Potatoes are the ultimate side dish, versatile, comforting, and downright delicious. Whether you like them crispy, creamy, roasted, or mashed, there’s a perfect potato recipe for every occasion. From classic favorites to creative new twists, this collection of potato side dishes will elevate any meal. Whether you’re serving up a casual family dinner or a holiday feast, these recipes will add flavor, texture, and a touch of indulgence to your table. Get ready to enjoy potatoes in the most irresistible ways!
Twice Baked Potatoes
These Twice Baked Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food, loaded with creamy mashed potatoes, crispy bacon, melted cheddar cheese, and fresh scallions. Perfect as a hearty side dish or even a main course, they’re crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and packed with flavor.
Get the recipe: Twice Baked Potatoes
Crispy Parmesan Potatoes
These Crispy Parmesan Potatoes make the perfect side dish or snack! Enjoy them as is or serve them with your favorite dip! Crunchy, flavorful, and a crowd favorite!
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Potato Rosti
Super easy Potato Rosti made with only 3 ingredients: potatoes, butter and salt to create a fantastic side dish. The rosti is golden and crispy on the outside, but beautifully soft on the inside, and it holds perfectly well without adding eggs to the mixture. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast or brunch or as a side for your roast dinner, this is the ultimate potato dish you must try!
Get the recipe: Easy Potato Rosti
Crispy Roast Potatoes
Crispy Roast Potatoes with vegetable oil, rosemary and garlic, a side dish after my own heart. Are you looking for the best side dish for the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? And if you want to take that Sunday roast to a whole new level, you need to follow a few, very easy steps which will guarantee a smashing success every single time.
Get the recipe: Crispy Roast Potatoes
Grilled Potatoes
These rosemary and garlic grilled potatoes are one of the most delicious side dishes you can make over a campfire or on your grill. They’re also incredibly simple to make, but let’s keep that our little secret.
Get the recipe: Grilled Potatoes in Foil
Oven Roasted Potatoes
Who doesn’t love roasted potatoes? They are such a staple in our weekly meals I don’t think it would be possible for us to grow enough for our family to eat. Roasted potatoes are such an easy side to any meat and veggie, and perfect leftover with eggs or made into a hash. With a dash of seasoning and a little time in the oven, you’re sure to have the most delicious, crispy potatoes that will keep you coming back for more!
Get the recipe: Make Perfectly Seasoned Oven Roasted Potatoes
Hasselback Potatoes
Hasselback style potatoes, sometimes called accordion potatoes, look like a fancy steakhouse worthy side, but are actually pretty simple to make. This slow cooker version is an easy and delicious side dish that is sure to become one of your favorite potato dishes.
Get the recipe: Easy Slow Cooker Hasselback Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes are such an elegant side dish in a cute little shape. These mashed potatoes piped in roses and baked in the oven until golden are simple steps to achieve it. This is a great side dish to serve for a special event.
Get the recipe: Duchess Potatoes: Cute & Elegant Side Dish
Scalloped Potatoes
Scalloped potatoes is such a comforting meal or side dish. Some thinly sliced potatoes nicely organized on a bed of caramelized onions and ham, topped with a generous amount of cheese and baked it in the oven, you will get an irresistible gratiné dish.
Get the recipe: Scalloped Potatoes With Ham And Caramelized Onions
Potato Galette
You get the best of both worlds with this Savory Potato Galette!! Tender potatoes with crispy edges! It’s so good and may just be the best potato side dish you need to spruce up your meals. Garlic and herbs flavor thinly sliced potatoes layered into a round dish and cooked until crispy on the bottom and the top.
Get the recipe: Crispy Potato Galette
Potato Soup
This Creamy Potato Soup cooks up flavorful, rich, and thick without any dairy! It takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, making it perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. You can even add it to your weekly meal prep because it freezes and reheats spectacularly! You’re going to love diving into a bowl of this hearty soup on cold winter or fall days to warm your heart and body!
Get the recipe: Creamy Potato Soup (Dairy-Free)
Roasted Baby Potatoes
Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes take next to no effort, and are the ideal side dish for just about anything. Tossed with olive oil and fresh herbs, you can have these easy potatoes are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and seasoned to perfection!
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Steak Fries
These easy baked Steak Fries are a breeze to make, and go with just about anything. They may be the perfect side dish. You’ll love these tasty potato wedges, which are perfectly seasoned, then baked to crispy perfection.
