Side Dishes

These are some of the best side dishes you will ever make or eat. Simple and easy Italian and American dishes, from simple vegetable sides to creamy potato dishes. These recipes will make everyone in your family happy.

Side dishes for every taste. If you are looking for a simple Italian Vegetable Toss or a Creamy Potato Dish you will find them and everything in between here.

4 potato croquettes stacked.

Mashed Potato Croquettes

4 pumpkin fritters stacked on a black plate.

Pumpkin Fritters

Cauliflower cheese pie on a wooden board.

Cauliflower Cheese Pie

Italian Eggplant Mess/Pasticcio

Italian Eggplant Mess/Pasticcio

Chickpea salad in a blue bowl.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

Olive salad in a white bowl.

Italian Olive Salad

Zucchini parmesan in a white pan.

Easy Baked Zucchini Parmesan

Oven dried tomatoes in a brown plate.

Italian Oven/Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Baked bread in a dutch oven.

Italian Ricotta Parmesan Bread

Rustic pie on parchment paper with fresh parsley & a silver server.

Easy Italian Savory Rustic Pie

pasta in a dish, caprese pizza, tomato pie.

30+ Fresh Tomato

Stuffed caprese on wooden board.

Easy Caprese Stuffed Fresh Mozzarella

crescente in a blue basket.

Italian Crescente Bolognese

loaf of bread with 2 slices cut on a blue napkin

Rustic Italian Bread with Lievito Madre

Suppli on a white dish.

Italian Suppli al Telefono

cauliflower casserole on a serving spoon

Easy Cheesy Potato & Cauliflower Casserole

3 slices of focaccia on top of each other with remaining on a wire rack

Lievito Madre Focaccia

4 friselle stacked and one leaning on them tomatoes and olive oil on the white board

Italian Friselle

pickled eggplant in a white dish and in a jar

Italian Pickled Eggplant

bean salad in a white bowl with a spoonful

White Bean Salad

2 slices of bruschetta on a wooden board with sprigs on fresh oregano

Cheesy Sausage Bruschetta

vegetables in a white bowl with a silver spoon and 2 jars full

Italian Giardiniera

Zucchini Patties

Zucchini Patties

green beans & pancetta in a frying pan on a wooden board with a fork

Pan Fried Green Beans with Bacon (Pancetta)

peppers and a steak in a frying pan with a fork

Italian Fried Peppers

bean salad with chopped parsley on top in a brown bowl with wooden spoons

Easy Italian Bean Salad

Green beans in a grey bowl and in a jar.

Preserving Green Beans Italian Style

bread on parchment paper with 3 slices

Traditional Italian Ciabatta Bread

frittelle and bread on a white board with a knife

Italian Frittelle

irish soda bread and 2 slices

Irish Soda Bread

fresh baked bread on a wooden board with a blue cloth

Homemade Italian Bread

baked beer bread in a loaf pan

Easy Homemade Beer Bread

bruschetta made on a black round grill pan with tomatoes, parm and pest in the background

Bruschetta with Pesto

Cauliflower casserole in a white baking dish.

Creamy Cauliflower Casserole

dinner rolls on a wire rack brushing with melted butter

Soft Dinner Rolls Recipe

peas and pancetta on a wooden spoon

Peas and Pancetta

broccoli bake in a red baking pan

Broccoli Cheese Bake

homemade applesauce in a ceramic grey bowl

Homemade Applesauce

Stacks in a black pan with one on a black plate.

Easy Eggplant Parmesan Stacks