Side Dishes for Easy Family Meals

How do you round our a perfect meal, with a side dish of course. Easy and tasty vegetable recipes to accompany chicken, beef or pork dinners. Pasta and rice side dishes will quickly become your kids favourites.
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French Onion Rice
French Onion Rice is an easy recipe combining basmati rice with beef bouillon and onion soup mix. It's the perfect side to roasted chicken or just go ahead and eat it by itself, it's that good. Take it from this self-proclaimed rice hater, this rice is perfection, so good in fact, I've made it multiple times with week. #flavoredrice #rice #onionsoupmix #sidedishes via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Creamy Sweet Dill Coleslaw
Dress up a bag of coleslaw with this homemade creamy dill-loaded dressing. The dill isn't overpowering and there's even a little sweetness at the end. It's the perfect condiment for pulled pork or as a side at your family barbecue. The perfect summer salad #coleslaw #dill #summerfood via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Hot Vinegar Pan-Fried Beets (Two ingredients)
STOP roasting beets! And don't bother pickling them. I have your new favourite recipe right here! And all it takes is two ingredients!! Hot Vinegar Pan-Fried Beets are the only recipe you will ever need. Boiled and then pan-fried and finished with a dri
Best Ever Leftover Potatoes
Stuck with dull leftover mashed potatoes, with no idea how to elevate them? Take those lifeless leftovers and turn them into the Best Ever Mashed Potatoes you'll ever eat. An easy recipe that mixes in a few favourites to turn this potato dish into a total
French Onion Rice
French Onion Rice is an easy recipe combining basmati rice with beef bouillon and onion soup mix. It's the perfect side to roasted chicken or just go ahead and eat it by itself, it's that good. Take it from this self-proclaimed rice hater, this rice is perfection, so good in fact, I've made it multiple times with week. #flavoredrice #rice #onionsoupmix #sidedishes via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Greek Pasta Salad
Who's ready for summer? One bite of this easy Greek Pasta Salad and you'll feel like you just stepped onto your patio on a warm summer evening. Greek veggies, bowtie pasta, feta and a flavour-packed salad dressing all marry together into the perfect side dish that screams barbecues and sunny afternoons. Ready to skip ahead to summer? Mix up a big bowl of this tasty recipe and you'll be pulling out your flip flops and sunscreen! #pastasalads #greekpastasalad #summersal via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Best Ever Leftover Potatoes
Stuck with dull leftover mashed potatoes, with no idea how to elevate them? Take those lifeless leftovers and turn them into the Best Ever Mashed Potatoes you'll ever eat. An easy recipe that mixes in a few favourites to turn this potato dish into a total
French Onion Rice
French Onion Rice is an easy recipe combining basmati rice with beef bouillon and onion soup mix. It's the perfect side to roasted chicken or just go ahead and eat it by itself, it's that good. Take it from this self-proclaimed rice hater, this rice is perfection, so good in fact, I've made it multiple times with week. #flavoredrice #rice #onionsoupmix #sidedishes via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Easy Refried Beans (Two Ingredients)
Shocked. Stunned. Surprised that a can of pinto beans and a little seasoning is all it takes for Easy Refried Beans. And they're delicious! I've never been a fan of refried beans but this version is the best I've tried and I would gladly trade in the meat for this tasty vegetarian version! #refriedbeans #mexicanflavours #beandish #refriedpintobeans via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Greek Pasta Salad
Who's ready for summer? One bite of this easy Greek Pasta Salad and you'll feel like you just stepped onto your patio on a warm summer evening. Greek veggies, bowtie pasta, feta and a flavour-packed salad dressing all marry together into the perfect side dish that screams barbecues and sunny afternoons. Ready to skip ahead to summer? Mix up a big bowl of this tasty recipe and you'll be pulling out your flip flops and sunscreen! #pastasalads #greekpastasalad #summersal via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Feta & Tomato Salad with Toasted Nuts
My three year old dissed my amazing spaghetti sauce for this Feta & Tomato Salad with Toasted Nuts. Seriously, if a kid chooses salad over carbs, you know it has to be a good one. I've added bacon, cause well, bacon! And serve it with a drizzle of your fa
Corn Pasta Salad with Bacon and Creamy Pesto Dressing
Corn Pasta Salad with Bacon and Creamy Pesto Dressing in a bowl
Creamy Sweet Dill Coleslaw
Dress up a bag of coleslaw with this homemade creamy dill-loaded dressing. The dill isn't overpowering and there's even a little sweetness at the end. It's the perfect condiment for pulled pork or as a side at your family barbecue. The perfect summer salad #coleslaw #dill #summerfood via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Greek Pasta Salad
Who's ready for summer? One bite of this easy Greek Pasta Salad and you'll feel like you just stepped onto your patio on a warm summer evening. Greek veggies, bowtie pasta, feta and a flavour-packed salad dressing all marry together into the perfect side dish that screams barbecues and sunny afternoons. Ready to skip ahead to summer? Mix up a big bowl of this tasty recipe and you'll be pulling out your flip flops and sunscreen! #pastasalads #greekpastasalad #summersal via @Candy Jar Chronicles
Easy Refried Beans (Two Ingredients)
Shocked. Stunned. Surprised that a can of pinto beans and a little seasoning is all it takes for Easy Refried Beans. And they're delicious! I've never been a fan of refried beans but this version is the best I've tried and I would gladly trade in the meat for this tasty vegetarian version! #refriedbeans #mexicanflavours #beandish #refriedpintobeans via @Candy Jar Chronicles