Enhance your meal with some comforting side dishes. Here are 17 classic Southern vegetable sides to consider.
Comfort Food, Vegetable Side Dishes
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Easy Southern Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe | gritsandpinecones.com
This simple and oh so delicious recipe for Easy Southern Fried Green Tomatoes uses panko crumbs instead of cornmeal for a delightfully crispy crust.
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Best Southern Fried Corn with Bacon Recipe
Quick and easy-to-make Southern-fried corn with bacon made in a cast-iron skillet is a delicious side dish that pairs well with any entree and is a family favorite.
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Southern Butter Beans with Bacon
Perfect for Thanksgiving or a typical Sunday supper, these Southern Butter Beans with Bacon will be a star side dish packed with bacon flavor and easy to make!
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Southern Succotash Recipe with White Acre Peas | gritsandpinecones.com
Southern Succotash is an easy side dish recipe, made with white acre peas and fresh summer corn. It’s full of delicious garden-fresh flavors and summery goodness.
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Easy Southern Cornbread Pudding
Southern Cornbread Pudding is a traditional holiday side dish in the South! It only has five ingredients, including a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, and canned corn, and is quick and easy to make.
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Easy Southern Fried Cabbage | gritsandpinecones.com
A quick and easy side dish, Southern Fried Cabbage with Bacon is flavorful and full of crisp-tender cabbage and smoky bacon, it’s a true expression of Southern goodness!
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How To Make Collard Greens: Southern Collard Greens 101
Collard greens recipe loaded with SOUL! Cooked in chicken broth and so easy to make. Complete tutorial on how to prepare collard greens.
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Southern Potato Salad Recipe | gritsandpinecones.com
A classic Southern Potato Salad, this easy old-fashioned side-dish is creamy, tangy deliciousness. And, it’s full of dill pickles, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, and hard-boiled eggs!
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Easy Fresh Southern Field Peas | gritsandpinecones.com
There aren’t many foods more Southern than field peas, and my Easy Peasy Southern Field Peas Recipe is full of summer deliciousness and nutritious to boot!
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Healthy Black Eyed Pea Salad Recipe | gritsandpinecones.com
Because it’s made with black-eyed peas and other veggies, this Healthy Black-Eyed Pea Salad is as nutritious as it is delicious and perfect for New Year’s Day!
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Homemade Baked Beans
These Old Fashioned Baked Beans are made from scratch with a sweet and savory sauce. This is a family heirloom recipe for the BEST Homemade Baked Beans!
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Baked Pineapple Cheese Casserole
A quintessential holiday side dish in the South, this Baked Pineapple Cheese Casserole is the epitome of a quick and easy dump-and-bake recipe!
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Fried Okra Recipe
This fried okra recipe is fresh sliced okra coated in buttermilk and a seasoned cornmeal mixture, then deep fried until golden brown.
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Easy Southern Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe | gritsandpinecones.com
Southern Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, are melt-in-your-mouth tender potatoes baked in an ultra decadent bechamel sauce. These easy to make creamy scalloped potatoes make an incredible side dish.
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Okra and Tomatoes – a Southern Classic – The Seasoned Mom
Stewed Okra and Tomatoes is a classic Southern dish. Flavored with bacon, onion, garlic and vinegar, you know the veggies are delicious!
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Southern Green Beans
How to cook southern green beans full of flavor using fresh green beans, onions, garlic, red pepper, smoked meat and red pepper. Easy to make.
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Easy Old Fashioned Creamed Potatoes | gritsandpinecones.com
This easy recipe for Old Fashioned Creamed Potatoes features cubed potatoes cooked to perfection, blanketed in a silky bechamel sauce made with heavy cream, a touch of lemon juice, and nutmeg.
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Easy Southern Black-Eyed Peas Recipe (Stovetop)
With their nutty texture and tasty, earthy flavor, Southern Black-Eyed Peas are an inexpensive, nutritious, and easy to make side dish.
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