100+ Christmas Side Dishes {Potatoes, Veggies, Sauces, Salads}

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Create Christmas 2018 is here, and today I’m sharing a mega list of 100+ Christmas Side Dishes, which include recipes for a variety of sides including potatoes, vegetables, sauces, breads, and salads.

So if you are stuck in a rut with the same side dishes every Christmas, why not take a look through this list of recipes and switch things up a bit!

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Christmas Side Dishes

I’ll put my hand up and say I am guilty of cooking pretty much the same meal for Christmas Day year-in-year-out. I guess because it’s pretty much the only time we eat roast turkey, that it just feels easy to stick with traditional sides.

However, there are so many great Christmas side dishes to be made – as I discovered when I rounded up this awesome list of recipes – which includes potato, and vegetables, as well as sauces, gravy, bread rolls, salads (great for cold cuts!), and several others that are a bit more unusual, but sounded so good I had to include them!

Create Christmas was born in 2012, and is now in its 7th year! I share as many festive ideas as I can – my vision for this blog is to think up the ideas so that you don’t have to!

You can read more from Create Christmas 2018 here.

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As with all of my roundups, there are ideas from my blog as well as from lots of fab blogs from around the world. I have made all of links to these Christmas side dishes open in a new window so that you don’t lose your place on the list. 

I have split the list into sections making it easy for you to look through the various recipes, the list corresponds with the photo above – so that you can get an idea what the finished dish should look like. Enjoy!

Potato Side Dishes

Lots of great potato side dishes here with regular, and sweet potatoes that have been roasted, mashed, baked, stuffed, and casseroled. Cooked in a regular oven, instant pot, and slow cooker.

1. Roast Potatoes with Garlic, Herbs and Parmesan – Slow The Cook Down 
2. How to Make Perfect Crispy Roasted Potatoes – Went There 8 This
3. Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes – Bubba Pie
4. Garlic Smashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot – Raia’s Recipes
5. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes (stuffed with goat cheese, cranberries and herbs!) – Delicious On A Dime
6. Easy Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes – Delicious On A Dime
7. Rustic Rosemary Thyme Mashed Potatoes (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo) – Strength & Sunshine
8. Coconut Ginger Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe – Eating Richly
9. Crispy Coated Roast Potatoes – Fab Food 4 All

Potato Side Dishes

10. Pancetta Cheddar Mashed Potatoes – Wild & Free
11. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes – Life Made Simple
12. Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes – Delightful Adventures
13. Sweet Potato Casserole with Oatmeal Topping – Little Sprouts Learning
14. Crispy Italian Oven Roasted Garlic Potatoes – She Loves Biscotti
15. Hasselback Potatoes – Salt & Baker
16. Best Ever Melting Potatoes – Curry Trail
17. Crispy Maple Mustard Stuffed Potato Balls – Spabettie
18. Whipped Sweet Potatoes – Moore or Less Cooking

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Potato Side Dishes

19. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes {gluten-free, Dairy-free} – My Gluten-Free Kitchen
20. Twice Baked Potatoes {Gluten-Free} – My Gluten-Free Kitchen
21. Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallow & Pecan Streusel – Celebrating Sweets
22. Orange and White Easy Potato Gratin – The Organic Kitchen
23. Maple Sweet Potato Casserole – The Organic Kitchen
24. Pumpkin Parmesan Twice Baked Potatoes – 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
25. Bacon Wrapped Potato Bites – Frazzled & Frugal
26. Loaded Jacket Potatoes {with Cheese & Bacon} – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
27. Parsnip & Potato Gratin – The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Vegetable Side Dishes

There are 50 recipes in this section alone! Seasonal regulars like Brussels sprouts, carrots, and green beans are here, but there are also several stuffed squash recipes, and lots of other vegetables too. These could go into rotation all winter long!

