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Enhance your culinary experience with our delectable collection of side dish recipes. Sweet Tea + Thyme celebrates the art of creating delicious and versatile accompaniments that elevate any meal.
Explore a wide variety of side dish recipes that complement different cuisines and occasions. From classic mashed potatoes and creamy macaroni and cheese to flavorful roasted vegetables and refreshing salads, we have options to suit every taste and preference.
Discover the power of side dishes to enhance the main course and provide a well-rounded dining experience. Our recipes offer creative and flavorful ways to incorporate seasonal ingredients and elevate the flavors on your plate.
Whether you're hosting a family gathering, preparing a holiday feast, or simply looking for a delicious addition to your weeknight dinner, our side dish recipes are designed to impress and satisfy.
In addition to classic side dishes, we offer innovative and modern twists that add excitement and variety to your meals. Experiment with different flavors, textures, and presentation to create side dishes that are as stunning as they are delicious.
Our food blog provides valuable tips and techniques to streamline your cooking and ensure your side dishes turn out perfect every time. We focus on ease of preparation without compromising on taste.
From comforting comfort foods to light and refreshing options, our side dish recipes are versatile and adaptable to different occasions and dietary preferences.
Let our side dishes steal the show and complement your main courses with a burst of flavors and colors. Elevate your comfort food experience with our delightful side dish recipes that will leave your family and guests wanting more.
Embrace the joy of side dish creation and take your comfort food to the next level. Sweet Tea + Thyme celebrates the magic of side dishes with a variety of recipes that will enhance your meals and delight your taste buds.
Make the best mashed potatoes recipe ever! These whipped mashed potatoes are creamy and smooth, rich and delicious, with simple ingredients.
This mushroom and truffle risotto is perfect for your next dinner party or date night! It's incredibly flavorful, decadent, with a lot of truffle infused into every level.
A chimichurri potato salad has no mayonnaise and no fuss, full of fresh herbs and garlic, a little bit of heat from the red pepper, it's an easy to prepare side dish that is perfectly delicious warm, cool, or at room temperature!
There's nothing like fluffy, buttery homemade honey butter biscuits any time of the day! This homemade biscuits recipe is made with only six ingredients, they bake until beautifully golden brown, and are brushed with honey butter.
This homemade delicious honey butter chicken biscuit recipe is the best thing to arrive to your breakfast table or dinner table. These little bites of heaven are a southern staple, and for good reason - they're the ultimate comfort food. Well-seasoned fried chicken with a homemade buttermilk biscuit with a touch of sweet honey butter, every bite is like a warm hug.
This homemade mango pico de gallo recipe is a fun tropical twist on the classic salsa that is the perfect side dish to any summer meal. This colorful salsa has the perfect balance of sweet mango flavor, tangy lime juice, and a kick of spice from our fresh chilies and will leave your taste buds dancing with joy!
If you're looking to take your Mexican-inspired dishes up a notch, you gotta try this avocado pico de gallo recipe! It's got all the good stuff like creamy avocados, juicy tomatoes, and a good hit of lime to really make those flavors pop. Trust me, once you make this chunky pico de gallo, it'll be a regular feature on your summertime table.
If you're a fan of bold flavors and spicy heat, you'll love this roasted chili corn salsa recipe. The combination of smoky poblano peppers, sweet corn, and tangy lime juice creates a mouthwatering explosion of taste and texture. Whether you're serving it with chips or topping off your favorite dishes, this easy copycat recipe is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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Make a big batch of homemade salsa that's just as delicious as your favorite Mexican restaurant! This is the best blender salsa recipe made with only a handful of simple ingredients and less than 5 minutes of your time.
These from-scratch creamy refried beans are a top-notch restaurant quality side dish. With a rich creamy consistency and delicious flavor from plenty of aromatics, it's better than any can of refried beans any day!
These Garlic Rosemary Roasted Potatoes only have a few minutes of prep but a ton of delicious, crispy flavor. They're the perfect side dish for busy weeknights or any special occasion.
If you're looking to save oven space and have the perfect thanksgiving side dish, make these amazing slow cooker candied yams. A blend of warm spices, brown sugar, and butter coat the tender sweet potatoes in a sweet glaze, it's one of my favorite recipes for the holiday season
In our house, the tallest, flakiest, fluffiest homemade biscuits are a must on a weekend morning! These old fashioned buttermilk biscuits are tender and easy to make with minimal ingredients but maximum deliciousness.
Southern baked candied yams are a classic southern dish that is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table. Fork tender sweet potatoes chopped up and baked in the oven covered in a buttery, spiced brown sugar glaze. This soul food style recipe is a holiday tradition that's been in my family for generations!
