These 32 Easy Summer Side Dish Recipes will make your summer dinners a hit with everyone at the family dinner table! With everything from light and fluffy biscuits to a rich, creamy macaroni and cheese to vegetable casseroles, there is something for everyone on this list!
3 Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
You don't need any flour or a fancy roux to make rich tasty homemade mac and cheese. I threw this together when I was looking at my pantry one night, wondering what to make for dinner. If you love cheese and pasta - and you can usually find your favorite foods on the kid's menu - then you'll love this baked mac and cheese recipe.
Get the recipe here: 3 Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
Air Fryer Red Potatoes
These Air Fryer Red Potatoes are deliciously crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with flavor in every bite. Whether served as air fryer breakfast potatoes or paired with your favorite dinner, these air fryer potatoes are guaranteed to be a hit!
Get the recipe here: Air Fryer Red Potatoes
Dutch Oven Biscuits
These Dutch Oven Biscuits are the easiest biscuits you'll ever make, and they're made with a secret ingredient - Sprite! They are flaky, buttery, and just perfect. If you've ever wanted to make homemade biscuits but were a little intimidated by the process, then follow this recipe. It's a no-fail, easy recipe that comes out perfectly every single time.
Get the recipe here: Dutch Oven Biscuits
Chicken Macaroni Salad
Looking for the perfect side dish that’s creamy, satisfying, and brimming with flavor? This creamy Chicken Macaroni Salad recipe makes a great pasta salad side dish recipe for lunches and dinners!
Get the recipe here: Chicken Macaroni Salad
Fresh Kiwi Salad
This easy Fresh Kiwi Salad Recipe is a fresh salad or summer salad, full of crisp greens and bright flavors! This spring salad is the perfect side dish to any of your spring and summer meals! If you like a fruit salad with kiwi, then you are going to love this flavorful combination of kiwi, spinach and lettuce.
Get the recipe here: Fresh Kiwi Salad
Cheesy Rice with Ham
You are going to love this Cheesy Rice with Ham because it's so easy to make and absolutely delicious! There’s just something so simple and satisfying about cooking rice with broth on the stovetop, it's comfort food at its best!
Get the recipe here: Cheesy Rice with Ham
Caprese Pasta Salad
We love this easy Caprese Pasta Salad recipe made with Sfoglini Pasta as an easy summer salad or side dish recipe! As we get ready for summer, light and fresh pasta salad recipes become a staple in my menu planning.
Get the recipe here: Caprese Pasta Salad
Orange Jello Salad
This tasty Orange Jello Salad has a taste of the tropics in every bite. This classic dessert combines Mandarin oranges, pineapple, shredded coconut, and mini marshmallows with a whipped topping and sour cream base.
Get the recipe here: Orange Jello Salad
Tangy Potato Salad
We love this Tangy Potato Salad recipe as an easy side dish, especially for summer recipes! Make this easy summer side dish for backyard barbecues, easy lunches and dinners and more!
Get the recipe here: Tangy Potato Salad
Watermelon Mandarin Mint Salad
Take a look at this Watermelon Mandarin Mint Salad with Feta Cheese Recipe! Who knew that Feta cheese and Watermelon went so well together? This salad is light and refreshing, and makes a great side dish for lunches or dinners this summer!
Get the recipe here: Watermelon Mandarin Mint Salad
Corn and Feta Salad
This Corn and Feta Salad Recipe isn't even the least little bit Greek, but it does remind me a little of my time in Greece every time I take a bite of that delicious Feta cheese!
Get the recipe here: Corn and Feta Salad
Bacon Ranch Fries
Our Frozen French fries are air fried to golden, crispy perfection and then topped with bacon, cheese, ranch dressing, and chopped chives to make the best Bacon Ranch Fries you've ever had!
Get the recipe here: Bacon Ranch Fries
Apple Walnut Salad
This Apple Walnut Salad Recipe for Summer is just perfect for any summer time gathering, whether it is for Memorial Day, the 4th of July or just having friends over for a backyard barbecue.
Get the recipe here: Apple Walnut Salad
Easy Cheesy Zucchini Casserole
Serve this zucchini casserole as a side dish for dinner, or make it the star of the show and serve it as a meatless main course for your vegan and vegetarian guests. Just swap out the cheese with a plant based cheese and you're good to go!
Get the recipe: Zucchini casserole.
Paula Deen’s Creamed Corn Casserole
This Paula Deen Corn Casserole is always a delicious and easy side dish for your family dinners! Our creamy corn casserole is a classic side dish that is perfect for every occasion: from holiday dinners to barbecues, everybody loves it! I made this recipe for my family's Thanksgiving dinner and everyone LOVED IT!
