40 Sides to Serve with a Holiday Honey Baked Ham

Table of contents for the 40 Sides to Serve with a Holiday Honey Baked Ham:

1. Vegetables
2. Starches
3. Breads
4. Salads
5. Other sides

Vegetables

1. Simple Green Bean Almondine with Bacon

This simple green bean almondine with bacon is the perfect quick and easy side dish. Crisp green beans tossed with sautéed onion, garlic, bacon, and almonds. Simple ingredients make a fresh vegetable side. This is perfect for holiday dinners, quick weeknight meals, or for in-season produce.

2. Grilled Zucchini With Goat Cheese, Basil & Honey

This easy grilled zucchini recipe is made with crumbled goat cheese, basil, and honey. It’s SO simple, healthy, and delicious – the perfect summer vegetable side dish!

3. Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash

Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash is an easy and delicious recipe that will make a great side dish or a main course. It’s the ultimate Fall and Winter comfort food and a great way to add veggies to your dinner!

4. Green Bean Casserole From Scratch

This green bean casserole from scratch is rich, flavorful, and surprisingly easy. Tender green beans and chunks of bacon in a rich mushroom sauce topped with homemade crispy onions. This is a simple side dish everyone is sure to love. You can substitute some shortcuts if you are in a rush, like canned green beans or store bought crispy onions.

5. Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

This homemade Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower is the perfect side dish, and it’s so delicious you might find yourself enjoying it straight from the pan as a healthy snack.

6. Roasted Pumpkin with Yogurt Sauce and Pine Nuts

Here’s a really effortless, great way to dress up roasted pumpkin to make a side dish that works just as well alongside grand roasts or a salad spread for lunch. Simply toss pumpkin with garlic then oven roast until golden, drizzle with yogurt lemon sauce and scatter with pine nuts. So easy yet so superb!

7. Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Carrots

These oven-roasted sweet potatoes and carrots are paired with sweet and savory flavors, like maple syrup, cinnamon, rosemary, and thyme. This is such a delicious, easy-to-make, and nutritious vegetable side dish! Recipe is both vegan + gluten-free.

8. Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet

Garlic Butter Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet – Super nourishing and easy to whip up, this mushroom and cauliflower recipe is insanely addictive! With minimal ingredients and ready in no time, you can serve garlic butter mushrooms and cauliflower skillet by itself as a quick lunch, or as a side dish. This garlic butter mushrooms and cauliflower skillet requires minimal ingredients and is ready in no time. If you are trying to eat low carb, this simple mushroom and cauliflower recipe is the perfect base for your lunches and dinners. Enjoy!

9. Maple Mustard Carrots

These roasted Maple Mustard Carrots with Whipped Goat Cheese are the perfect side dish for your fall dinner table!

10. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli

This comes together so quickly with just 5 min prep. It’s the perfect and easiest side dish to any meal!

11. Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash

This apple and sausage stuffed acorn squash is a new healthy addition to any Fall menu! This is a seriously delicious Holiday season recipe and honestly the best stuffed squash recipe I’ve ever had! Great Thanksgiving side dish or any festivity filling appetizer!

12. Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Butternut Squash, Pumpkin Seeds, and Cranberries

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Butternut Squash, Pumpkin Seeds, and Cranberries – perfect Autumn salad, bursting with colors and flavors! Holiday side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. Healthy, delicious, gluten-free recipe packed with veggies.

Starches

13. One-Pan Butternut Squash Risotto

This one-pan butternut squash risotto is the perfect weeknight meal. Arborio rice, tender butternut squash, parmesan and fresh sage. This dish comes together in about an hour and is even better the next day. This risotto is great alone, but it also goes well with chicken or fish. Serve as a main course or as part of a holiday spread. Using white wine in this dish gives nice flavor and the addition of heavy cream creates a creamy risotto.

14. Easy One-Pan Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

These easy one-pan scalloped sweet potatoes are such a quick and easy side dish. Tender sweet potatoes in a creamy herb sauce topped with parmesan cheese! Simply slice the sweet potatoes thinly, layer in a baking dish, cover with the creamy herb sauce and bake until tender. Top with cheese and broil until golden brown. This one pan side dish would be a great idea for the holiday table or special occasions! A perfect recipe for thanksgiving day, Christmas dinner, or an addition to weeknight family dinner. Not to mention budget friendly and delicious!

