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!

Summertime Corn Salad ready to serve.

Summertime Corn Salad

This is a quick and easy summertime recipe I have been making for years, and ...

Zucchini Casserole baked until golden brown.

Zucchini Casserole

For those with a garden, you probably have a ton of zucchini from your harvests. ...

A platter of Zucchini Fries with pizza sauce.

Zucchini Fries

This recipe is a great way to get the kids to eat their vegetables because ...

A serving bowl of Killer Green Beans.

Killer Green Beans

This dish is not hard to prepare and is a family favorite.

A bowl of Grilled Potatoes.

Grilled Potatoes

These potatoes are so easy to make and delicious! The secret is to microwave them ...

A bowl of Easy Cowboy Caviar.

Easy Cowboy Caviar

I changed the typical Cowboy Caviar to make it a quick and easy appetizer. Chop ...

A platter of Homemade Egg Rolls with dipping sauce.

Homemade Egg Rolls

Sounds intimidating, doesn't it? It's not as hard as it sounds! The difficulty for me ...

Broccoli Salad for your next cookout.

Broccoli Salad

We make this a lot for summer BBQs, but it's good any time of the ...

Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.

Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch Pasta Salad

This is a pasta salad I have been making for at least 15 years. So ...

Bowls of Monterey Jack Cheese Soup.

Monterey Jack Cheese Soup

This soup has the best taste and won't last long in the pot!!!

A platter of Mom Josette's Corn Fritters.

Mom Josette's Corn Fritters

Serve with warm maple syrup, sour cream, or my favorite, applesauce. You can make them ...

A big bowl of Mama's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad.

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

This is the way my mother and my grandmother always made their potato salad. A ...

Serving the Cheesy Potato Mushroom Casserole.

Cheesy Potato Mushroom Casserole

My BFF made this casserole for me and I loved it so much that she ...

Bridled Noodles (Pennsylvania Dutch)

This was a recipe my Gram would make for Thanksgiving. Served it with or without ...

Sauteed Garlic Green Beans ready to serve.

Sauteed Garlic Green Beans

We grow Italian green beans each year and I love to saute them in a ...

A platter of Oven-Roasted Asparagus.

Oven-Roasted Asparagus

Roasting vegetables brings out great flavor, without adding calories. This is a simple process that ...

Yummy Baked Rice With Beef Consomme and Mushrooms in a bowl.

Yummy Baked Rice With Beef Consomme and Mushrooms

This buttery, beefy, out-of-this-world yummy baked rice made with beef consommé and mushrooms is known ...

Texas Potatoes on a plate with toast.

Texas Potatoes

Simple to prepare and great for pot lucks.

Bowls of Mexican Rice.

Mexican Rice

This recipe is so easy and classic. Another recipe passed down from generation to generation. ...

Louisiana Carrot Souffle ready to serve.

Louisiana Carrot Souffle

Great, light, fluffy carrots as served at a famous Louisiana restaurant!

A platter of Roasted Asparagus With Tomatoes and Gorgonzola.

Roasted Asparagus With Tomatoes and Gorgonzola

This recipe came from a friend who, after eating it in a restaurant in Key ...

A platter of Mayonnaise-Roasted Potatoes.

Mayonnaise-Roasted Potatoes

One more recipe from that little tin box I found high on a shelf today. ...

A slice of Crustless Zucchini Quiche on a plate.

Crustless Zucchini Quiche

Even zucchini haters love this very easy-to-make, delicious quiche.

Fried Creamed Corn in a cast iron skillet.

Fried Cream Corn

This is one of my families favorite side dishes. My mother-in-law made this for ...

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