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An Easter meal is all about gathering with loved ones and enjoying a delicious feast. And no feast is complete without the perfect side dishes! These side dishes promise to steal the spotlight.
Get the creamiest, fluffiest mashed potatoes, with a surprise ingredient: buttermilk! Try a new veggie side dish!
Whether you’re a fan of classic recipes or eager to try something new and innovative, don’t let these game-changing dishes pass you by. Discover the secret to an unforgettable Easter meal now!
Southern Style Collard Greens
This is the green I make when I want that true Southern side on the table.
Southern Style Collard Greens
This classic Southern side dish features tender collard greens, cooked to perfection, Southern style, with savory bacon, onions, a ham hock, and garlic. Once you try these greens, you’ll never need another recipe again.
This is the corn I make when I want the slow cooker to do all the work.
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn features sweet corn simmered in the crock pot for hours with cream cheese and butter for a creamy side dish everyone will love. The cream cheese and butter melt into a sauce that thickens up and gets absorbed by the corn as it cooks.
This is the side I make when I want something sweet without turning on the oven.
Crockpot Candied Sweet Potatoes
Crockpot Candied Sweet Potatoes are tender, buttery, and sweetened with brown sugar and honey. They are perfect for a holiday meal, and using a slow cooker is the easiest way to make them.
This is the casserole I make when I want the table to feel like the holidays.
Classic Green Bean Casserole
In my opinion, this is the best Green Bean Casserole recipe out there. It tastes like being home for the holidays and time with family. Made with tender green beans, creamy mushroom soup, and crispy onions, it’s a must-have side dish.
This is the mashed potato recipe I make when I want them ready in half the time.
Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes will be the most popular dish on your table with this perfectly garlicky and buttery Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes recipe. Pressure cooking cuts the cooking time needed to make this easy side dish in half.
This is the carrot recipe I make when I want a little sweetness on the plate.
Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
These candied carrots are coated in brown sugar, butter, honey, and cinnamon, and cooked to perfection. The result is tender, sweet carrots that just melt in your mouth.
This is the casserole I make when I want something cheesy that basically cooks itself.
Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Crockpot hash browns cooked in creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and a shredded cheese mixture are slow-cooked to perfection. These Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes are the perfect side to any dish.
This is the green bean recipe I make when I want them to cook hands-free all day.
Crockpot Southern Green Beans
These Crock Pot Southern Green Beans have so much flavor, and they’re a family favorite. They are the perfect easy side dish for any holiday menu, and they cook hands-free in a slow cooker.
This is my absolute favorite way to make mashed potatoes.
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes are my absolute favorite way to make mashed potatoes. The potatoes are smooth and creamy, and the tangy buttermilk adds so much flavor to the potatoes.
This is the casserole I make when I want a vegetable side that still feels like a treat.
Southern Broccoli Casserole
Southern Broccoli Casserole is cheesy, creamy, and delicious. The buttery cracker topping is perfectly crunchy and balances out the soft broccoli and creamy sauce.
This is the cornbread I make when I want a Southern classic on the table.
Southern Cornbread
This Classic Southern Cornbread Recipe combines simple yellow cornmeal and buttermilk, bringing out the naturally sweet flavor of corn without adding sugar. Cooked in a cast iron skillet with bacon drippings or butter, it will please even the toughest critics.
This is the dressing I make when I want that classic combination of cornbread and sausage.
Southern Cornbread Dressing
Cornbread Dressing is a Southern staple, and the combination of sweet cornbread and savory sausage is so delicious. The celery and onions add such a wonderful crunch, and the creamy soup brings it all together.
This is the side I bring when I want something everyone will finish first.
Deviled Eggs with Diced Pickles
With fluffy, tangy, and creamy filling in perfectly-cooked hard-boiled eggs, this Easy Deviled Egg Recipe will be your new favorite side or appetizer. These deviled eggs are quick and easy to make and are a crowd-pleaser.
This is the casserole I make when I want dessert and side dish in one pan.
Sweet Potato Casserole
This Sweet Potato Crunch Casserole is a classic side dish made with creamy sweet potatoes and a crunchy brown sugar pecan praline topping. It tastes just like dessert, and everyone will be coming back for seconds.
This is the green bean recipe I make when I want that all-day flavor in under an hour.
Instant Pot Southern Green Beans
It’s hard to beat the smoky, all-day flavor of Southern-style green beans. With this recipe, they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and are ready in less than an hour in an Instant Pot.
This is the corn recipe I make when I want it ready in minutes, not hours.
Instant Pot Creamed Corn
Instant Pot Creamed Corn is so creamy, delicious, and comforting. This easy-to-make creamed corn is just a little sweet, with a touch of spice to round it out.
This is the carrot recipe I make when I want them ready with almost no prep time.
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots
Instant Pot Glazed Carrots are such an easy side dish to whip up. They are buttery, sweet, soft, and delicious, and are coated in an incredible glaze, with carrots ready in minutes and no planning needed.
This is the mac and cheese I make when regular mac and cheese just won’t cut it.
Six-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
This Six-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese recipe is truly the ultimate, with three kinds of cheese in the sauce and three more layered between the noodles. If you’re looking for a creamy, cheesy, flavorful mac and cheese, you’ve found it.
Easter Desserts. Photo Credit: Jeannie’s Tried and True Recipes.
Whether you’re planning an Easter brunch, a festive egg hunt, or just want to whip up something special with the kids, these Easy Easter desserts are sure to be a hit with the whole family. Get the Recipe: Easy Easter Desserts
I’m the home cook and photographer at Southern Bytes. My love of cooking started in my mom’s kitchen more than 30 years ago and grew even stronger after I married into a Louisiana family that lives and breathes Southern food. These are the recipes that capture the heart of Southern tradition, from collard greens and gumbo to cornbread and red beans and rice.