15. Easy Potato Au Gratin

This easy potato au gratin is such a quick side dish. Tender sliced potatoes in a creamy parmesan sauce baked until bubbly and golden brown! Simply slice the potatoes thinly, toss in the cream sauce and layer evenly in a baking dish. Top with cheese and broil until golden brown. This one pan side dish would be a great idea for the holiday table or special occasions! A perfect recipe for thanksgiving day, Christmas dinner, or an addition to weeknight family dinner. Not to mention budget friendly and delicious!

16. How to Make Fluffy Baked Potatoes in the Air Fryer

Ever wondered how to make fluffy baked potatoes in the air fryer? This recipe couldn’t be easier! Russet potatoes rubbed in oil, salt, and pepper and air fryer until tender. These taste just like oven baked, restaurant-style baked potatoes. Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream and some softened butter. These potatoes go great with steak, chicken, or seafood!

17. Easy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Someone once said that the definition of eternity is two people and a ham.  We say, not with recipes like Easy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham to use up the leftovers!  You only need 4 ingredients (not counting the water) to bake up this incredibly hearty one-dish dinner.  The condensed cream soup provides the magic here, melting into a creamy sauce that turns sliced potatoes, onion and ham into a comfort food casserole that’s as simple to make as it is delicious.  Don’t wait for holiday leftovers to make this Easy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham recipe- you can use leftover deli ham, too!

18. Ruth’s Chris-Inspired Potatoes au Gratin Recipe

This dish is the epitome of indulgence, loaded with cream and cheese, making it a must-have for gatherings with loved ones. Fortunately, it’s quite simple to prepare this rich, cheesy delight in your own kitchen. Here’s how you can bring a taste of Ruth’s Chris to your home dining experience!

19. Pasta Bake with Pumpkin Tomato Sauce

Cheesy pumpkin pasta bake with mushrooms, spinach, creamy pumpkin tomato sauce, and a buttery walnut-sage topping. This baked pumpkin pasta sneaks veggies into every bite and will surely be a fall favorite. 

20. Hot Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Everyone knows that holiday meals are all about the side dishes, and this Hot Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe will probably bump a few of the more traditional options off your plate!  These sweet potatoes have only 6 ingredients, but two of them are browned butter and hot honey- what more do you need to know?  Can you make them in 30 minutes?  Yes!  If I can’t find hot honey, can I make my own?  Yes- just check out the tip below!  Condensed cream of mushroom soup adds savory flavor and creaminess to the mixture, making Hot Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes a perfect blend of savory, sweet and heat!

21. Cheesy Root Vegetable Gratin

This beautiful Cheesy Root Vegetable Gratin is as beautiful as it is tasty. Sweet Potatoes, beets, and parsnips with cream and garlic baked to perfection. We love this side dish for special occasions like Thanksgiving.

22. Cinnamon Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Roasted sweet potatoes – Sliced sweet potatoes tossed in cinnamon butter and topped with crunchy maple walnut topping then baked until tender. A delicious side to include in your Thanksgiving or Christmas spread.

23. Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Maple and cinnamon work together to bring a delicious sweetness to these Roasted Sweet Potatoes! Serve them as a side and watch everyone come back for seconds.

24. Honey Mustard Potatoes

Honey mustard potatoes are an easy side dish everyone will rave about. The flavor combination makes these honey mustard potatoes one of the best side we have on here!

Breads

25. Air Fryer New York Frozen Garlic Knots Recipe

This air fryer New York frozen garlic knots recipe is the ultimate last minute side dish for any occasion! Soft, tender, garlicky rolls made in minutes in the air fryer. These are perfect for a holiday side dish or as part of your weeknight meal. They have a homemade flavor and will leave your house smelling amazing!

26. Soft Garlic Herb Cheddar Cheese Bread

The cheesiest swirled Soft Garlic Herb Cheddar Cheese Bread. Simple to make and even more delicious to eat! This light, doughy, and super soft bread is swirled with sharp cheddar cheese, Italian herbs, and hinted lightly with garlic. It makes for the most delicious companion to your dinner table or game day spread. It’s easy yet impressive. And it’s best served warm, right out of the oven, while it’s still gooey and cheesy.

27. Southern Butter Rolls

While the origins of Southern butter rolls are hazy, the roots run deepest in Memphis and a few other areas in the Mississippi Delta region. Chef Fran Moseley of the former HM Dessert Lounge in Memphis, where butter rolls ruled the menu, describes them as “A cinnamon roll baked in a custard, but made with biscuit dough, not a yeast-raised dough.”

28. Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls

These Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls are light, airy, buttery, perfectly salted, and SO delicious. Serve them warm right out of the oven with homemade honey butter for a dinner roll that’s melt in your mouth good. Incredibly quick and easy to make and uses just six everyday staple ingredients. It doesn’t get easier or tastier than that! These are the perfect rolls for all of your upcoming holiday dinners…Thanksgiving included!

