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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!

Keto Squash Casserole with melted cheese on top.

Keto Squash Casserole

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By Monika Rosales
By omitting the butter crushed crackers and replacing with cheese, makes this recipe not only ...
(1 rating)
A bowl of Heirloom Potato Salad with paprika on top.

Heirloom Potato Salad

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By Betsy Wolfe
I've taken the best elements from two family potato salad recipes and have made this ...
(1 rating)
Momma's Holiday Rice for your Thanksgiving table.

Momma's Holiday Rice

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By Gwen Mills
This was my mom's recipe that she always fixed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter dinner. ...
(2 ratings)
Thanksgiving Twice Baked Pumpkin Sweet Potatoes on a platter.

Thanksgiving Twice Baked Pumpkin Sweet Potatoes

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By Megan Todd
Sweet potatoes are a MUST have on our holiday menu and anytime throughout the year. ...
(5 ratings)
Cajun Oyster Stuffing baked until golden brown.

Cajun Oyster Stuffing

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By Joyce Lowery
I am the only one in my family that likes oysters, so this doesn't get ...
(1 rating)
A bowl of Grilled Peaches.

Grilled Peaches By Freda

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By FREDA GABLE
Grilled peaches and Georgia peaches, of course, are a wonderful surprise while camping or anytime. ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Sweet & Spicy Cucumber Salad.

Sweet & Spicy Cucumber Salad

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By Rhea Altamura
I started making these for cookouts. By request, I now make them year-around. Some ...
(3 ratings)
Sauteed Parmesan Zucchini and Yellow Squash ready to be served.

Sauteed Parmesan Zucchini & Yellow Squash

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By Lynelle Caldwell
Every summer, no matter how few plants we plant, it seems like we have too ...
(6 ratings)
A plate of Zucchini or Summer Squash Fritters.

Zucchini Or Summer Squash Fritters

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By Rose Abrams
We all have an abundance of both yellow summer squash and zucchini. Here's a recipe ...
(4 ratings)
A platter of Fried Zucchini.

Fried Zucchini

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By Kim Biegacki
My Grammie (Roberta Campbell) used to make this all the time. We always had zucchini ...
(10 ratings)
A large bowl of Cucumber and Tomato Salad.

Cucumber & Tomato Salad

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By Lorene Lloyd
Perfect salad for cookouts and summer meals. Put that veggie and herb garden to work!!!
(3 ratings)
A platter of Squash Croquettes.

Squash Croquettes

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By DEBORAH SANDERS
Great side dish. When cooked in the cooking spray, it is just 2 Weight Watchers ...
(5 ratings)
Roasted Bacon and Cheddar Cauliflower in a baking dish.

Roasted Bacon Cheddar Cauliflower

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By Sandy Smith
Something I just threw together and SUCCESS!
(2 ratings)
Roasted Vegetables and Boursin Pie ready to be sliced.

Roasted Vegetable And Boursin Pie

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By Shirley Schiavone
I made this when my vegetarian stepson came to visit. It's a spin off of ...
(5 ratings)
Southern-Style Hush Puppy cut in half.

Southern-style Hush Puppies

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By Elaine Bovender
Living on the coast of North Carolina, we love Calabash-style seafood and hush puppies. I ...
(9 ratings)
A serving bowl full of Chicken Pasta Salad.

Chicken Pasta Salad

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By Bobbie Keefer
I buy chicken from the grocery store deli and a large container of macaroni salad ...
(1 rating)
Mushrooms in a White Wine Cream Sauce in a bowl.

Mushrooms In A White Wine Cream Sauce

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By Annie Leon
I read the menu of a great little Tapas restaurant in NYC that I was ...
(2 ratings)

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

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By Sue Adame
All I can say is that it was a huge hit with my guys at ...
(20 ratings)
Bread and Butter Pickles ready to be served.

Bread And Butter Pickles

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By Barbara Alden
I don't remember where this recipe came from. But this is my all-time favorite. ...
(2 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)
Cheesy Eggplant Parmesan on a plate with spaghetti and peas.

Eggplant Parmesan

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By Jennifer Bass
Since we always do more than one family dinner for Christmas, my family and I ...
(3 ratings)
Inside of a Sweet Eggplant Fritter.

Sweet Eggplant Fritters

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By Debora Hotard
This is a huge family favorite. My mom used to make these for my ...
(4 ratings)
A baking dish of Spicy Apple Baked Beans.

Spicy Apple Baked Beans

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By Cindy Ferguson
One of my three teenage sons loves all things apple. He's not a big bean ...
(5 ratings)
8 Cheese Baked Macaroni ready to be served.

8 Cheese Baked Macaroni

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By Becky Hallstrom
When we were growing up, Mama used to make the best homemade macaroni and cheese ...
(6 ratings)
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