Get the recipe: Paula Deen Corn Casserole
Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese
The easiest homemade mac and cheese you'll ever make, Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese is creamy, cheesy, and topped with bread crumbs.
Get the recipe here: Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese
Strawberry Fluff Salad
I like to call this Not Your Grandma's Strawberry Fluff Salad Recipe because it's just a fun thing to call it, but you can name this Strawberry Fluff Recipe whatever you want! Some people call this delicious fruit salad strawberry marshmallow fluff - just remember that it has strawberries and you're good!
Get the recipe here: Strawberry Fluff Salad
Baked Zucchini Fries
Personally, anytime I can get the kiddos to eat their veggies, I'm going to take it. Today, we're going to get our veg on with these Baked Zucchini Fries! Panko and Parmesan crusted, baked not fried - And oh so yummy! Crispy outside nice and soft inside. Tricky moms unite. The kiddos will never know the difference.
Get the recipe here: Baked Zucchini Fries
Spicy Black Beans
This fun Spicy Black Beansrecipe is really easy to make and is the perfect side dish for your family dinner!
Get the recipe here: Spicy Black Beans
Roasted Green Beans and Tomatoes
This Roasted Green Beans and Tomatoes Recipe is really good and easy to make for dinner! This easy side dish is so full of flavor and versatile, just make sure that you still make everyone's favorite Green Bean Casserole too!
Get the recipe: Roasted Green Beans and Tomatoes
Shaved Brussel Spouts and Parmesan Salad
This Shaved Brussel Spouts and Parmesan Salad Recipe is really easy to make and a really fun side dish to serve with chicken, fish, pork or beef! I love it so much, and it is a really nice departure from the usual little tossed green salad that you usually find served with a nice, fat juicy steak.
Get the recipe here: Shaved Brussel Spouts and Parmesan Salad
Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes
This Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe is REALLY GOOD as a classic comfort food side dish! Kids and adults alike with love this cheesy alternative to mashed potatoes with dinner!
Get the recipe here: Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes
Corn and Zucchini Pie Recipe
This Corn and Zucchini Pie Recipe is just so good! It doesn't have a crust, but when you let it set, it will cut just like a pie would, as the ingredients firm up nice and solid. Now, while this recipe isn't exactly KETO, due to the corn, it is pretty low carb when you take into account that a single serving only has about 10 carbohydrates.
Get the recipe here: Corn and Zucchini Pie Recipe
Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
This Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan Recipe is really easy to make and is sure to appeal to even the pickiest of eaters around dinner time! This is the best side dish recipe to serve year-round, but is especially great for serving at family dinner!
Get the recipe here: Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples
This Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples Recipe is super easy to make in the slow cooker and your house will smell so good all day! This is a great kid-friendly side dish, or you can serve it for a snack or even dessert!
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples
Buttery Dill Potatoes
This Buttery Dill Potatoes Recipe makes the perfect side dish for families. They are a great alternative to making a simple baked potato, or even mashed potatoes, along with a hearty meat as your main dish. We love these dill potatoes during Saint Patrick's Day too!
Get the recipe: Buttery Dill Potatoes
Sweet Potato Risotto
Get ready to fall in love with this Sweet Potato Risotto! This is a great side dish recipe for dinner and while we used chicken broth in the original recipe, you can use vegetable broth to make this a vegan side dish and vegetarian side dish. It's totally dairy free!
Get the recipe here: Sweet Potato Risotto
Cauliflower Spanish Rice
This Low Carb KETO Cauliflower Spanish Rice Recipe is a great way to enjoy all of the flavors - and textures - that you love about Spanish Rice without sacrificing all of the carbs! Serve this low carb side dish at dinnertime so that those who are on special diets can still enjoy something tasty!
Get the recipe: Cauliflower Spanish Rice
Easy Cheesy Biscuits
This Easy Cheesy Biscuits Recipe is so savory and tasty, and crumbling with deliciousness! These cheesy biscuits are a fun alternative to regular old dinner rolls!
Get the recipe: Easy Cheesy Biscuits
Crockpot Baked Potatoes
This Crockpot Baked Potatoes Recipe is another fun alternative to boring old mashed potatoes for dinner. If you are having a party, these are great for setting up as a baked potato bar for your guests to enjoy!
Get the recipe: Crockpot Baked Potatoes
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Apple Sauce
This Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Apple Sauce Recipe is a great slow cooker recipe, and a really great side dish for dinner or even a fun snack. The kids will love it too!
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Apple Sauce
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
This Slow Cooker Mac and CheeseRecipe is just so good and it makes a ton! This is one of our favorite comfort foods!
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
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