Find 30 of the BEST side dishes for steak in this incredible guide! If you’re wondering what to serve with steak, you’re in the right place.
From potatoes, to roasted vegetables, salads, breads and more, there’s something for everyone here!
The beauty of steak is that it’s actually quite simple to make. Who can argue with something that’s so delicious to eat, but effortless to cook? Luckily, these side dishes are no different!
Steak is the quintessential dinner to make when you want an elevated meal. It’s delicious, protein-packed, and easy to make and serve.
There’s so much to love about a steak dinner, but let’s not forget all the delicious options to serve alongside it! Sometimes it’s easy to grab steak at the store, without thinking your side dishes through.
For a complete meal, you’ll need a couple fabulous options to go with that juicy steak! Today’s round-up covers all your bases, from potatoes to veggies and everything in between. Whether you’re indulging or trying to eat a little cleaner, we’ve got you covered.
Side Dishes for Steak
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We’re breaking this post into categories for ease. You’ll find the best potato sides, then veggies, salads, and breads. We will cover all the classics and throw in a few less expected items for good measure!
Let’s throw some steak on the grill (or in the oven) and get started! These easy side dishes for steak are going to take your dinner to the next level.
Tips
- Cook your steak perfectly every time with this free printable steak temperature chart.
- Use leftover steak to make these incredible steak sliders or steak tacos!
- For a well rounded meal, choose a side dish from each category: potatoes, vegetable, salad and bread!
- Don’t forget dessert! Find all my favorite dessert recipes here.
- Sticking to a healthy lifestyle plan? Check out my best Healthy Steak Sides.
- If you want even more side dish inspiration, don’t skip Meatloaf Sides and Salmon Side Dishes, too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most classic steakhouses will serve options like baked potatoes and mashed potatoes with their steak entrees. Of course you can round out the meal with a leafy green salad or vegetables like broccoli, asparagus or green beans!
A wedge salad is the ultimate steakhouse classic! Serve it simply, with my incredible homemade ranch and crumbles of blue cheese and bacon for a truly timeless salad.
Potato Sides for Steak
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.
Crispy Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Take your dinner up a few notches with these incredible crispy parmesan roasted potatoes. Perfectly crispy and salty on the outside, with a creamy, tender interior, you’re going to want them every night of the week.
Customize with your favorite seasonings to allow these parmesan roasted potatoes to work with virtually any entrée.
Caramelized Shallot 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!
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.
Healthy Sweet Potato Fries
Skip the deep fryer with these Healthy Sweet Potato Fries, ready in less than 30 minutes. If you love sweet potatoes, these Gourmet Fries will blow you away!
Loaded Smashed Red Potatoes
Smashed Red Potatoes make the perfect burger side dish or party appetizer to serve a crowd. These pretty little potatoes are so good, and perfect for entertaining, any time of year! Don’t skip these classic garlic smashed potatoes, too!
Gratin Dauphinois
Gratin Dauphinois is a traditional French casserole made with thinly sliced potatoes, cream and gruyere. It’s an incredibly luxurious and indulgent potato bake side dish!
Sure to impress your dinner guests, this potatoes dauphinois recipe is easy enough for a weeknight but delightfully special for an upscale dinner.
Easy Oven Baked Gourmet Fries
These gourmet fries are so good, you’ll make them again and again! Dip them in this easy Truffle Aioli and your life will change for the better.
Potato Gratin Stacks
Potatoes Au Gratin in easy to serve stacks! This recipe is everything you love about potato gratin made with thinly sliced potatoes, cream and gruyere – plus it’s delicious little individual servings.
Vegetable Sides for Steak
Low Carb Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
An easy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes recipe is all you need to replace carbs with veggies. It’s so simple and absolutely delicious. With a few tips and tricks (shh…it’s cream cheese!) along the way, no one will ever know it’s mashed cauliflower!
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
This Crispy Brussel Sprouts Recipe is bursting with flavor! Brussel Sprouts with pancetta and shallots are sautéed into a fragrant, textural side dish that make them one of the BEST side dishes for steak!
Grilled Green Beans
Meet your new favorite healthy summer side dish! These grilled green beans are perfectly crisp, yet tender and charred just the right amount. They are the best accompaniment to any of your favorite grilled or baked entrees.
Roasted Mushrooms
These are a low carb, low fat side dish that also double as a great topping for your burgers!
Italian Vegetables
Served alongside any of your favorite dinner entrees, Italian Vegetables are seasoned and oven-roasted to perfection. Italian Roasted Vegetables are rustic, simple and so beautiful to serve! Of course, they make one of the best Italian Side Dishes too.
