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Blue Ribbon Side Recipes

Memorable sides can make the meal... or even become a meal in themselves. Dig into these scrumptious sides: vegetables, casseroles, risottos, beans and more!

Baked Beans With Bacon ready to serve.

Baked Beans With Bacon

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By Laura Huffman
My family and friends will ask me to bring my baked beans to our get-togethers. ...
(4 ratings)

Better Than Mom's Mac 'n Cheese

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By Teresa G.
Nine kinds of cheese? Oh, yeah! I was craving macaroni and cheese but wanted something ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Candi's Enchilada Sauce.

Candi's Enchilada Sauce

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By Candi Hummer
I'm more into flavor than I am fire! My folks can't eat the canned stuff ...
(4 ratings)
A tray of Ranch Style Deviled Eggs.

Ranch Style Deviled Eggs

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By Kimberly Kay
I love deviled eggs and this is one of my experiments. I hope you ...
(5 ratings)
Uncle Greg's Green Bean Casserole cooked until golden brown.

Uncle Greg's Green Bean Casserole

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By Fran Murray
Ever since my older brother, Greg, made green bean casserole from scratch for Thanksgiving, the ...
(1 rating)
A helping of Corn Casserole in a bowl.

Corn Casserole

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By Rene Palmer
My mother in law found this recipe on another website but we have really made ...
(42 ratings)
Orange glazed grilled pineapple on a plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Nunu's "danc'n Orange" Glazed & Grilled Pineapple

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By DAYLE CLICK
Put my mind in gear for my first adventure in grilling pineapple, which turned out ...
(2 ratings)
Corn Pudding in a baking dish.

Corn Pudding

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By Heidi Bailey
My mom made this once and my whole family loved it!! Once I moved out ...
(22 ratings)
Half the recipe in a loaf pan. I didn't peel the potatoes.

Golden Potato Cheese Casserole

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By Elaine Douglas
Delicious, colourful side dish. Serve with colourful vegetables and/or salad. The food processor makes this ...
(1 rating)
Twice Baked Potatoes for Valentine's Day with a heart on top.

Twice Baked Potatoes For Valentine's Day

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By Chris Peterson
I served this at Valentine's Day dinner, where all the food was required to be ...
(2 ratings)
Kalamata Olive Hummus with bread for dipping.

Kalamata Olive Hummus

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By ShawnE E
Well, I've been wanting to make this for a long time and just kept forgetting ...
(28 ratings)
Scoop of sour cream added to the potatoes.

Loaded Potatoes Grill Style

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By Kyle Fugate
My husband loves to grill. He doesn't wait for warm weather either. He has been ...
(14 ratings)
A bowl of Mashed Potato Bites with cheese sauce on the side.

Mashed Potato Bites And Cheesy Dip

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By Christine Schnepp
A recipe I found and tweaked a bit to my family's taste. I also added ...
(7 ratings)
Honey Roasted Carrots on a serving tray.

Honey Roasted Carrots

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By Debbie Lopez
This is best with really young fresh small carrots. Small young carrots do not need ...
(5 ratings)
Cauliflower and Cheddar Gratin on a plate.

Cauliflower And Cheddar Gratin

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By Garrison Wayne
Frankly, just about anything tastes good when it's baked in a cheese sauce. This cauliflower ...
(1 rating)
Oven Roasted Vegetables ready to be served.

Oven Roasted Vegetables

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By Debbie Bankston
We have begun to eat healthier meals in the past year and this is the ...
(7 ratings)

Cabbage Roll Casserole

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By Michelle Crawford
I miss my grandma's cabbage rolls. But it's a lot of work to steam each ...
(55 ratings)
5 Cheese Macaroni with the cheese baked until golden brown.

5 Cheese Macaroni

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By Jenifer Carnegie
Whether it is a summer picnic or Christmas dinner, all year around, my family asks ...
(61 ratings)

Corn Casserole

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By Muna Escobar
This recipe was given to me from a friend at our local church who would ...
(51 ratings)
Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes scooped into in a smaller bowl.

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

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By Kim Kelemen
Yummmmmm!!!!
(13 ratings)
A platter of Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs.

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

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By Kathy Griffin
Made these up for Easter dinner and everyone loved them. I didn't even have any ...
(3 ratings)
Super cheesy Roasted Parmesan Asparagus on a fork.

Roasted Parmesan Asparagus

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By Betty Warren
One of our favorites. Quick and easy. It is a great side with any dish.
(4 ratings)
A plate of properly caramelized onions.

Caramelized Onions

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By Kitchen Crew
Patience is the name of the game when caramelizing onions. The process is slow... but ...
(1 rating)
A dish of Fried Asparagus Spears.

Fried Asparagus Spears

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By Jenny Morrell
Great Southern way to enjoy this spring treat. My family loves asparagus and this is ...
(2 ratings)
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