1. Acorn Squash with Cranberry Stuffing – Jolene’s Recipe Journal
2. Roasted Parmesan Carrots – Jolene’s Recipe Journal
3. Pan Fried Brussels Sprouts With Bacon and Cranberries – Low Carb Yum
4. Mashed Turnips (Paleo, Low Carb, Keto) – Low Carb Yum
5. Curry Roasted Winter Vegetables – Went There 8 This
6. Cajun Smothered Green Beans With Sausage – A Sprinkling of Cayenne
7. Baked Yellow Squash Noodles and Cheese – A Sprinkling of Cayenne
8. Butternut Squash, Apple and Cranberry Gratin – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen

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Vegetable Side Dishes

9. Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Lemon and Toasted Almonds :: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo/Primal – Delicious Obsessions
10. Baked Squash with Buttered and Spiced Fall Fruit :: Gluten-Free & Grain-Free – Delicious Obsessions
11. Instant Pot Garlic & Herb Carrots – Piping Pot Curry
12. Fennel Gratin – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen (page no longer available)
13. Bacon Wrapped Brussel Sprouts – The Gay Globetrotter
14. Root Vegetable Casserole – Delicious On A Dime
15. Fruity Cauliflower Rice – Strength & Sunshine
16. Oven Roasted Asparagus – Delicious On A Dime

Vegetable Side Dishes

17. Quinoa Stuffed Squash With Almonds and Apricots – Eating Richly
18. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli – To Simply Inspire
19. Roasted Cauliflower Steaks – To Simply Inspire
20. Turnip Tart (Low-Carb, Keto) – Divalicious Recipes
21. Honey Roasted Delicata Squash With Fresh Cranberries – Cooking With Carlee
22. Garam Masala Roasted Squash {Dairy-Free} – VNutrition
23. Maple Glazed Roasted Fall Vegetables with Chestnuts – Cooking With Carlee
24. Green Bean Almondine – Beyond The Chicken Coop

Vegetable Side Dishes

25. Garlicky Sauteed Broccolini – She Loves Biscotti
26. Rødkål ~ Scandinavian Braised Red Cabbage – Adamant Kitchen
27. Sauteed Green Beans With Garlic Lemon and Parmesan – Curry Trail
28. Honey Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash – Curry Trail
29. Broccoli Cheese Bake – An Italian In My Kitchen
30. Italian Roasted Vegetables – An Italian In My Kitchen
31. Crockpot Orange, Honey and Herb Glazed Carrots – Culinary Ginger
32. Roasted Baby Carrots With Grana Padano and Prosciutto Di San Daniele – Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
33. Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Apples – Cadry’s Kitchen

Vegetable Side Dishes

34. Creamed Spinach – What A Girl Eats
35. Air Fryer Roasted Butternut Squash – Glue & Glitter
36. Christmas Spiced Braised Red Cabbage – Sprinkles & Sprouts
37. Roasted Beets with Balsamic Glaze – Simply Recipes
38. One-Pan Brussels Sprouts and Potato Gratin – Yay! For Food
39. Dijon Mustard & Lemon Roasted Cauliflower – Divalicious Recipes
40. Cream Braised Brussels Sprouts – 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
41. Grandma’s Canned Green Beans – 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
42. Vegan Creamed Kale – Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen

Vegetable Side Dishes

43. Brussels Sprouts, Bacon & Chestnut Gratin – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
44. Honeyed Red Cabbage – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
45. Honey Mustard Roasted Roots – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
46. Squash Stuffed with Leeks – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
47. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Shallots – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
48. Hasselback Butternut Squash – My Kitchen Love
49. Maple Roasted Carrots, Apples and Onions – Frazzled & Frugal
50. Roasted Parsnips with Salted Caramel – Sprinkles & Sprouts

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Side Salads

Maybe not something you would have with a plate of hot food, but these salads would go very well with cold cuts – a favourite in the days after Christmas Day!

1. Warm Sorghum Salad With Kohlrabi, Apple, & Fennel – Strength & Sunshine
2. Tahini Celeriac Potato Salad – Strength & Sunshine
3. Christmas Salad With Champagne Vinaigrette – The Seasoned Mom
4. Purple Sweet Potato (Ube) Salad With Coconut Dressing (Vegan) – Cinnamon & Corriander
5. Sicilian Style Fennel, Celery and Orange Salad With Hazelnuts – Mangia Bedda
6. Winter Pear, Pomegranate & Swiss Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing – House of Nash Eats