Crispy air fryer garlic parmesan wings are so easy to make in less than 30 minutes. They're tossed in an absolutely delicious garlic and parmesan sauce that is super buttery and delish, it's the perfect party appetizer for game day.
Throw out your boring basic dinner roll recipe, my garlic butter rolls hold a special secret. Tossed generously in garlic herb butter, then completely covered in fresh parmesan cheese, these garlic rolls are perfect for your holiday dinner table!
This is my kid friendly 4 ingredient guacamole recipe! So simple, yet it's perfect for dipping tortilla chips into, topping a juicy burger with, or even spreading on toast. The kids love it, the grown-ups love it, it's the perfect snack!
Fresh sweet summer corn slathered in a garlicky cilantro lime butter is the perfect grilled side dish to any meal. It's incredibly easy to make, well-seasoned, and always a crowd pleaser!
This super simple tomato avocado feta salad is the perfect side dish to all of your summer dinners. Juicy cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, sweet grilled corn, and salty feta cheese make a combination of flavors that is elevated with a delicious vinaigrette made with fresh herbs.
Sweet and juicy peach slices are grilled then presented on a large platter with fresh mozzarella cheese, gorgeous in-season herbs, and salty prosciutto, then drizzled with a warm thyme-infused honey for a delicious twist on a classic caprese salad. With such simple ingredients, this grilled peach caprese salad is a favorite on warm summer nights.
My salad motto is 'use what's in season' so juicy blueberries with a zesty homemade dressing was a no-brainer for my summer salads. It's no-cook, comes together quickly and easily, and is a fantastic side salad for your summer main course with lots of texture, flavor, and color!
Learn how to make chipotle’s cilantro lime rice rice right in your rice cooker and make your own burrito bowl at home! It's the perfect side dish to any of your dinner dishes, with plenty of herbs and fresh lime juice.
Defeat the picky taste buds of your worst salad-hater with this easy strawberry spinach salad. Made with a few fresh ingredients: juicy strawberries, leafy greens, crunchy candied pecans, and salty feta cheese, drizzled with an easy poppyseed dressing, this salad is a serious crowd favorite!
tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, fresh basil leaves, and seasoned with a little salt and flavorful olive oil. This cherry tomato caprese salad is refreshing, light, and perfect for your next holiday party, backyard barbecue, or anytime snack.
This roasted tomatillo salsa is my go-to recipe when I want something fresh and flavorful. The roasting brings out the sweetness of the tomatillos, and the jalapeño pepper adds just a touch of heat. You can adjust the spiciness to your taste by adding more or less jalapeño. Serve with crisp corn tortilla chips, on your favorite tacos, or over enchiladas and chilaquiles verdes.
My garlic lemon asparagus recipe is a super easy side dish that my family absolutely loves! Fresh spring asparagus is sautéed with fresh lemon juice, zest, and garlic, then served with a sprinkle of delicious parmesan cheese. It's the best way to cook up that fresh spring produce.
This Crispy Smashed Potato recipe is flavorful, fluffy, and covered in garlic butter and cheese. Made on a sheet pan, these crispy potatoes are a great side dish for any occasion.
This elegant lobster pasta recipe is bursting with succulent lobster poached in butter in a creamy parmesan sauce with flavorful herbs. It's the perfect recipe to make for your next date night or Valentine's Day.
This bacon macaroni and cheese recipe is the ultimate comfort food. There isn't just bacon sprinkled into the mac; bacon is incorporated into every part of it! From the garlic panko breadcrumbs to the smoked cheddar-gouda cheese sauce, this is the best bacon mac and cheese, period!
These flavorful and tender green beans have been a Southern staple for generations. Slow cooked in a vitamin-rich broth with smoked meat, this cultural side dish is on every Southern holiday table!
With fresh rosemary and mellowed, buttery roasted garlic flavors infused into fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes, my rosemary garlic mashed potatoes recipe is the side dish that no one will be able to resist this holiday season! It's easy to multiply for a large crowd and make ahead for that holiday rush, this delicious side dish is perfect for the holidays.
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My old-fashioned sweet potato casserole is sweet and delicious with a pecan topping! Make ahead for Thanksgiving!
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This buttery cast-iron skillet sweet cornbread has been a favorite in my favorite since I first got married. Simple to make with a tender, fluffy middle and buttery golden brown top sprinkled with crunchy raw sugar. Throw out the Jiffy mix, you won't be needing it!
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Southern baked macaroni and cheese, also called soul food mac and cheese, is the ultimate in comfort food. Creamy, rich, ooey-gooey, super cheesy, with those crispy browned cheese edges...no one can resist perfectly baked mac and cheese.
Creamy lemon parmesan risotto is full of flavor from lemon...