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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!

Carrot Croquettes

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By Vivian Queen-Chase
This recipe was made by my Aunt Afton to get her kids (6 and me) ...
(4 ratings)

Macaroni And Cheese With A Twist

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By Grace Pulley
My youngest son and I have been enjoying preparing foods this week we don't often ...
(3 ratings)

Crispy Oven-baked Beet Chips

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By Karina Alcala
This recipe is so easy and so good for you is not even funny. ...
(4 ratings)

Comforting Oven-fried Okra, Squash, And Onion

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By Kathleen Hagood
Mmmm. Good old country comfort food with less fat than what I grew up ...
(2 ratings)

My Hot Diggity Dog Mac & Cheese

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By Tammy T
Made this today as a side dish with barbecued beef ribs, baked beans and a ...
(2 ratings)

Caprese Salad Bites-annette's

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By Annette W.
One of our favorite summertime salads is Caprese Salad. I mean we can't get enough ...
(4 ratings)

Grandmother's Seafood Salad

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By Melanie B
My ex-husband's Grandmother made this every year for Thanksgiving and my MIL makes it at ...
(9 ratings)

Super Spinach And Onion Kugel

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By Laurie Gordon
Kugel is a baked Ashkenazi Jewish casserole most commonly made from egg noodles or potatoes. ...
(5 ratings)

Jan's Grandmothers Puerto Rican Chocolate Cake

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By Cat Ireland
This is an heirloom recipe passed from Jans Grandmother to her Mom, to Jan, then ...
(4 ratings)

Rosemary-blue Cheese Potatoes

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By Melissa Snow
A nice side dish to go with Prime Rib or steak.
(2 ratings)

Brown Butter & Maple Brussels Sprouts With Pecans

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By Lindsay V
Because dessert is greater than vegetables...
(4 ratings)

Traditional Irish Colcannon

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By Sasha Kamen
Though in the U.S. colcannon is often served on St. Patrick's Day with corned beef ...
(3 ratings)

Shrimp Etouffee

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By Scott Anderson
A proper Etouffee must be cooked for hours, however this recipe has been toned down ...
(8 ratings)

Smoky Orzo Casserole

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By Lynda Hayes
My husband created this dish. He wanted something flavorful and easy to fix. This ...
(3 ratings)
EXCELLENT :)

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

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By Marcia McCance
The first time I tasted this was at the gathering for my father's funeral. Our ...
(8 ratings)

Quick Tasty Red Swiss Chard W/asparagus

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By Don Teifke
Quick, healthy greens that taste great.
(4 ratings)

Fresh Tomato Infused Rice

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By Barbara Lentz
Great variation of a rice dish. Great with chicken or pork.
(2 ratings)

Grape Tomato Salad

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By Jane Asher
I concocted this after having a grape tomato salad at the Fleet Reserve Club in ...
(2 ratings)
TASTY.  NEXT TIME I WILL ADD A LIL MUSTARD TO IT (BECAUSE MUSTARD ALWAYS GETS PUT INTO MY POTATO SALAD)....ONE MORE THING....WAS JUST AS DELICIOUS B4 BAKN. SO THAT STEP I WILL NOT DO NEXT TIME I MAKE THIS ...AND I WILL MAKE IT AGAIN :)

Hot Potato Salad

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By Dorothy Curtis
This is a good winter salad and different.
(4 ratings)

Heather's Boiled Then Baked Potato Salad

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By Bea L.
My brother's wife's cousin, Heather, was visiting them from Long Island, NY a while back ...
(7 ratings)

Country Fried Potato Veggie Medley

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By Cheryl Culver
Ok every now and then We want some home cooked Comfort Foods and this is ...
(4 ratings)

Asian Vegetable Pasta Salad

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By Linda Dalton
This is a variation of a recipe I created a number of years ago that ...
(4 ratings)

Falling In Love With Okra And Corn!

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By Cathy Tate
Every summer I look forward to the fresh vegetables, especially okra and silver queen corn! ...
(2 ratings)

Baked Onion Rings

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By Kris Krajacic
We love homemade onion rings but trying to get away from the deep fryer; these ...
(3 ratings)
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