Side Salads

7. Jewelled Rice Salad – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
8. Cauliflower Cashew Confetti Salad – Spabettie
9. Christmas Salad – Simply Stacie
10. Cranberry Celebration Salad – Oh My Sugar High
11. Crispy Roasted Potatoes and Arugula Salad – Yay! For Food
12. Winter Slaw – The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Stuffings & Dressings

Stuffing seems to be quite different in the UK and USA. As a Brit, I’ve always known stuffing to usually be made with sausage meat (or sage and onion stuffing out of a box!); but in the US, stuffing seems to have corn bread as a base. Stuffing and Dressing seems to be interchangeable in some ways – they might both be made of the same thing, but stuffing goes inside the bird, and dressing gets served on the side. I rarely stuff the turkey with actual stuffing, but still call it stuffing. Confused? Don’t be! These recipes below fall into the stuffing/dressing category!

1. Mexican Chorizo Stuffing with Poblano Peppers – Went There 8 This
2. Cornbread Stuffing – Coffee With Us 3
3. Stuffing Muffins With Chestnuts (Vegan) – Cadry’s Kitchen
4. Savoury Kale Bread Pudding (Panada) – My Kitchen Love
5. Mom’s Turkey Stuffing – Simply Recipes
6. Cherry, Chestnut & Walnut Pork Stuffing Loaf – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
7. Paleo Cornbread Stuffing (Gluten Free, Grain Free) – Cook, Eat, Paleo
8. Spicy Chorizo Sage Cornbread Dressing – Boulder Locavore
9. Aunt Betty’s Famous Ham Dressing – Julia’s Simply Southern
10. Apricot, Cranberry & Pecan Pork Stuffing – The Purple Pumpkin Blog (no photo)
11. Cranberry & Chestnut Pork Stuffing, and Apricot & Hazelnut Pork Stuffing – The Purple Pumpkin Blog (no photos)

Sauces & Gravies

1. Red Onion Gravy From Scratch – Slow The Cook Down
2. Paleo Gravy (Keto, Whole30, Gluten-Free) – Cook, Eat, Paleo
3. Cranberry Apple Sauce – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
4. Copycat Cracker Barrel Cinnamon Apples – Moore or Less Cooking
5. Maple Bacon Gravy – Boulder Locavore
6. Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy – The Purple Pumpkin Blog
7. Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce – Beyond The Chicken Coop
8. Easy Paleo Cranberry Sauce – 24 Carrot Kitchen
9. Spicy Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce – Boulder Locavore

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Bread Rolls

1. Whole Grain Vegan Spelt Rolls – Delightful Adventures
2. Homemade Crescent Dinner Rolls – Smell’s Like Home
3. Keto Bread Rolls – Diet Doctor
4. Honey Yeast Rolls With Maple Butter – Smell’s Like Home
5. Make-Ahead Dinner Rolls – Simply Recipes
6. Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls – Living Sweet Moments
7. Homemade Drop Biscuits – Finding Zest
8. Gluten-free Pull-apart Dinner Rolls {Dairy-Free Option} – My Gluten-Free Kitchen
9. Brazilian Cheese Bread – Simply Recipes

Misc. Side Dishes

1. Spinach Rice Casserole – An Accidental Happy Baker
2. Indian Christmas Rice – Strength & Sunshine
3. Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans – Piping Pot Curry
4. Roasted Chickpeas and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers – Ruchi’s Kitchen
5. Quick Winter Cabbage Pickle – The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Fruit Salads/Ambrosia

Okay, so as a Brit, fruit salads – or ambrosia as they appear to be called too – are lost on me! But they are listed as a festive side on American food blogs, and I wanted to include them.

I’m pretty sure they must be eaten as a dessert, rather that sitting on your plate next to a slice of turkey and some roasted potatoes…? If any of my American readers clue me in, that would be awesome!

I found this article about how ambrosia became a Southern Christmas tradition, which goes into the history of the dish – worth a read if you like food history! 

1. Orange Dream Salad – Accidental Happy Baker
2. Pomegranate Jell-O – Salt & Baker
3. Ensalada Navideña – Mamá Maggie’s Kitchen
4. Cherry Pineapple and Mandarin Orange Ambrosia – Coupon Clipping Cook
5. Cranberry Fluff Salad – The Seasoned Mom

Want more Christmas Side Dishes? There are lots on my Christmas Recipes Board on Pinterest!

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