40 Side Dishes Ideas Perfect for Christmas

Christmas is almost there, and these Christmas side dish recipes are perfect for your family’s feast. Including festive recipes for vegetable side dishes, potato side dishes, carrots sides, Brussels spouts sides, and more. These side dish recipes will steal the show, full of the flavors of the Christmas season and brimming with holiday cheer. Enjoy!

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

Sidney is part of the Eatwell101 family since 2014. As an editor, she shares her enthusiasm for food, cooking tips, and entertaining across more than a thousand written articles published on Eatwell101.

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Updated Feb 24, 2026

1. Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes Carrots and Zucchini

These roasted vegetables make a great savory side dish that pairs well with just about anything. Try our roasted potatoes, carrots, and zucchini recipe today!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Quick Collard Greens with Bacon

Sautéed collard greens with bacon, and garlic is the perfect side dish for any occasion. If you're in for a light lunch, these collards greens are also a must!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This Brussels sprouts recipe makes a flavorful and elegant side dish. The best roasted Brussels sprouts side, perfect for any Holiday table!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. 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 box

5. Garlic Butter Parmesan Roasted 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 box

6. Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This roasted sweet potatoes recipe makes for a quick easy side for any occasion. You'll never wan to make roasted sweet potatoes differently!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Roasted Butternut Squash with Garlic Butter Parmesan

These baked butternut squash recipe is a true restaurant-quality side dish! Melt-in-your-mouth and packed with flavor, you'll love our roasted butternut!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. 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 box

9. Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots

These oven roasted carrots are the perfect side for a weeknight meal or a holiday crowd.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. 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 box

11. 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 box

12. 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 box

13. Green Beans with Garlic Parmesan

Sautéed green beans with garlic and parmesan are easy to make and ready in under 15 minutes!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Honey Balsamic Glaze

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 box

15. 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 box

16. 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 box

17. 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 box

18. Pan-Fried Garlic Bacon Broccoli

This Pan-Fried Garlic Bacon Broccoli makes for a quick and flavorful side dish. Bacon and broccoli team up in this simple dish ready in less than 30mn!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet

This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up! The perfect side dish ever !
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Roasted sweet potatoes are the best side dish to add to your dinner table for any occasion!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

21. French Onion Mashed Potato Cakes

French Onion Mashed Potato Recipe are excellent for a holiday menu. You can make the mashed potato cakes ahead for your lunches and potlucks too!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. 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 box

23. 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 box

24. 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 box

25. Garlic Sautéed Cabbage Kale Skillet

This sautéed cabbage and kale skillet recipe is the perfect way to get your veggies in!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

26. 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 box

27. Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots

These roasted glazed 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 box

28. 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 box

29. 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 box

30. Cheesy Asparagus Casserole

This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal! The perfect way to get your Asparagus in! 
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

31. Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potato Cakes

These potato cakes make for a super easy side dish, light dinner or lunch!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

32. Creamed Spinach

Creamed spinach is a quick and easy side that goes with everything. Try this recipe for creamed spinach for your Thanksgiving or Holiday menu, it will be a success!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

33. Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin

This Brussels sprouts gratin make for an easy and luxurious side dish that will turn everyone into Brussels sprout addicts.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

34. Slow-Cooker Glazed Carrots Recipe

This slow cooker glazed carrots recipe is an easy and delicious side dish, perfect for your holiday dinners.
Cooking time: 180 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

35. Easy Green Bean Casserole

This classic green bean casserole will make your Thanksgiving dinner complete! Tender green beans and crunchy onions in a creamy sauce make this the best green bean casserole you'll ever make.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

36. Garlic Butter Sauteed Spinach

Easy Spinach Recipe - This garlic butter sauteed spinach is a super easy and healthy recipe for a side everyone will love.
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

37. 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 box

38. Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans

These roasted potatoes and green beans recipe 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 box

39. Balsamic Roasted Carrots

Oven roasted carrots recipe is easy to make and need just minutes of prep. These balsamic roasted carrots are the best side dish to add to your dinner table!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

40. Cheesy Zucchini Gratin

This cheesy zucchini gratin is the perfect side to any meal. Just 20 minutes in the oven and you can serve up this baked zucchini gratin bubbly and delicious!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

41. Perfect Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

Perfect Instant Pot Potato has crispy skin and fluffy insides. Our method for how to pressure cook a potato works every time, so load up your spuds, and dig in!
Cooking time: 18 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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