Three Minute Skinny Caesar Dressing! – A super easy and flavorful caesar dressing that won’t chub you up! Made with simple ingredients, you will never miss the full fat version! Who doesn’t love a really good Caesar Salad?! It’s one of our faves. But the dressing can be a hassle. Raw egg. A can of oily…
Side dish recipes
We love our flavorful side dishes at Laughing Spatula! Sides dishes don’t get the credit they should- sure, they’re not the main course, but they can still pack a punch with flavor and enhancing your meal. Be it a wedge salad platter, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Garlic and Cheese Stuffed Bread, or Easy One Rise Dinner Rolls, we have your side dishes covered. The in laws will LOVE you for bringing a Laughing Spatula side dish recipe!
Side dishes can highlight a perfect meal! Let us show you how to make easy and delicious side dish recipes.
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts! – These beautiful brussels will make you forget your eating your veggies! Let’s start this new year off right with a beautiful, healthy, easy to make veggie dish! I spent the last two weeks in Maui with all my favorite people. I am in need of some serious veggies in…
Easy One Rise Dinner Rolls for a Crowd
Homemade Rolls for a Crowd! – The most amazing rolls, made in the most amazing way! They rise in the oven then crank the heat to bake! How to make Homemade Rolls for a crowd with only one rise! Three steps. No dissolving yeast or even a first rise. Crazy good too! Step One: …
Cheesy Stuffed Garlic French Bread
We love this Cheesy Stuffed Garlic French Bread! – Using store bought bread and presliced cheese it comes together in a flash! This post is sponsored by Sargento Cheese and Collective Bias. All opinions are my own. Wanna know how to turn a simple store bought loaf of french bread into something spectacular? Follow me! First…
Make Ahead Ciabatta Sausage and Apple Stuffing
We love this Make Ahead Ciabatta Sausage and Apple Stuffing! Ciabatta bread is a perfect bread to make stuffing with, along with apple and sausage this will be your new go to holiday recipe! Holiday dinners are the hardest meals to coordinate. The stress-O-meter runs at a constant ten. Everything has to be hot, and…
Chipotle Caesar Salad with Spicy Croutons
Caesar Salad is everyone’s favorite but sometimes it needs a kick in the butt! This not too spicy version will give ya a nice little change up from your everyday caesar! How to kick up your everyday caesar salad? Add a little chipotle to the dressing and toss a bit more into the crunchy croutons!…
Spinach Power Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette
This beautiful and fresh Spinach Salad is a powerhouse of good taste and will leave you feeling like a million bucks! Fresh and easy ingredients tossed together in a quick Honey Lime Vinaigrette. The power of spinach! It is considered a ‘super food’ and and a great way to get your healthy greens in, especially for those of us who are…
How to Oven Bake Quinoa, White and Brown Rice!
How to make perfect Quinoa and Rice every time! I mean every time! Once you try this you will never go back to watching the pot and hoping for the best! For all my cooking prowess, I can not make a good pot of rice or quinoa on the stove top. I am a pot stirrer….
Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes– An easy dish for any weekend or holiday! Super easy and creamy mashed potatoes! Cooked and mashed up in your slow cooker. Cooking and mashing up these taters in the slow cooker gives you and your oven a little more time and space. The secret to creamy slow cooker mashed…
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch! You get the whole flavor of roasted sweet potatoes in this dish! Nothing brings out the flavor of veggies like roasting them! I love the fresh taste of the potatoes in this dish. You can actually taste the sweet potatoes in your sweet potato casserole…what a concept! The topping…
Cheesy Potato Casserole
This Cheese Potato Casserole is a fabulous side dish for any event! From BBQ’s, to Thanksgiving, this is a seriously tasty dish that will surely call for seconds! Cheesy, creamy and CRUNCHY Potato Casserole! Check out that crunch guys…and the cheese! And did I mention you can MAKE THIS AHEAD! Super perfect holiday…
Easy Make Ahead Mushroom Gravy
Easy Make Ahead Mushroom Gravy! – You can never have enough gravy! Wouldn’t that make a nice tattoo? You can use turkey drippings or just boxed broth with this recipe. The trick is to use the proper portions of butter and flour to broth to get the perfect gravy consistency! Make ahead recipes on…
Twice Baked Potato Cups
Twice Baked Potato Cups! A new twist on an old idea….makes them look all fancy and stuff. Who doesn’t love Twice Baked Potatoes? They are a vehicle for just about anything. I went pretty standard on this recipe. Sour cream, butta, butta and mo butta, bacon and cheese. After whipping these up I…
Corn and Avocado Salad with Lime Honey Vinaigrette
I can’t get enough of this stuff! This Corn and Avocado Salad with Lime Honey Vinaigrette is just delicious- fresh, crunchy, and super flavorful. I first made this to go with my Grilled Mahi but found it’s just as yummy on it’s own. We serve it with simple grilled chicken and it’s fabulous with Fajitas. …
Lemony Orzo Pasta with Asparagus
We love to cook with orzo around here! It’s a great change up from rice and cooks in half the time. Perfect for quick skillet dinners and it’s a great canvas for a host of flavors! Need a quick and easy side dish? Than Orzo is your friend! Sounds like an old Italian name doesn’t it?…
