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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!

A bowl of Spanish Rice.

Spanish Rice

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By Lisa Kudek
This is how we Mexicans from California make our rice. We call it Spanish rice, ...
(11 ratings)
Better Than KFC Coleslaw in a serving dish.

Better Than K.f.c Coleslaw

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By Brenda-Lee Barajas
I promise you if you make this coleslaw, you will like this. It has just ...
(17 ratings)
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)
Mom's Deluxe Mashed Potatoes in a casserole dish.

Mom's Deluxe Mashed Potatoes

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By Colleen Barrett
When my mother made these potatoes for the first time 25+ years ago at Thanksgiving ...
(15 ratings)
A plate of Chicken Taquitos.

Chicken Taquitos

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By Christine Cuneo
Serve with my red enchilada sauce, taco sauce, guacamole, and sour cream, or whatever else ...
(2 ratings)

Breakfast Casserole

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By Tonna Canfield
This is delicious and so quick and easy! Even though it is a breakfast ...
(5 ratings)

Durango Spanish Rice

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By Pat Duran
This is the way my father in law (George) taught me to make this rice ...
(2 ratings)
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Mama's Deviled Eggs

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By Eva Marion
This recipe is one my mom taught me years ago. Not your standard deviled ...
(19 ratings)

Abuelita's Spanish Rice

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By Susan Feliciano
This is one of the ways my mother-in-law cooks rice. She is from Puerto Rico, ...
(3 ratings)
Baking dish filled with Out-of-This-World Baked Beans.

Out-of-this-world Baked Beans

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By Norma DeRemer
I have made this so long that I don't remember where I got the recipe. ...
(2 ratings)
Crazy Corn on a plate.

Crazy Corn

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By Ashley Dawkins
I am not a fan of mayonnaise, but I could eat this corn ALL summer ...
(15 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)
Southern Fried Cabbage in a bowl.

Southern Fried Cabbage

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By Cecilia Rowe
This is my absolute favorite way to prepare and serve cabbage. The only downfall to ...
(4 ratings)
Maple Bacon Potato Salad in a serving bowl.

Maple Bacon Potato Salad

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By Hidemi Walsh
Potato salad with zucchini and crispy bacon. Since bacon and maple syrup are a great ...
(5 ratings)
Colorful Party Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.

Colorful Party Pasta Salad

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By Megan Todd
This recipe is a family favorite that is requested for every bonfire, birthday party, holiday ...
(2 ratings)
Old-Fashioned Potato Loaf on a serving platter.

Old-fashioned Potato Loaf

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By Martha Price
My grandmother used to make this when I was a little girl when my siblings ...
(6 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)
Lighter Summer Squash Casserole in two serving bowls.

Lighter Summer Squash Casserole

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By Diana Perry
Yesterday I had a new recipe I wanted to try but was not in the ...
(1 rating)
Summertime Corn Salad ready to serve.

Summertime Corn Salad

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By Mary Ann Wheeler
This is a quick and easy summertime recipe I have been making for years, and ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Juet.

Juet

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By Marlene Fields
Juet is pronounced like "foot" but with a "J". My great-grandmother brought this recipe from Belgium ...
(2 ratings)
Kugelis ready to be sliced.

Kugelis

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By Jamie Burris
My great-grandparents immigrated from Lithuania in the early 20th century and brought with them this ...
(24 ratings)
Bacon Mushroom Noodle Casserole ready to serve.

Bacon Mushroom Noodle Casserole

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By Jessica Silva
I am always in the mood for some comfort food. And for me, that includes ...
(7 ratings)
A large bowl of Best Macaroni Salad.

Best Macaroni Salad

Anne Jordan avatar
By Anne Jordan
This is the best macaroni salad that I've tasted. (I also have a fantastic pasta ...
(6 ratings)
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