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Garlic Butter Fondant Potatoes
These melt-in-your-mouth garlic butter fondant potatoes (also known as melting potatoes or pommes de terre fondantes) are bursting with the incredible flavors of butter, thyme, and garlic. They’re perfectly crispy on the outside and have a soft and tender interior. Served hot from the oven, this classic French recipe pairs beautifully with any kind of beef, pork, game, roast chicken, or seafood main course. This elegant potato dish is just ideal for a romantic date-night dinner, a dinner party, or a side that will have everyone asking for seconds at the holiday dinner table!
Get the recipe: Garlic Butter Fondant Potatoes
Mashed Potato Casserole
This fully loaded mashed potato casserole is the perfect side dish for a holiday meal and a great way to use up a bowl of leftover mashed potatoes. This tasty casserole dish has always been a hit and has become one of my favorite sides to serve to friends and family. If you love a loaded baked potato, this recipe is for you! Soft, irresistibly creamy, savory mashed potatoes get baked with melty cheddar cheese and all your favorite potato toppings. Take it to a potluck because it easily feeds a crowd.
Get the recipe: Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole
Lipton Onion Potatoes
Make these Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Potatoes for a show-stopper side dish! Arrange thinly sliced potatoes and top with savory Lipton onion soup mix and a touch of oil. This delicious dish recipe is easy, yummy, and pairs well with just about anything!
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Lipton Onion Potatoes
Buttery Smashed Potatoes
My Buttery Smashed Potatoes are basically double-baked potatoes, just a smaller version. Lightly coated with olive oil and oven-roasted until tender. Then smashed, seasoned and brushed with butter. Then baked again until golden brown with crispy edges.
Get the recipe: Buttery Smashed Potatoes Recipe
German Potato Salad
A favorite side dish is a classic German potato salad with contrasting savory and fresh flavors. This traditional and authentic recipe will help you make the best version possible. It needs only a few ingredients.
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Air Fryer Baby Potatoes
These amazing air fryer baby potatoes are my new favorite easy side dish for everything! These crispy potatoes are so quick and easy to make, flavorful, and just perfect to go along with burgers, chicken or even breakfast. You might even like them more than french fries!
Get the recipe: Air Fryer Baby Potatoes
Green Beans and Potatoes
Traditionally southern style green beans and potatoes are made with ham. Usually a leftover ham bone or a ham hock. I’ve created this recipe using bacon to be more accessible, since it’s not often we have a leftover ham bone around. I’ve also included instructions for making this dish with ham if you prefer.
Get the recipe: Southern Green Beans and Potatoes
Bacon Ranch Red Potato Salad
Bacon Ranch Red Potato Salad is creamy and full of flavor and takes your everyday potato salad to the next level. It’s the perfect side dish for your next party or get-together.
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KitchenAid Mashed Potatoes
These easy KitchenAid mashed potatoes are the creamiest, fluffiest mashed potatoes ever. Let your stand mixer do all the work with this delicious side dish. It’s perfect for any holiday!
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Diced Potatoes
Air fryer diced potatoes are easy and delicious! Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, they are the perfect side dish for any meal.
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Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon
This cheesy potato soup with bacon slow cooker recipe is deliciously creamy and hits the spot on chilly and rainy days.
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Mashed Sweet Potato Fritters
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these mashed sweet potato fritters are a delicious breakfast, snack or side for kids and babies. They’re absolutely perfect for baby led weaning or as a finger food for toddlers and older children!
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Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Air fryer potato wedges is a very easy potato appetizer recipe. Potato lovers like me will surely love this easy potato recipe made in an air fryer. These air fried potato wedges are so delicious, you will love to have them more and often. They are crispy, crusty on the outside and soft and yummy inside.
Get the recipe: Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Crispy Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
Oven-roasted baby potatoes are always a perfect side dish for poultry, fish, or meat. These bite-sized potato nuggets are crispy on the outside and tender and creamy in the center. They’re coated with roasted garlic, grated Parmesan cheese, and fresh rosemary for amazing flavor.
Get the recipe: Crispy Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
Fondant Potatoes
With their crispy edges, these Fondant Potatoes are a classic French side dish that will elevate the elegance of your next family dinner. This absolutely amazing and wonderful recipe is worthy of being on the dinner table of any dinner party and will leave your guests thinking you’re a classic French chef.
