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Looking for Christmas side dishes that are anything but boring? From Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes and Roasted Butternut Squash to Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes and Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet, our recipes for the best Christmas side dishes are what you need. We’ve rounded up our best Christmas dinner side dishes, all of which are simple, easy, and super delicious. Enjoy! ❤️
40+ Christmas Dinner Side Dishes - Recipes for Best Holiday Sides
1. Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
This roasted butternut squash recipe will impress your guests whatever the occasion. Butternut squash has never been so spectacular!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box2. Roasted Garlic Potatoes and Green Beans
These roasted garlic potatoes and green beans will make a great addition to your dinner table. Try our roasted potatoes and green beans asap!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box3. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with garlic and Parmesan
Roasted sweet potatoes are super easy to make, tender and extra-flavorful. Serve the roasted sweet potatoes as a side dish for any festive meal!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box4. Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
These crispy roasted potatoes with garlic parmesan, and bacon are the perfect side for any of your meals!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box5. Garlic Butter Parmesan Baked Butternut Squash
These garlic butter parmesan roasted butternut squash slices are a true restaurant-quality side dish! Melt-in-your-mouth and packed with flavor, you'll love our baked butternut recipe!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box6. Balsamic Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Enjoy a nutrient-rich side dish with these roasted brussels sprouts coated with an amazing honey balsamic glaze.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box7. Roasted Butternut Squash
Learn how to cook butternut squash! This roasted butternut squash recipe makes a wonderful side dish for your holiday gatherings!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box8. Sautéed Spinach Mushroom Recipe
Sautéed garlic mushrooms with huge flavor! The garlic butter sauce with spinach is so incredible, you’ll serve these garlic mushrooms with almost everything!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box9. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
This yummy roasted Brussels recipe makes a flavorful and delicious side dish. The easy roasted Brussels sprouts side, perfect for any Holiday table!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box10. Crunchy Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed sweet potato casserole made in a cinch for last minute side dish! You’ll love this baked sweet potato casserole recipe and the crisp pecan crunch on top!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box11. Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon Spinach
Creamy garlic mushrooms with spinach and bacon as a side dish or main. The best low carb/keto mushroom recipe ever!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box12. Oven-Roasted Asparagus with Garlic Parmesan
These Oven-Roasted Asparagus with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box13. Slow-Cooker Carrots with Honey Balsamic Glaze
These slow cooker glazed carrots are an easy and delicious side dish, perfect for your holiday dinners.
Cooking time: 180 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box14. Sautéed Green Beans with French Onions
These sautéed fresh green beans with French onions are the perfect and easiest accompaniment to any main course.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box15. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze
These roasted sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze need only 6 ingredients to get you hooked! Your whole family will love this easy sweet potatoes recipe!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box16. Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes Carrots and Zucchini
Try our roasted potatoes, carrots, and zucchini recipe today! These roasted vegetables make a great savory side dish that pairs well with just about anything.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box17. Baked Sweet Potato
Baked sweet potatoes are the best side dish to add to your dinner table! The favorite Eatwell 101 baked sweet potato recipes.. You'll love this sweet potato recipe as a side dish for any occasion!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box18. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe is silky-smooth, simple and delicious side dish perfect for weeknight meals or holidays.
Cooking time: 6 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box19. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potato with Balsamic Honey Glaze
Crunchy, bitter-sweet and delicious! This tasty side-dish is a must for the holidays or any time this fall.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box20. Shredded Carrot Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
This shredded carrot salad makes the perfect addition to a potluck or brunch.
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box21. Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes (10-Minute )
This Instant Pot mashed sweet potato recipe is effortless and crowd-pleasing. The best way to make mashed sweet potato in a pressure cooker!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box22. Simple Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter
Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter is a quick and easy side dish for a weeknight or a holiday gathering.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box23. Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet
This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box24. Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
Mouthwatering, crisp tender roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes seasoned to perfection and roasted in the oven for about 20–25 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box25. Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots
These roasted carrots are the perfect side dish for your Sunday roast or an easy side for a holiday table.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box26. Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Parmesan
A delicious green bean casserole recipe with a creamy parmesan sauce and crispy bacon. This green bean casserole is the perfect side for a festive meal!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box27. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
These epic roasted green beans flavored with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box28. Parmesan Mashed Spaghetti Squash
Soft and velvety, this Mashed spaghetti squash recipe makes a perfect side dish or a filling vegetarian meal.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box29. Bacon Roasted Pumpkin
Make this simple and gratifying bacon roasted pumpkin recipe for a sensational fall dish.
Cooking time: 130 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box30. Fried Baby Potatoes with Garlic Brown Butter
These epic Fried potatoes baby with garlic brown butter are the perfect side dish to practically anything!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box31. Apple Cranberry Bacon Kale Salad
This easy kale salad recipe is packed full of hearty nutrients and tastes amazing!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box32. Cheesy Asparagus Casserole
This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box33. 2-Minutes Instant Pot Creamy Brussels Sprouts with Garlic Cream Cheese Parmesan Sauce
Creamy and savory, this side dish with Instant Pot Brussels sprouts and bacon is outstanding all on its own!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box34. Extra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Silky-smooth and delicious, these creamy mashed potatoes make the perfect side for any occasion.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box35. Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots
Sweet and rustic - An easy and quick side dish everyone will rave about.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box36. Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potato Cakes
A super easy side dish, light dinner or lunch!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box37. Balsamic Baby Potatoes With Asparagus
Perfect with grilled meat — You'll love the sweetness of balsamic vinegar.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box38. Oven Baked Mashed Potato Cakes
This easy baked mashed potato cakes recipe is ideal to accompany holiday dishes like grilled meat, fish and poultry.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box39. Loaded Cauliflower Broccoli Casserole with Bacon
This loaded cauliflower broccoli casserole with bacon is an easy keto/low-carb recipe that's ready in 30mn and tastes incredible.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box40. Orange Brussels Sprouts Salad
Brussels sprouts salad with an apple cider salad dressing is a family favorite side salad that goes well with everything. Try this Brussels sprouts salad recipe for your holiday dinners!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box41. Healthy Sautéed Kale Salad with Bacon, Walnuts and Cranberries
This healthy kale salad recipe is not only colorful, but it’s flavorful too!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
40+ Best Christmas Dinner Side Dishes: Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
by eatwell101
Yield: 4 Servings Prep Time: 10 min Cook time: 40 min
This roasted butternut squash recipe will impress your guests whatever the occasion. Butternut squash has never been so spectacular!
Ingredients you need for the Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
Directions
1. To make the roasted butternut squash recipe: Preheat your oven to 420°F (215°C). Cut squash lengthwise with a large sharp knife and scoop out seeds with a melon baller. Using a peeler, remove skin and white pith. Brush with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange butternut halves cut side down in a prepared baking pan side by side and roast until softened, about 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine melted butter, oil cajun seasoning, minced garlic, and crushed black pepper. Set aside.
3. Remove squash from oven and transfer to a cutting board and allow to cool slightly. Using a sharp knife, cut slits 2 or 3mm apart in the squash, cutting almost but not all the way through. You can place the handles of two wooden spoons alongside the squash to act as a guard to prevent cutting through. Transfer to the baking pan and brush with the cajun garlic butter sauce. Make sure to coat well and between the slices.
4. Roast butternut squash halves, basting with the cooking juice every 8-10 minutes, for 25-30 minutes. You can turn on the broiler for a few minutes to slightly grill the top at the end of cooking. Serve the roasted butternut squash topped with fresh chopped parsley and a sprinkle of kosher salt. Enjoy!
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