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!

A baked potato on a white plate

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

We’re sharing all our favorites, from years of developing recipes that we think you’ll love as much as our family does!

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.

In fact, we’re sharing one of our very favorite steak sides with you in the printable recipe card – seasoned green beans! They are so simple to make, with minimal ingredients and very little time. I think you’re going to love them!

A white plate full of seasoned green beans as a steak side dish
logo

Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the classic steak side dishes?

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!

What salad goes well with steak?

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.

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.

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!

40 mins

Grilled Baked Potatoes

Fluffy inside with a crispy exterior – need I say more?

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.

1 hr 5 mins

Mashed Potatoes

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!

30 mins

Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

So easy, so delicious. The leftovers are wonderful, too!

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!

55 mins

Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Full of vibrant flavor and packed with nutrition, these are an excellent sweet potato side dish the whole family will love.

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.

1 hr 3 mins

Gratin Dauphinois

Looking for a truly special side dish? 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!

Gratin Dauphinois

Sure to impress your dinner guests, this potatoes dauphinois recipe is easy enough for a weeknight but delightfully special for the holidays.

1 hr 15 mins

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!

Loaded Smashed Red Potatoes

This is an easy recipe for loaded smashed red potatoes – an incredible crowd pleasing appetizer or easy side dish.

35 mins

Oven Baked 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.

Oven Baked Truffle Fries

Truffle Fries are a fun and easy twist on french fries that are full of irresistible flavor! A drizzle of truffle oil and a sprinkling of Parmesan, parsley, and sea salt make these oven-baked fries absolutely heavenly!

40 mins

Gratin Stacks

So special, and so crispy and creamy and delicious.

Potato Gratin Stacks

Potatoes Au Gratin in easy to serve potato gratin 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.

55 mins

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!

The Best Crispy Brussel Sprouts Recipe

This Crispy Brussel Sprouts recipe is bursting with flavor!  Brussel Sprouts are sautéed with pancetta and shallots for a delicious side dish that will leave your family begging for more. 

 

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!

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

A delicious classic side dish with a twist! No one will know that these aren’t starch heavy mashed potatoes! This mashed cauliflower is incredibly creamy and flavorful.

25 mins

Grilled Green Beans

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.

13 mins

Blistered Cherry Tomatoes

Blistered Tomatoes

Making blistered tomatoes adds smoky flavor and intensifies the sweetness of cherry tomatoes, making them extra delicious! Ready in as little as 5 minutes, this is a recipe you’ll find yourself making all summer long.

7 mins

Roasted Mushrooms

Roasted Mushrooms

Easy roasted mushrooms make a wholesome, delicious appetizer or side dish. These garlic mushrooms take just five minutes hands on time!

25 mins

Italian Roasted Vegetables

Italian Vegetables

Served with your favorite dinner entrees, Italian Vegetables are seasoned to perfection. Italian Roasted Vegetables are simple and beautiful! 

30 mins

Firehouse Green Beans

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…

7 mins

Corn Casserole

Cheesy Corn Casserole

This creamy, cheesy corn casserole is made with cream cheese – it doubles as a side dish and a dip! It’s a classic side dish that is perfect for parties as a dip or a family-friendly side dish.

18 mins

Baked Artichokes

Flavorful Baked Artichoke

Baked Artichoke is one of the easiest side dishes and ways to get your veggies in! These roasted artichoke are so delicious on its own or tossed into a salad. It’s not only delicious, but a good source of fiber, Vitamin C and Vitamin K!

17 mins

Seasoned Green Beans

Seasoned Green Beans

If your family is anything like mine, green beans are one of the easiest veggies to get the kids to eat. These seasoned green beans are crispy yet tender, full of vibrant seasoning blends, and so easy to throw together.

10 mins

Insalata Mista

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!

5 mins

Italian Salad

Classic Italian Salad

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.

5 mins

Arugula Salad

Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

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.

5 mins

Endive Salad

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!

10 mins

Roasted Beet Salad

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!

1 hr

Easy Dinner Rolls

30 Minute Dinner Rolls

These homemade dinner rolls are soft, fluffy, buttery and quite simply irresistible. The best part? They’re ready in around 30 minutes, start to finish.

29 mins

Garlic Bread

Garlic Bread

Once you try homemade garlic bread, you will never want to buy store-bought again! It’s crispy on the edges, soft in the middle, and full of fresh garlic flavor in every bite.

19 mins

Dutch Oven Bread

Homemade Bread in Dutch Oven

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! Finish with rosemary and olive oil for a beautiful savory kneaded bread.

45 mins

Cornbread Muffins

Cornbread Muffins With Jalapeño and Cheddar

These easy cornbread muffins are made with jalapeno cheddar for a real pop of flavor. Jalapeno cheddar cornbread muffins are a perfect side to serve with meals like chili and soups.

35 mins

Garlic Cheese Bread

Garlic Cheese Bread

This garlic cheese bread recipe pairs crispy, toasty bread with loads of melted mozzarella and Parmesan for the ultimate pasta night side dish.

16 mins

Steak Recipes

A white plate full of seasoned green beans as a steak side dish
No ratings yet

30 Side Dishes for Steak

Make these easy seasoned green beans, one of our favorite side dishes for steak!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Pin Rate Print

Ingredients  

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 16 ounces green beans fresh, trimmed
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper thick flakes
  • ½ teaspoon salt (to taste) fresh cracks of sea salt are preferred

Instructions 

  • In a skillet over medium heat, add butter and allow to melt.
  • Add green beans to skillet, sprinkling with onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper.
  • Sauté 6-8 minutes or until they achieve the desired tenderness.
  • Salt to taste.

Julie’s Tips

  • Do not to overcook beans.
  • You can prep the beans the day before and keep them covered in the fridge and then cook them just before serving.
  • Use unsalted butter in this recipe so that you can control the amount of salt in your green beans! 
Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.

Explore More

You May Also Like

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this Recipe