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Blue Ribbon Side Recipes

Memorable sides can make the meal... or even become a meal in themselves. Dig into these scrumptious sides: vegetables, casseroles, risottos, beans and more!

Deli Mac Salad in a serving bowl.

Deli Mac Salad

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By Helene Mulvihill
This is a family recipe from my husband's family. They owned a deli in New ...
(21 ratings)
A big bowl of Mama's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad.

Mama's Old-fashioned Potato Salad - Dee Dee's

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By Diane Atherton
This is the way my mother and my grandmother always made their potato salad. A ...
(19 ratings)
Bourbon Baked Beans in a blue bowl.

Bourbon Baked Beans

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By Danielle Lorton
I know the ingredients may seem a little odd, but these are soo good. I ...
(6 ratings)

Roasted Potatoes With Bacon

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By Joy Hall
This is one of those dishes that are made phenomenal by using cast iron. I ...
(1 rating)
Sauteed Garlic Green Beans ready to serve.

Sauteed Garlic Green Beans

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By Holly Grier- Wallace
We grow Italian green beans each year and I love to saute them in a ...
(4 ratings)

Bonnie’s Blue Ribbon Roast Chicken With Vegetables

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By BonniE !
This recipe is so simple to make. It is a great dish for unexpected company ...
(5 ratings)
Roasted Vegetables With Pasta in a serving bowl.

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta

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By Ina Cobh
This is my go-to picnic recipe. I love it!
(11 ratings)

Eat Your Heart Out Popeye Spinach Balls

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By Roz Wenrich
These are always a great hit at parties and a wonderful way to get people ...
(1 rating)
Squash, Yellow Crooked Neck Old Southern Style in a serving bowl.

Squash, Yellow Crooked Neck, Southern Style

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By Caroline Reznicek
WARNING! WARNING! This recipe is not fat or sugar-free! Definitely not for diabetics, dieters, or ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Okra Beignets.

Okra Beignets

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By Sherry Blizzard
Okra lovers DELIGHT! This is a vegetarian version of something one might find with shrimp. ...
(1 rating)
A bowl of Creamy Spring Peas.

Creamy Spring Peas

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By Tamara VASTINE
These spring peas have a nice, fresh taste. They are a good complement to any ...
(2 ratings)
A small bowl of Better Than Take-Out Fried Rice with an egg roll.

Better Than Take-out Fried Rice

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By Luann Crownover
We love fried rice! This is a quick and easy version.
(15 ratings)
Cheesy Oven-Fried Potatoes on a plate.

Cheesy Oven-fried Potatoes

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By Rebecca Trent
I made this recipe and thought these potatoes would be good with some cheese sauce. ...
(1 rating)
A slice of Giant Zucchini-Corn Fritter on a plate.

Giant Zucchini-corn Fritter

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By Lori McLain
Everything's bigger in Texas they say.....so I decided to prove it with a giant tasty ...
(9 ratings)
A bowl of Minted Pea Spring Potato Salad.

Minted Pea Spring Potato Salad

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By Sandra McGrath
I feel like I'm waking up after a long winter sleep! The sun is shining ...
(2 ratings)
Parmesan Asparagus on a serving platter.

Parmesan Asparagus

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By A Q
This is the only way to eat asparagus! Very good!!! This is asparagus tossed in ...
(11 ratings)
Easy Homemade Cornbread Dressing in the Crock Pot.

Easy Homemade Cornbread Dressing In The Crock Pot

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By Charlyenne Crawford
The ease and clean up is this the best part of the recipe. Oh, and ...
(1 rating)
A glazed loaf of Sweet Potato Banana Bread.

Sweet Potato Banana Bread

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By Teresa Jacobson
This is so moist and flavorful! I love banana bread and this is a nice ...
(7 ratings)

My Granny's Old-fashioned Biscuits

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By Elaine Bovender
When I was young and learning how to cook, this was another one of those ...
(9 ratings)
A platter of Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs.

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

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By Kathy Griffin
Made these up for Easter dinner and everyone loved them. I didn't even have any ...
(3 ratings)
Skillet of zucchini with melted cheese.

Zucchini Skillet

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By Cara Metzger
The summertime means an abundance of zucchini. This is a favorite recipe that the kids ...
(5 ratings)
Lemony Vegetable Stir-Fry served over white rice.

Lemony Vegetable Stir-fry

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By K J
I've never made stir-fry before tonight. I wanted something that would go with steak and ...
(3 ratings)
Crispy Garlic Parmesan Asparagus Pillows on a white plate.

Crispy Garlic Parmesan Asparagus Pillows

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By Lisa 'Gayle' Goff
I'm pretty sure I am not the first to make these but they are WONDERFUL ...
(5 ratings)
Cheesy baked asparagus side dish on a white plate.

Cheesy Baked Asparagus

Janet Crow avatar
By Janet Crow
When I was going through treatments for cancer 3 years ago, I learned a lot ...
(6 ratings)
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