Category:Side Dish Recipes

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Side dish recipes compliment main dishes, help round out a meal and are often comprised of vegetables. Many restaurants service side dishes made from potatoes, tomatoes, beans and greens. The style and variety of side dishes varies by restaurant. For example, Cracker Barrel offers a wide selection of Southern-style sides such as turnip greens, hash brown casserole, macaroni and cheese and baked apples. The side dish options are so popular, that you can order a meal completely comprised of side dish selections. Other restaurants, such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, offer basic side dishes that enhance their primary fried chicken dishes. KFC side dish options include green beans, mashed potatoes and potato wedges. The key to preparing delicious restaurant-style side dishes at home is to balance fresh ingredients with easy recipes that blend well with other dishes you are preparing. Opting to make dishes at home, rather than buy them at a restaurant allows you to save money and customize the dishes to your dietary, ingredient and taste preferences.

Image Source: KFC.com
Use	Accompany main dish
Options	Vegetables, starches, soups, salads
Offered by	Fast food and sit-down restaurants
Variety	Varies by restaurant
Cost	Many low-cost options
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Fast Food Sides

Fast food restaurants tend to offer side dishes that are faster to eat and quick to prepare, which make them a good option for home preparation. Learning how to make KFC Gravy, or KFC coleslaw is simple and easy. Some fast food side dishes such as Wendy's Chili are hearty enough for a main dish. Some side dishes like McDonald's Chicken McNuggets can be used as a side dish, main entree or kid's meal. Other dishes like KFC Spoon Bread or McDonald's pancakes can be used as the primary carbohydrate selection in a meal.

Restaurant Side Dish Recipes

Restaurants such as Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Texas Roadhouse and Red Lobster pair side dishes with steaks, seafood and pasta dishes for a flavor-packed meal. You can bring home the flavor of these side dishes and save significant money. Side dishes such as the Texas Roadhouse green beans, Red Lobster rice pilaf and Olive Garden's Italian pasta salad are easy to make and blend well with chicken, beef and pork main entrees. If you like a side dish as a first course, consider making Red Lobster's wild mushroom soup or lobster bisque. For a holiday meal, consider recreating Texas Roadhouse's sweet potatoes with honey caramel sauce. For sports fans, Applebees hot spinach artichoke dip is a great game day treat.

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