Wondering what to serve with Teriyaki Meatballs? This post will help you find 35 Easy Side Dishes to Serve with Teriyaki Meatballs from cabbage salads and noodle salads, to rice and veggies. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or Friday night take-out at home! These recipes are all simple to make and will all be family favorites.
Whether you’re looking for brown rice, crispy noodles, roasted veggies, or a fresh cabbage slaw – the table of contents below will help you navigate your way through these 35 easy side dishes. Make these meatballs with ground beef, ground turkey, ground pork, or ground chicken. Green onions, fresh ginger, or fresh garlic can add extra flavor to these easy teriyaki meatballs. These teriyaki meatballs are freezer friendly, so make a double batch! Making your own meatballs couldn’t be easier.
Serve your meatballs with more than white rice and steamed broccoli, make some of these flavorful sides for a delicious meal the whole family will love. If in a pinch, use frozen meatballs and store-bought sauce. I like to bake my meatballs or cook them in the instant pot, but they can be pan fried in a large skillet, cooked in the slow cooker, or air fried.
Table of contents for the 35 Easy Side Dishes to Serve with Teriyaki Meatballs:
Vegetables
Asian Cucumber Salad
Refreshing, crunchy, and bursting with flavor, this quick Asian cucumber salad recipe won’t be another boring side dish on your table. It’s a healthy appetizer made with simple ingredients like cucumber, sesame oil, and Asian spices!
Sauteed Bok Choy
Sometimes a simple sauté is all you need—and this sautéed bok choy proves the point. It lets the delicate flavor shine and keeps your time in the kitchen quick. It’s delish with just about any dish. What’s not to love?
Easy Asian Cucumber Salad
Enjoy thinly sliced cucumbers tossed in a deliciously spicy, tangy and savory dressing for this easy Asian cucumber salad. A great choice for an appetizer or as a side dish!
Asian Cucumber and Carrot Salad
This Cucumber and carrot salad is bright, colorful and bursting with Asian flavors. It’s simple to make, exotic and absolutely refreshing! Perfect for springtime.
Chinese Green Beans Stir Fry
I love an easy and delicious veggie side dish idea to add to my entrees, and this Chinese Green Beans Stir Fry is one of those! Just a few simple ingredients, and some easy steps, and you can make your own!
Spicy Asian Zucchini
Here’s a unique zucchini recipe for you – Spicy Asian Zucchini! Meaty zucchini halves seared then smothered with a mild chilli-garlic sauce. Quick. Easy. Big flavours. Serve as a side or a meat-free main with Garlic Rice.
Blanched Vegetables with Chojang Dressing
This is a simple Korean appetizer, side dish, or a light dinner idea on any given day! I make this blanched vegetables with chojang dressing often at home, because of how easy and satisfying it is. It does not only feel food while cooking and eating but also after you’re done with the meal! So light and crispy that your body will thank you!
Asian Roasted Carrots and Broccoli
Super simple, quick, and easy, packed with so much flavor with such a short ingredient list and just 5 min prep!
Vegetable Stir Fry
We love this easy veggie stir fry for its delicious homemade sauce and super customizable ingredient list. Make a pot of rice, and dinner is served!
Crispy Asian BBQ Brussels Sprouts
Delicious and crispy Asian BBQ brussels sprouts made easily in the air fryer or oven! A veggie side dish that’s full of flavor.
Enoki Mushroom’s with Garlic & Scallion Sauce
Fresh enoki mushrooms have finally made it to the mainstream in the US markets. Chinese call the Japanese named, enoki mushrooms, “golden needle mushrooms”
Grilled Vegetables with Ginger and Sesame
The vegetables I have chosen for this recipe lend themselves really well to grilling. Grilling gives them great flavor, but they can also stand up to being on the grill without dissolving into mush. Feel free to add or delete the vegetables of your choice.
Starches
Easy Vegetable Lo Mein
Craving take out but don’t want to wait?! This homemade vegetable lo mein recipe is quick, easy and full of flavor. Made with simple ingredients and no fancy sauces, this is the perfect simple weeknight dinner.
Vietnamese Noodle Salad with Tangy Dressing
This Vietnamese noodle salad is made with vermicelli rice noodles, fresh herb, and vegetables! It’s tossed with a delicious tangy and savory Vietnamese dressing and can be served cold!
Spicy Peanut Noodles with Cucumber
Ramen noodles tossed with a spicy peanut sauce, sliced cucumber, scallions, and fresh cilantro. A flavorful easy dinner to add to your rotation!
Rainbow Thai Basil Noodle Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette
The salad itself is made up of rice noodles, tons of farmers market veggies, a mango for sweetness, a little sesame oil, and then topped with sesame seeds and cashews for crunch.
Perfect Brown Rice (without a rice cooker)
This perfect brown rice is a great, easy side dish ready in just about 40 minutes. You can make this light, fluffy brown rice in a stock pot, no fancy equipment needed. With a rice to water ration of 1:2, you can easily adjust this recipe based on how many servings you need. A little salt while boiling adds the perfect bit of flavor, making this rice a great base for any meal!
Crispy Oven Baked Shrimp & Cream Cheese Rangoons
These crispy oven baked shrimp & cream cheese Rangoons are golden brown bites of melty cream cheese, shrimp, and seasonings! These come together in just about 20 minutes and they make the perfect appetizer or finger food for any gathering. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce like sweet chili or soy sauce. Easily customize these to your liking by adding different spices and seasonings!
