays and can come back and report to me you tried one of my recipes and loved it! So here are my 101 Holiday Side Dishes. Enjoy. 🙂

1. Baked Acorn Squash

2. Honey Walnut Acorn Squash

3. Calico Baked Beans

4. Coca Cola Baked Beans

5. Hearty CowboyBaked Beans

6. SpicyBaked Beans

7. Golden Beets Stir Fry

8. ParmesanGolden Golden Beets with Carrots

9. Parmesan Beets with Thyme

10. Sweet and Sour Beets

11. Broccoli and Pearl Onion Casserole

12. Corn ‘n’ Broccoli Bake

13. Creamy Lima Beans and Broccoli

14. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots and Cheese

15. Butternut Squash Bake

16. Butternut Squash and Pear Gratin

17. Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and Peach Bake

18. Savory Butternut Squash Bake

19. Squash and Apple Bake

20. Basil Carrots

21. Basil Zucchini and Carrots

22. Carrot Casserole

23. Carrot Souffle

24. Carrots in Creamy Vegan Dill Sauce

25. Carrots in Creamy Dill Sauce

26. Gluten Free Carrot Souffle

27. Honey-Glazed Carrots

28. Baked Corn

29. Corn Casserole

30. Corn and Green Bean Casserole

31. Corn and Pearl Onions

32. Corn Pudding

33. Herbed Corn

34. Mexican Corn Casserole

35. Roasted Herb Corn

36. Roasted Paprika Corn

37. Scalloped Corn

38. Shoepeg Corn Casserole

39. Mom’s Turkey Dressing

40. Eggplant Parmesan

41. Fried Eggplant, Yellow Squash or Zucchini

42. Garlicky Green Beans and Mushrooms

43. Green Beans Amandine

44. Old-Fashioned Green Beans

45. Cabbage Stir Fry

46. Down Home Succotash

47. Fresh Summer Veggie Bake

48. Mixed Vegetable Casserole

49. Slow Roasted Summer Vegetables

50. Swiss Vegetable Medley

51. Baked Onions

52. Bridled Noodles

53. Creamy Avocado and Tomato Pasta

54. Creamy Avocado Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

55. Cajun Fries

56. Hash Brown Potato Casserole

57. Fried Potatoes

58. Garlic and Herb Fries

59. Garlic Mashed Potatoes

60. Loaded Bacon Ranch Potato Bake

61. The Best Potato Casserole (a.k.a.Mary’s Potatoes)

62. Parmesan Potatoes with Thyme

63. Parsley Potatoes

64. Pesto Red Potatoes

65. Potatoes Romanoff

66. Skinny Stuffed Baked Potatoes

67. Spinach Artichoke Mashed Potatoes

68. White and Sweet Potato Scramble with Fresh Herbs

69. Cinnamon Spaghetti Squash

70. Spaghetti Squash Parmesan

71. Spaghetti Squash with Salsa

72. Cheesy Spinach Bake

73. Creamy Spinach Gratin

74. Berry Mallow Yam Bake

75. Fried Sweet Potatoes

76. Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples

77. Fried Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Peaches

78. Fried Sweet Potatoes with Pineapple

79. Garlic Italian Sweet Potato Fries

80. Loaded Bacon and Cheese Sweet Potato Bake

81. Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

82. Spicy Sweet Potato Oven Fries

83. Sweet Potato Bacon Boats

84. Sweet Potato Casserole

85. Sweet Potato Fries

86. Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Herb Sauce

87. Caramelized Onion and Tomato Tart Au Gratin

88. Caramelized Onion, Zucchini,Tomato,and Mushroom Tart

89. Cherry Tomato Cobbler

90. Heirloom Tomato Tarts

91. Scalloped Tomatoes

92. Black-Eyed Pea’s Baked Squash

93. Parmesan Baked Yellow Squash

94. Squash and Carrot Casserole

95. Squash, Fennel and Potato Bake

96. Yellow Squash Casserole

97. Fried Zucchini

98. Italian Zucchini

99. Zucchini and Tomato Parmesan Casserole

100. Zucchini Parmesan

101. Zucchini Parmesan Crisps