Rice Pilaf is an easy change up from your regular white rice side dish and we love to load ours up with flavor! Our rice pilaf uses a base of orzo toasted in butter along with diced onion, combined with fluffy rice, all cooked in chicken broth. This rice pilaf recipe works great as a…
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 Couscous Salad
This Easy Couscous Salad is full of black beans, corn, peppers and tossed in a light chili lime vinaigrette! A healthy Southwest version of couscous salad. Fabulous main or side dish that packs a crunch! Add a protein and make it a full meal. What is couscous? Most believe couscous is a seed or a…
Broccoli Rice and Cheese Casserole
This Broccoli RIce Casserole is so easy to make and so comforting! No condensed soup broccoli rice casserole is made with fresh broccoli, rice, milk and of course cheese! A simple white sauce brings this delicious and simple to prepare side dish together! Serve this easy rice side dish with our Oven Fried Crispy Chicken…
Fresh Creamed Corn Recipe
Fresh Creamed Corn in under 30 minutes! Stuffed full of fresh corn, cream and a touch of cream cheese you can throw this together in minutes. You’ll never go back to the canned stuff! What do I need to make this homemade creamed corn: 6 ears of shucked corn – about 5 cups heavy cream…
Traditional Thanksgiving Dressing
Thanksgiving is my favorite food time of year, and dressing is my FAVORITE dish. It’s hearty, delicious, and surprisingly simple to make. But…did you know there is a difference between stuffing and dressing? Read below for the ultimate guide on Traditional Thanksgiving Dressing! Thanksgiving Dressing is a mixture of dried cubed bread, savory herbs, and…
Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
This fail proof easy to follow Cheesy Scalloped Potato recipe is made with just a few ingredients and can feed a crowd at the Holidays or any day! Fresh butter, milk, potatoes and cheese…so delish, so simple! Nothing says I love you like cheese and potatoes! Well, except for wine and chocoate? But today it’s…
Breadstick Recipe
Is there anything more satisfying than biting into a delicious, warm breadstick? I think not! You’ll be shocked at how easy these are to make, and a brushing of melted garlic butter is the icing on the cake (the butter on the breadstick?), this Breadstick Recipe has ya covered! Steps to make Homemade Breadsticks: Homemade…
Oven Roasted Corn on the Cob
Delicious, oven roasted corn on the cob is a staple for the Spring and Summer months, and the best part is delicious and fresh veggies as side dishes, but this recipe is perfect for any month because all you need to do is bake it in your oven! You can usually buy corn on the…
Twisted Bacon – Oven Baked
Twisted Bacon is the latest viral internet trend. Incredibly easy to make with only one ingredient….bacon! Super easy and fun to make this Twisted Bacon Recipe is tearing up the internet…well at least it was two minutes ago. Things change :). Originally posted on TikTok and made famous by Keto lovers. This bacon comes out perfectly…
Summer Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Light and fresh food with bright flavors is the best part of Summer and warm weather- This sweet and savory Summer Salad is just the ticket! Full of fresh berries, jicama, pears, avocado, feta cheese and topped with chicken sausage all tossed up in a poppyseed dressing…this filling salad recipe says ‘Summer’ all over it!…
Caprese Focaccia Bread
We love anything with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil which is exactly why this dreamy, fluffy focaccia bread is one of our favorites! We use our classic focaccia bread recipe for an easy base, anybody can master. Focaccia bread is the perfect appetizer/side dish for any holiday or get together. It is beautifully rustic served…
Baked Rice
Once you try this Oven Baked White Rice you will never go back to stove top again! Perfect fluffy and tender rice…every single time! How to Oven Bake Rice – This is gonna go fast! Use a 2 quart baking dish for 1 cup of rice. Pour rice in the baking dish. Add boiling hot…
Easy Cheddar Biscuit Recipe
Our Easy Cheddar Biscuit Recipe comes together in just a few minutes. Tender, flakey simple to make biscuits that are perfect every time! Sometimes the most basic recipes are our favorite. Old school biscuits with a touch of cheese and a sprinkle of green onions to make them go boom! We served them with Chicken…
Quinoa Pilaf
This Quinoa pilaf is so easy to make, packed full of veggies, fresh herbs and it’s a great change up from traditional rice pilaf. Quinoa Pilaf Recipe I finally took a sip of the Quinoa Kool-aid and I am hooked! Who ever saw that coming? I used to make fun of all the Quinoa and…
Perfect Butternut Squash Risotto
This Perfect Butternut Risotto will be the hit of the table! Easy on the cook instructions and done in about 25 minutes! Creamy arborio rice cooked slowly with fresh cut butternut squash and sage with parmesan cheese of course…the flavor combo is a winner! This is what Fall season should taste like. And so simple…
