Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food side dish, and this collection of 24 potato side dishes recipes proves just how versatile they can be.
Whether you’re looking for easy side dishes for dinner, simple vegetable side dishes, or something a little more elevated to serve with steak, pork loin, or roast chicken, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.
From crispy smashed potatoes baked with garlic butter and parmesan to creamy potato casserole recipes, cheesy scalloped potatoes, and rich potatoes au gratin, these dishes are packed with flavor and easy to make.
Perfect for weeknights, holidays, or entertaining, these potato sides are guaranteed to be the best part of any meal.
Potato Side Dishes
Bacon Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes are an easy side dish for almost any dinner. These creamy potatoes with a hint of garlic would be a great side for your Christmas or Thanksgiving meal.
This Sweet Potato Casserole with Peaches, Pecans & Bacon is the perfect side dish for a holiday dinner. Creamy mashed sweet potatoes are topped with sliced peaches and an oat crumble with pecans and bacon.
Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole is a hearty side dish recipe perfect for holiday dinners. This mashed potato casserole is loaded with cheddar cheese, bacon, onions and crushed Ritz crackers.
Maple Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes are an easy side dish recipe perfect for Thanksgiving. These mashed sweet potatoes are made with maple syrup and real bacon bits.
Instant Pot Cheesy Bacon Mashed Potatoes are a delicious pressure cooker side dish recipe using cream of bacon soup, crumbled bacon, cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes are creamy mashed potatoes loaded with garlic, fresh chives and grated Parmesan cheese.
Cheesy Potato Casserole with Bacon is a delicious side dish recipe made with frozen diced hash brown potatoes, Campbell's condensed cream of bacon soup, shredded mozzarella, cheddar and crumbled bacon.
Cheesy Garlic Tater Tot Casserole is an easy potato side dish recipe using heavy cream, cheddar cheese soup, frozen tater tots, garlic puree and shredded mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese.
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Potato Salad is a creamy cold side dish recipe made with Yukon gold potatoes and loaded with crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese, chopped green onions, mayo and ranch dressing.
Scalloped Potatoes are a delicious side dish recipe made with thinly sliced potatoes layered with a creamy onion sauce and baked in the oven.
Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary are a simple and delicious side dish perfect for serving with a variety of meals.
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes are a simple and delicious side dish recipe that can be topped with a variety of garnishes including butter, chives, sour cream, shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
Loaded Baked Potato Salad is a delicious cold side dish recipe made with russet potatoes and loaded with mayo, sour cream, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and chopped green onions.
Twice Baked Potatoes are a delicious side dish recipe of potato skins filled with mashed potatoes loaded with cheese, crumbled bacon, sour cream and green onions.
Crock Pot Sweet Potato Casserole is a delicious slow cooker holiday side dish recipe loaded with brown sugar, chopped pecans and mini marshmallows.
Easy Sweet Potato Casserole is a creamy sweet potato dish made with canned sweet potatoes and topped with a brown sugar pecan crumble.
Funeral Potatoes are a delicious side dish with frozen diced hash brown potatoes baked in a creamy, cheesy mixture and topped with crushed cornflakes.
Southern Potato Salad is a classic side dish recipe loaded with cubes of russet potatoes, chopped hard boiled eggs, celery, red onions and dill pickles all tossed in a mayo based dressing and seasoned with paprika.
Sour Cream and Chive Mashed Potatoes are rich and creamy mashed potatoes loaded with sour cream, butter, milk and chopped chives.
Crock Pot Curry Potatoes is a warm, comforting dish where tender potatoes slowly absorb rich, aromatic spices as they simmer for hours.
Hot Sweet Potato Slaw is a flavourful side dish that will complement any meal. Add it to your Thanksgiving menu or it is easy enough to prepare any night of the week.
Gluten Free Au Gratin Potatoes is a cheesy comfort food casserole. This potatoes casserole can be added as a side dish any day of the week.
Mashed potatoes are a staple side dish in many of our homes. Lazy Mashed Potatoes is a quick and easy recipe that skips the peeling and boiling steps.
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