If you'll be seating a whole host of guests for Thanksgiving or Christmas, you'll need side dishes that are up to the task. These recipes are all delicious and each serves eight people or more.
Plan ahead for your large holiday get-togethers by choosing easy side dishes that will feed a crowd of hungry guests.
Take Brussels sprouts, for instance. Excluding salt and cooking spray, this recipe calls for just seven ingredients. Often
simplicity is the key to making vegetables taste great, and this dish is no exception.
Yield: 12 servings
This simple side is a classic crowd-pleaser. Toss cooked green beans with shallots, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and top with crumbled bacon.
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe: Green Beans with Bacon
Combine mashed potatoes and sweet caramelized onions in this hearty make-ahead casserole. It’s great side dish to serve with beef tenderloin or pork roast.
Yield: 10-12 servings
Recipe: Potato Casserole with Caramelized Onions
Honey amplifies the natural sugars of the caramelized vegetables in this hearty side dish.
Yield: 8 servings
Recipe: Honey-Roasted Root Vegetables
Instead of serving plain steamed rice with your holiday meal, impress your guests with tasty skilled-cooked rice cakes flavored with bacon, onion and almonds. They are a nice way to add an easy touch of sophistication to your holiday meal.
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe: Wild Rice Cakes with Bacon
This hearty stuffing is chock full of vegetables, pecans, and dried cherries and apricots. The sweet-and-savory combination
is a sure crowd-pleaser, and stuffing is an easy side to make for large groups.
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe: Wild Rice Stuffing
This casserole is so delicious, even the kids are sure to gobble it up. Plus, it's incredibly easy and requires just seven
ingredients, making it an excellent option for last-minute fare.
Yield: 8 servings
Mashed (or whipped) white potatoes and sweet potato casserole are both classic holiday sides, but what about whipped sweet
potatoes? This side features the traditional sweet potato casserole flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and brown sugar,
yet it calls for whipping the potatoes with an electric mixer and topping with a hazelnut streusel. It's the best of both
worlds!
Yield: 12 servings
Macaroni and cheese may be humble, but it sure is loved by all. This creamy version gets its incredible texture and flavor
from four different types of cheese: Emmenthaler (or Swiss), Parmesan, Gorgonzola, and cheddar.
Yield: 8 servings
Recipe: Macaroni and Four Cheeses
Break out of the green bean casserole rut with this fresh-tasting combination of carrots, parsnips, turnips, Brussels sprouts,
shallots, and onion. A homemade pesto really pulls all of the flavors together and takes this dish from ordinary to extraordinary.
Yield: 10 servings
Dress up classic roasted potatoes with an easy, make-ahead yogurt sauce. This side goes well with just about anything and
is perfect for casual weeknight meals and fancy holiday dinners alike.
Yield: 8 servings
While wine is a common addition to pan sauces and beer finds its way into everything from fondue to quick breads, it's not
often that Champagne gets a chance to shine in a recipe. Here, it brightens up plain risotto and complements the radicchio
well. Chicken broth, yellow onion, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg add complexity and flavorful depth
to the dish.
Yield: 12 servings
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