Potato sides are filling, comforting, nutritious and crowd-pleasing! From cold potato salad for your picnics and potlucks, to creamy mashed potatoes at your holiday dinners, we’ve got them all covered. Potatoes are a classic, timeless side dish that work with almost any meal. This collection of 15 potato side dishes includes recipes that are so easy to make, with minimal ingredients and crowd-pleasing results.
Potatoes keep well, and they are a wholesome, nutritious side dish that moms can feel good about serving. Today, we’re roundup up 15 incredible potato side dishes you’re going to love!
15 Potato Side Dishes
These classic potato side dishes are great for any season or reason. From grilled options to oven roasted or even a cold potato salad, we’ve got it covered!
Mashed Potatoes
Mix up your mashed potatoes for the holidays with this easy Caramelized Shallot Mashed Potatoes recipe! They’re so flavorful you’ll never want basic mashed potatoes again!
Side Dishes
Caramelized Shallot Mashed Potatoes
Switch up your potato sides with these easy caramelized shallot mashed potatoes! So good, you’ll never want basic mashed potatoes again! Read More
30 mins
Potato Salad
Potato salad with hard boiled eggs is so great for holidays, picnics, parties and more!
Side Dishes
Potato Salad Recipe with Egg
This creamy potato salad recipe with egg is the best way to use up all those extra eggs from Easter. It is made with a few key ingredients, including gherkins and mustard, and one little secret technique to make it better than the rest! It is a creamy, dreamy egg and potato salad to serve to your family and friends. Read More
50 mins
Baked Potatoes on the Grill
So much better than the oven – grilled baked potatoes have a perfectly moist, soft and fluffy interior but are incredibly crispy and salty on the outside.
Side Dishes
Grilled Baked Potatoes
These grilled baked potatoes are such an incredible side dish for all your summer grilling adventures! Baked potatoes on the grill are so much better than your oven – they have a perfectly moist, soft and fluffy interior but are incredibly crispy and salty on the outside. Read More
1 hr 5 mins
Grilled Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are packed with nutrition, and kids love them too. Make these grilled sweet potatoes as a side dish, or serve with an array of toppings and call it dinner!
Side Dishes
Grilled Sweet Potatoes
These quick and easy grilled sweet potatoes in foil make an excellent side dish for all your favorite barbeque entrees! They are healthy, savory and so easy to customize to every individual’s tastes. Read More
1 hr 3 mins
French Fries
Can’t have a round up of potato sides without fries. And bonus – these fries are actually baked, not fried!
Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Customize with your favorite seasonings to allow these parmesan roasted potatoes to work with virtually any entrée.
Side Dishes
Crispy Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
These incredible crispy parmesan roasted potatoes are crispy + salty on the outside, with a creamy, tender interior. Such a great side dish! Read More
40 mins
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
You only need four simple ingredients and 10 minutes to prep.
Side Dishes
Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
This sweet and salty roasted sweet potatoes recipe makes an easy crowd-pleasing side dish. No one can resist these sweet potatoes with brown sugar! Read More
55 mins
Smashed Potatoes
Gratin Potato Sides
Elegant enough for the holidays, but easy enough for a weeknight dinner, these are silky and delectable!
Sweet Potato Casserole
A holiday classic, but it’s equally delicious on a random weeknight!
Side Dishes
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
A must have, melt in your mouth Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe that is a crowd pleasing side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This dish will wow your guests, while taking just 10 minutes hands on time to make! Read More
40 mins
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
It takes just 20 minutes to prep this delicious meal and can even be made ahead of time! This sweet potato gnocchi recipe is tossed in a light brown butter sage sauce that will leave your family begging for more.
Dinner & Lunch
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Homemade sweet potato gnocchi is so much easier than you might think. This is a simple vegetarian sweet potato gnocchi recipe, with a fresh and healthy spin on a traditional Italian dish. Read More
1 hr 5 mins
Frequently Asked Questions
In the US, the most popular potato side dishes are french fries, hashbrowns and then mashed potatoes. Hashbrowns are also an incredibly popular potato side, as well as tater tots and baked potatoes.
Potatoes can keep you full for longer because they are a great source of fiber. Because of the fiber, they can also lower cholesterol and help regulate blood sugars.
Packed with antioxidants that give us much-needed nutrients, they are a wholesome and filling side dish.
