21 Potato Sides Your Friends Will Talk About Later
Potato sides have a way of disappearing before anyone even notices. You make a tray, turn around, and suddenly half of it is gone. That’s the kind of pull these recipes have, no matter who’s at the table.
They’re easy to mix into weeknight dinners or big holiday spreads. Each one brings the kind of flavor that makes seconds feel automatic.
Smoked Baked Potato
A Smoked Baked Potato is the perfect side dish for anything you smoke this season. A new twist on a classic side dish.
Get The Recipe: Smoked Baked Potato.
Bacon Egg Potato Salad
This potato salad with bacon and eggs is incredibly easy. It’s one of my most requested salads for potlucks. Read on to find out my secret.
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Colcannon Irish Mashed Potatoes
Colcannon combines creamy potatoes with cabbage, scallions, and a rich buttery flavor. A touch of bacon adds smoky depth to this Irish classic.
Get The Recipe: Colcannon Irish Mashed Potatoes.
Smoked Potatoes
These Smoked Potatoes are an incredibly easy side dish that you can put in the smoker when you smoke your main dish.
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Instant Pot Boiled Potatoes
This super easy Instant Pot boiled potatoes recipe lets you enjoy fork-tender potatoes much quicker than boiling them on the stove. They turn out perfectly tender and delicious every time. Get the Recipes: Boiled Potatoes.
Skillet Scalloped Potato Gratin
Skillet Scalloped Potato Gratin is a decadent side dish that combines the richness of scalloped potatoes and the cheesiness of au gratin.
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Baked Cheesy Potatoes
Easy baked cheesy potatoes with garlic and two cheeses—crispy, comforting, and perfect as a side or snack.
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Best Ham And Potatoes Au Gratin
This ham and potatoes au gratin has delicious layers of thinly sliced potatoes, cream, smoky ham, flavorful gruyere, and fresh thyme.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
This easy recipe for Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes transforms plain russet potatoes into everyone’s favorite side dish with flavorful roasted garlic, sour cream, heavy cream, and lots of butter.
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Loaded Potato Salad
This Loaded Potato Salad recipe loads up traditional potato salad with the classic flavors of
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Crispy Herb Roasted Butter Potatoes
These Crispy Hasselback Potato Casserole with Garlic and Herbs are the absolute best potatoes you will ever make! Thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes are layered and coated with fresh herbs, garlic, butter, and shredded asiago cheese, then baked until tender and creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Get The Recipe: Crispy Hasselback Potato Casserole with Garlic and Herbs.
Garlic Roasted Potatoes With Fresh Herbs
Garlic Oven-Roasted Potatoes are quick to prepare and a family favorite. A quick parboil reduces baking time and ensures a crispy outside.
Get The Recipe: Oven Roasted Potatoes.
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Red Skin Mashed Potatoes with Garlic are one of the simplest, most soul-satisfying comfort food sides you can add to any meal. They’re creamy, buttery,
Get The Recipe: Creamy Red Skin Mashed Potatoes with Garlic.
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Sour cream mashed potatoes are perfectly creamy and rich with just a touch of tang that gives this dish a unique and delicious flavor.
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Gratin Dauphinois French Potato Cheese
Gratin Dauphinois is a classic French potato side dish that is incredibly easy to make. I bet it will become a family favorite in your home.
Get The Recipe: Gratin Dauphinois (a French Potato Side Dish).
Crispy Parmesan Potatoes
These Crispy Parmesan Potatoes are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Once you’ve made potatoes like this, you’ll never want to eat them any other way.
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Potato Bake
This crispy-topped sliced potato bake is creamy and cheesy with subtle flavours of garlic, leek, and chipotle. Better than scalloped potatoes!
Get The Recipe: Sliced Potato Bake.
Loaded Mashed Potato Bites
Deep-fried Loaded Mashed Potato Bites are little balls loaded with cheese, bacon, and green onions, then deep-fried.
Get The Recipe: Cheesy Fried Mashed Potato Balls – Fully Loaded.
Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes With Ham
Use up leftover ham to make this delicious scalloped potatoes and ham recipe. The perfect side dish for a holiday meal is easy scalloped potatoes.
Get The Recipe: Easy and Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham Recipe.
Crispy Smashed Potatoes
Crispy golden brown on the outside and fluffy inside, these Crispy Smashed Potatoes are a delicious side dish. They’re incredibly easy to make and pair perfectly with almost any main course.
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Air Fryer Twice-Baked Potatoes
Crispy, creamy, cheesy, and loaded with flavor. These air fryer twice-baked potatoes are the ultimate side dish or game day snack! Filled with mashed potatoes, cheese, bacon, and sour cream, they’re a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Make a batch and watch them disappear!
Get The Recipe: Air Fryer Twice-Baked Potatoes.