29. Sea Salt & Herb Skillet Rolls

If you’re looking for a flavorful upgrade to ordinary dinner rolls, try these sea salt & herb skillet rolls. Infused with rosemary, basil, parsley, and garlic powder and topped with melted butter and flaky sea salt, each bite is as aromatic as it is delectable. They certainly steal all the attention from the main dish on the table!

30. Swirled Garlic Herb Bread

The prettiest Swirled Garlic Herb Bread…that’s so much easier than you might think. This light, doughy, and super soft bread is swirled with herb butter, hinted lightly with garlic, and makes for the most delicious and extra fancy companion to your dinner table. It’s easy, but impressive, and best served warm right out of the oven with just a little smear of butter.

Salads

31. Shaved Brussel Sprout Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

This shaved Brussel sprout salad with bacon vinaigrette is the perfect side dish. Brussel sprouts, toasted almonds, shaved parmesan, and bacon tossed in an easy bacon vinaigrette. This salad is very simple, needing only 5 main ingredients. Shaving the Brussel sprouts thinly and tossing them in the easy bacon vinaigrette make them tender but still nice and hearty. Serve this as a hot or cold salad.

32. Fall Kale Salad

This Chick-fil-A copycat kale crunch salad with dressing is so delicious and so easy to make. Kale, cabbage, and almonds tossed in a homemade maple vinaigrette. I like to add fresh avocado slices, shaved parmesan cheese, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds for some extra flavor and texture. This salad is great for a quick weeknight meal served with chicken or steak, for your holiday table at Thanksgiving or Christmas, or for a backyard summer BBQ – the options are endless! Save some money and make a big batch of this kale salad at home.

33. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill BLT Salad Recipe

This Firebirds wood fired grill BLT salad recipe is too easy not to make at home! Mixed lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chopped bacon, herbs, and avocado tossed in a homemade roasted garlic ranch. Perfect for ripe summer produce, this salad makes a great side or main dish. For a heartier salad, add grilled chicken or steak, hard boiled eggs, chopped nuts, or croutons.

34. Cracker Barrel Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad Recipe

This Cracker Barrel kale and Brussel sprout salad recipe is quick and hearty. Shaved Brussel sprouts, kale, pecans, and craisins topped with a homemade maple dressing. This loaded salad is the perfect base for grilled chicken or steak. Or add in other toppings like cubed avocado, orange segments, bacon, or pine nuts. This kale salad is the perfect mix of sweet and salty. Shaving the Brussel sprouts up thin makes them wonderful to eat raw, this will be your new favorite salad.

35. Liz’s Roasted Broccoli Salad

This Roasted Broccoli Salad is EVERYTHING! Bright lemon, crisped-up bacon, tangy feta, and it’s all built around a big bowl of roasted broccoli. A true hero of a meal!

36. Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad

This Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad features crisp apples, dried cranberries, feta cheese, and hearty walnuts to create the perfect Autumn-inspired salad. It is an easy and delicious side dish for any of your favorite meals!

37. Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad

This crunchy roasted sweet potato kale salad is drizzled with a wonderfully fresh and light vinaigrette and topped with nutty pecans and creamy goat cheese. It makes a great quick and easy meal or light lunch and it is so healthy and flavorful!

Other Sides

38. Whipped Ricotta Crostini with Peaches

This quick whipped ricotta crostini with peaches is a great last minute appetizer. Ricotta is blended with garlic, honey, and spices for a smooth, spreadable topping. Served with crispy crostini, fresh peach slices, herbs, and a drizzle of hot honey. The crispy bread goes great with the cool, creamy ricotta dip and the fresh juicy peaches. This recipe is sweet, savory, and spicy – some might say the perfect bite.

39. Honey Lime Basil Peach Fruit Salad

Gorgeous honey lime basil peach fruit salad made with fresh peaches, blackberries, blueberries and pomegranate. This summer peach fruit salad recipe is lightly tossed with honey, lime juice and fresh basil leaves for a fresh summer side dish that’s perfect for bbq’s and parties!

40. Baked Brie Crostini with Prosciutto and Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

This baked brie crostini with prosciutto and jalapeno pepper jelly is the perfect appetizer for hosting! A bite-sized snack with sweet, salt, and spicy flavors – plus the perfect crunch of homemade crostini. These come together in no time and look elegant on any table. Top with fresh herbs like thyme or basil and a drizzle of hot honey if desired.