Better Than Takeout Thai Drunken Noodles
30 Minute Better Than Takeout Thai Drunken Noodles…with all the summer vegetables. Quick-cooking, gluten-free rice noodles tossed in a sweet and spicy Thai sauce with lean chicken, zucchini, garden fresh bell peppers, carrots, and summer basil. Every bite is filled with saucy noodles, delicious vegetables, and hints of sweet basil.
Failproof Long Grain Rice in the Instant Pot
This failproof long grain rice in the Instant pot is a great recipe to have on hand! Perfect for an easy side dish or weekly meal prep, turns out great every time. I love cooking rice in the Instant Pot because clean up is so easy and you don’t have to worry about rice sticking to a pot or water boiling over. This recipe calls for the addition of salt and butter but you can flavor however you want. Adding bay leaves or star anise to the rice while cooking can add additional flavor.
Perfect Steamed Rice (without a rice cooker)
This perfect steamed rice is a great, easy side dish ready in just about 30 minutes. You can make this light, fluffy rice in a stock pot, no fancy equipment needed. With a rice to water ration of 1:2, you can easily adjust this recipe based on how many servings you need. A little salt while boiling adds the perfect bit of flavor, making this rice a great base for any meal!
Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce.
Restaurant-style oven Baked Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce. Homemade cheese Rangoons oven baked until crispy and served with a sweet, tangy, and just perfectly spicy homemade chili sauce. Crisp on the outside, creamy inside, and completely addicting when generously dipped in this homemade chili sauce. Plus – easy to make!
10 Minute Egg Fried Rice
Need a new go-to side dish for busy weeknights? Making fried rice at home is always a great staple, and this easy recipe comes together in just 10 minutes!
Salads
Chopped Thai Crunch Chicken Salad
Chopped Thai Crunch Chicken Salad. With lots and lots of crispy, salty, fried wontons. This yummy Thai-inspired salad is a mix of fresh greens, chicken, mango, creamy avocado, and delicious crunchy peanuts, all topped with those delicious crispy wontons.
Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen Noodle Salad
Extra saucy, sweet and spicy, Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen Noodle Salad. Best for those days when you need to eat healthy, but don’t want another boring salad. A fresh mix of lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, ramen noodles, shredded chicken, and avocado. Toss it all up with a sweet and spicy Thai peanut sauce.
Cucumber Edamame Salad
This Cucumber-Edamame Salad with Sesame-Ginger Dressing is fresh, flavorful, and filling. It’s also make-ahead friendly and perfect for weekday meals.
Thai Quinoa Crunch Salad
This Thai Quinoa Crunch Salad is a favorite quinoa salad recipe! So much flavor and texture is packed into this healthy dish, it’s a great light dinner, lunch, or side dish recipe!
Sesame Ginger Orange Chicken Salad
Sesame Ginger Orange Chicken Salad. With lots and lots of crispy, salty, fried wontons. This yummy Asian-inspired salad is a mix of fresh greens, chicken, juicy sweet oranges, creamy avocado, and delicious crunchy nuts, all topped with those crispy wontons. Everything is tossed together with my favorite toasted sesame and ginger salad dressing. I know you’ll find it delicious. This salad is a wonderful mix of savory, sweet, and salty. It’s no-cook, fast, easy to toss together, bright and colorful, plus, of course, totally delicious!
Smashed Asian Cucumber Salad
This Smashed Asian cucumber salad recipe is light, refreshing and perfect for the summer. It’s also packed with flavor from a zingy dressing, garlic, and cilantro. Plus, it only takes 10 minutes to make!
Thai Crunch Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
This Thai crunch salad is an irresistible combination of crisp vegetables, toasted peanuts and crunchy ramen noodles tossed in a drinkable, spicy peanut ginger sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes, this make-ahead friendly salad is perfect for summer parties. Vegan and gluten free!
Cucumber Pepper Salad
This incredible Viral Cucumber Pepper Salad is the ultimate summer side dish! It is refreshing, sweet, and spicy and can be made in under 10 minutes with a few simple ingredients. Great for meal prep too!
Sweet and Tangy Green Thai Mango Salad
Thai Mango Salad is both sweet and spicy! It starts with green unripened mangoes and is typically served as an appetizer. It’s refreshing from the sweet and tart green mangoes, with just a hint of sweetness from brown sugar, and a kick from Thai chilies. This authentic mango salad recipe is one that you are going to love!
Broccoli Salad with Peanut Sauce
This Asian Broccoli Salad recipe is made with fresh and simple ingredients, and topped with a delicious peanut sauce.
Sesame Ginger Carrot Salad
This bright and colorful Sesame Ginger Carrot Salad is fresh, full of flavor, and a great side dish for any meal. It only takes 15 minutes to make!
10-Miniute Asian Cucumber Salad
Crisp, bright, and a with kick of spice, this Asian Cucumber Salad has it all. Plus, it’s ready in just 10 minutes with minimal ingredients.
Some low carb side dish ideas include cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. Coconut aminos can be substituted for a soy-free alternative to soy sauce, it has a rich, sweet flavor. These will be a family favorite no matter what side dish you choose! Leftover meatballs can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days!
Looking for the best teriyaki meatball recipe? Try this one! Homemade beef (or chicken) meatballs with an easy homemade teriyaki sauce recipe.
Or try these other homemade meatballs recipes:
Sbarro Mama’s Meatball Recipe with Spaghetti & Sauce
One-Pot Chicken Piccata Meatballs
Quick and Easy Instant Pot Cocktail Meatballs Recipe
Easy Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs
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