Southern Side Dishes

Find the perfect side dish in our growing collection of Southern and soul food recipes! Must try recipes include Southern macaroni and cheese, soul food collard greens, Louisiana red beans and rice, and Black folks Southern cabbage recipe.

Top Side Dish Recipes

soul food collard greens

Collard Greens and Ham Hocks

Soul Food Mac and Cheese

Baked Candied Yams Recipe

Southern Cabbage Recipe (Boiled Cabbage)

Vegetable Sides

Southern Collard Greens Recipe with Smoked Turkey

Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Smoked Turkey (Soul Food)

Southern Fried Cabbage

Southern Cabbage Recipe (Boiled Cabbage)

Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe

Collard Greens and Cabbage (Mixed Greens)

soul food collard greens

Collard Greens and Ham Hocks

Rice and Grains

How to Make Dirty Rice (Louisiana Cajun Recipe)

Crab Rice (Gullah Gechee Recipe)

louisiana red beans and rice in a bowl

New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe

New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe on a light background.

Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Beans & Legumes

How to Cook Black Eyed Peas

Southern Pinto Beans Recipe

Baked Beans with Hamburger Meat

louisiana red beans and rice in a bowl

New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe

New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe on a light background.

Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Black Eyed Peas with Stewed Tomatoes and Leeks (Vegetarian Soul Food)

Potatoes

Baked Candied Yams Recipe

Mashed Potatoes with Gravy

Brisket Baked Potato

Southern Potato Salad

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping

Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Smoked Turkey (Soul Food)

Pasta Sides

Soul Food Mac and Cheese

gouda mac and cheese

Baked Gouda Mac and Cheese

Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Recipe

Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Butter Scampi Sauce

soul food spaghetti in a bowl (black folks spaghetti)

Soul Food Spaghetti Recipe

Breads

Best Southern Cornbread (Soul Food Recipe)

Sweet Potato Cornbread

Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits (Southern Recipe)

Cold Salads

Smoked Chicken Salad Recipe

Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Recipe

Southern Potato Salad

Best Coleslaw for Pulled Pork

Stuffing and Dressing

Cornbread Dressing

Chicken and Cornbread Dressing

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Campbell’s Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans

18 Soul Food Thanksgiving Side Dishes

18 Soul Food Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping

Chicken and Cornbread Dressing

Chicken and Cornbread Dressing

Southern Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe

Southern Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe

Creamy Butter Beans Recipe (Southern Soul Food)

Creamy Butter Beans Recipe (Southern Soul Food)

gouda mac and cheese

Baked Gouda Mac and Cheese

Fried Onion Straws (Crispy Onion Strings)

Fried Onion Straws (Crispy Onion Strings)

Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe

Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe

Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Recipe

Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Recipe