Cheesy Corn
Creamy corn casserole made with cream cheese – this cheesy corn doubles as a dip! It’s a classic side dish that is perfect for parties as a dip or a family-friendly side dish.
Firehouse Green Beans With Bacon
Step aside green bean casserole, Green beans with Bacon are an easy, last-minute side dish for holidays with the best blend of garlic, parmesan and bacon that will have green bean haters begging for the recipe!
Made in less than 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.
Baked Artichokes
Baked Artichoke is one of the easiest side dishes and ways to get your veggies in! These roasted artichoke are so delicious on it’s own or tossed into a salad. It’s not only delicious, but a good source of fiber, Vitamin C and Vitamin K!
Seasoned Green Beans
Learn about the best seasonings for green beans, and how to make the most incredible seasoned green beans as the ultimate side dish!
Best Salads for Steak
Simple Spring Salad Mix
This spring salad mix is the perfect summer salad to take with you to picnics and pot lucks. Full of vibrant fruits, pecans and cheese, you can prep the salad at home and whip up some vinaigrette and have a fresh, easy-to-transport salad.
Arugula Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette
This is an easy and refreshing recipe for an arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette. This simple salad is so perfect for the warmer weather, and is perfect to serve as a simple side or appetizer.
Roasted Beet Salad With Balsamic Vinaigrette
This roasted beet salad is not only gorgeous to serve, it’s more delicious with each and every bite! Loaded with incredibly tender roasted root veggies, it’s a restaurant level salad you’re going to absolutely crave!
Amazing Italian Salad With Italian Dressing
A simple Italian Salad recipe, St. Louis style. Mix up this delicious, memorable salad with fresh and flavorful Italian Dressing in less than 10 minutes!
This Italian Salad is filled with crisp lettuce, red onion, artichokes, pimentos and grated parmesan to ensure each bite is perfectly covered in Italian Salad Dressing.
Handheld Endive Salad
This easy endive appetizer is everything you crave for entertaining! It’s healthy, gorgeous, and simply bursting with fresh flavor. Bonus? Endive lettuce is naturally so easy to hold… your guests will keep coming back for more!
Insalata Mista
A light and refreshing classic Insalata Mista with shaved parmesan, grape tomatoes, and pine nuts tossed in a delcious balsamic vinaigrette. This mixed salad goes great with just about every entree!
Easy Pear Salad Recipe With Walnuts
An easy Pear Salad Recipe with candied walnuts and gorgonzola is all you need to accent any fabulous protein entrée.
Tossed in a homemade white wine vinaigrette, this fruit and nut salad is simple, crisp and irresistible.
Breads to Serve with Steak
Much like your favorite high end steakhouse, the bread can be a big part of the meal! One of the most classic side dishes for steak is traditional, delicious and comforting bread.
30 Minute Dinner Rolls
These homemade dinner rolls are soft, fluffy, buttery and quite simply irresistible. The best part? This homemade dinner roll recipe is truly ready in around 30 minutes, start to finish.
Artisan Bread
A quick and easy artisan homemade bread recipe that is adaptable. It’s perfect for smothering in butter, dipping in oil, or slicing for sandwiches. This homemade bread is moist on the inside, crusty on the outside, and full of flavor!
Crispy homemade cornbread topped with an incredible maple butter an easy sweet and savory cornbread. It’s a side dish that everyone will love! Simple to make, it’s on the table in just 30 minutes and serves beautifully with any classic dinner!
Cornbread Muffins
These easy cornbread muffins are made with jalapeno cheddar for a real pop of flavor. They are so quick and easy to make, you can make them from scratch in less time than it takes to preheat the oven.
Cheddar Beer Bread
It’s amazing on its own or served with Honey Butter. Speaking of honey, if you haven’t tried my classic honey beer bread recipe, you have to start now! It’s foolproof- no yeast required! Slather it with a little honey butter and you’re golden. Literally!
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The Best Steak Recipes
Side Dishes for Steak
Ingredients
Potatoes
Veggies
Salads
Instructions
- Select your favorite recipes, or try one from each category!
- Organize all the requested ingredients, and print each recipe card to get organized.
- Prep and serve your sides – most are done in under 30 minutes.
Tips
- Cook your steak perfectly every time with this free printable steak temperature chart.
- Use leftover steak to make these incredible steak sliders or steak tacos!
- For a well rounded meal, choose a side dish from each category: potatoes, vegetable, salad and bread!
- Don’t forget dessert! Find all my favorite dessert recipes here.
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.