Get the recipe: Fondant Potatoes
Skillet Scalloped Potato Gratin
Skillet Scalloped Potato Gratin is a decadent side dish that combines the richness of scalloped potatoes and the cheesiness of au gratin.
Get the recipe: Skillet Scalloped Potato Gratin
Potatoes with Jamaican Curry and Caraway Fruits
These oven-baked potatoes are accompanied by sweet carrots and heavenly seasoned with Jamaican curry powder and caraway fruits. A simple dish that you can serve as a side or as a light plant-based dinner when combined with a raw green salad and hummus. It is also the ultimate healthy comfort food to make during Holidays or dinner parties.
Get the recipe: Oven-baked Potatoes with Jamaican Curry and Caraway Fruits
Potato Mochi
This fried potato mochi is a wonderful Japanese snack or side dish that’s perfect at any time of the year. This Hokkaido-style Potato mochi is a chewy, savory mochi recipe that can be made at home in around 45 minutes.
Get the recipe: Potato Mochi (Imomochi)
Roasted Potatoes and Carrots Recipe
This one-pan recipe for Roasted Potatoes and Carrots is the best weeknight dinner side dish. Quick and easy to prepare with a handful of simple ingredients, the result is super flavorful and tasty golden, creamy potatoes and tender, sweet carrots.
Get the recipe: The Easiest Roasted Potatoes and Carrots Recipe
Fried Potatoes and Onions
This southern fried potatoes and onions recipe is a family favorite! You can make these pan fried potatoes and onions for breakfast, brunch, or a dinner side dish. Plus, they’re so easy, they’re vegan, and they’re gluten free!
Get the recipe: Fried Potatoes and Onions
Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
These Parmesan Roasted Potatoes are golden brown, fork-tender, and bursting with great flavor. The combination of parmesan, onion, and garlic shines through, making them a great side to any meal.
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Potato Cups With Mushroom Filling
These Medical Medium potato cups are the perfect blend of savory and sweet. They are filled with mushrooms, onions, garlic, and herbs like thyme and oregano. A subtle hint of chili flakes adds a kick, while a drizzle of both maple syrup (while cooking) and honey (on top) bring delightful sweetness to balance the flavors. These cups are versatile – for a fatfree option, simply skip the oil. However, for extra crispy, golden edges, a dash of extra virgin olive oil works wonders.
Get the recipe: Glutenfree & vegan potato cups with mushroom filling
Grilled Potatoes with Garlic and Thyme
Looking for the perfect side dish for grilled steak? Look no further! These crispy grilled potatoes made with simple seasoning and melted cheese are a potato recipe the whole family will enjoy! The combination of crispy potatoes on the bottom of the pan and tender, flavorful potatoes in the middle will leave you wanting more with every bite! Give this delicious potato side dish a try today!
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Potato Chips
Homemade potato chips: why make them when you can buy so many varieties? Well, it’s fun to make your own and they are SO GOOD. It’s always rewarding to make something that you could buy and it turns out even better than the store-bought version. These chips are flavorful, perfectly crispy, salty, and oh-so delicious. You’ll never need to buy chips again after you try these!
Get the recipe: Crispy Homemade Potato Chips
Roasted Potatoes with Peppers, Onions and Parmesan
How do you take a classic recipe like roasted potatoes with peppers and onions and make it even better? You thinly slice the potatoes and layer them with roasted red peppers, onions, and lots of parmesan cheese! This roasted potato recipe guarantees a burst of delicious tangy cheesy flavor with every bite!
Get the recipe: Roasted Potatoes with Peppers, Onions and Parmesan
Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes
Crispy, buttery, and full of garlic flavor, Smashed Potatoes in the Air Fryer, are a versatile side dish that everyone will love. These potatoes are the perfect companion to almost any main dish. Naturally gluten-free and easily made vegan.
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Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
This healthy, simple, and insanely delicious Roasted Potatoes and Carrots side dish is the perfect addition to family dinners! Tossed with rich olive oil and savory seasonings, these veggies are easy to prep, and the oven takes care of the rest!
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Golden and Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Infused with butter and delicious garlicky, herby flavour, these Golden and Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes are the potatoes of your dreams. Quick enough for a weeknight but fancy enough for company, these are the potatoes you’ll want to make again and again for your friends, your family, and yourself! With crisp, golden exteriors and soft and creamy centres, this simple recipe makes a truly crowd-pleasing side dish. The hardest part will be not eating them all right off the baking sheet before they make it to the table!
Get the recipe: Golden and Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
