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Turkey breast is a fantastic option for smaller gatherings or when you don’t need to cook a whole bird. It also makes a great weeknight dinner, and you end up with leftover turkey for lots of extra dinners. But what really makes a turkey dinner complete?
The sides! Whether you’re preparing a holiday meal or just a cozy family dinner, these tasty side dishes will turn your turkey breast recipe into a delicious feast.
Traditional Sides for Turkey Breast
Some of our favorite side dishes are the most classic holiday side dishes:
Mashed Potatoes
Creamy, buttery, and always a favorite. Mashed potatoes are always a great side. You can make them with garlic, buttermilk, or bake them!
I think that the Instant Pot makes some of the best mashed potatoes, but I love using buttermilk to make extra creamy mashed potatoes. Make your favorite recipe!
Baked Mashed Potatoes
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Baked Mashed Potatoes are made with cream cheese, sour cream, chives, and paprika to make the most flavorful potatoes. They are baked in the oven for the most delicious mashed potatoes.
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes are my absolute favorite way to make mashed potatoes. The potatoes are smooth and creamy, and the tangy buttermilk adds so much flavor to the potatoes.
Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Chunky Option)
Mashed potatoes will be the most popular dish on your table with this perfectly garlicky and buttery mashed potato recipe. You can make them in an Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or on the stove – and you likely already have all of the ingredients.
Sensational Thanksgiving recipe is this sweet potato fluff recipe! This mouthwatering sweet potato casserole is made with fluffy sweet potatoes and topped with golden, gooey marshmallow fluffs.
Crockpot Candied Sweet Potatoes are tender, buttery, and sweetened with brown sugar. This easy candied yams recipe is a heavenly slow cooker side dish.
A Southern classic that pairs perfectly with turkey.
Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Cornbread Dressing is a Thanksgiving staple. The combination of sweet cornbread & savory sausage is delicious. The celery & onions add such a wonderful crunch & the creamy soup brings it all together.
A creamy and crunchy must-have for any turkey dinner.
Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe
The perfect Green Bean Casserole Recipe with just five ingredients! With tender green beans, creamy mushroom soup, and crispy onions, it’s a must-have side dish.
Creamy, cheesy, and loaded with broccoli. It’s the perfect side dish for a juicy turkey breast.
Southern Broccoli Casserole Recipe
Southern Broccoli Casserole is cheesy, creamy, and perfectly delicious. The buttery cracker topping is perfectly crunchy and balances out the soft broccoli and creamy sauce. It’s the perfect Southern side dish.
Creamy corn, cornbread, and sour cream baked into a sweet, moist casserole – this Jiffy Corn Pudding Recipe is the perfect side dish for any holiday gathering.
Crockpot Hash Browns cooked in creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and a shredded cheese mixture are slow-cooked to perfection. These Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes are the perfect side to any dish!
Roasted veggies and salads are a great way to add healthier options to a delicious weeknight dinner. Here are some of our favorite options:
Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and full of flavor. Roasted Brussels sprouts are a way to add a slightly healthier option with a touch of sweetness.
Roasted Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts (with Bacon!)
This Maple Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe is huge on flavor! Just 4 ingredients plus seasonings for a sweet, tangy, addicting side dish!
Fresh green beans sautéed with garlic and butter for an easy side.
Sauteed Garlic Green Beans – Easy Green Bean Recipe
Easy weeknight side dish recipe that is healthy and flavorful. Just a quick saute and done. Perfect for any garlic lover. The best string bean recipe with lemon, garlic, and simmered until tender.
Slow-cooked with a little bacon for a rich, comforting dish.
Southern Collard Greens Recipe
This Southern Collard Greens Recipe is the best side dish recipe. Perfect soul food cooked low and slow with bacon, onions, a ham hock, and garlic. Trust me – once you try these greens, you’ll never need another recipe again.
Cooked slow and low in a slow cooker or Instant Pot with a honey and brown sugar glaze.
Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
These easy slow cooker glazed carrots are coated in brown sugar, honey, and cinnamon. This delicious side dish is perfect for both weeknights and holidays!
Glazed Carrots are such an easy side dish to whip up. They are buttery, sweet, soft, and delicious and are coated in an incredible yummy glaze. Using an Instant Pot, carrots are ready in minutes and require no planning or prep time.
Tender carrots roasted in a delicious buttery sauce, these Butter Roasted Carrots are the best side to add to any meal. You can easily pop them in the oven while you make everything else.
Simply seasoned with olive oil, salt, and fresh garlic, or topped with lemon!
Lemon Roasted Asparagus Recipe
Lemon & Garlic Roasted asparagus is crunchy, lemony, and totally delicious. It is so quick and easy to make and is a delicious and healthy side dish to enjoy as the weather warms up.
Looking for a delicious summer side dish? Try this classic recipe for sautéed Yellow Squash and Onions. It’s the perfect way to enjoy fresh summer squash!
Creamy, delicious, and comforting. It’s a favorite of ours and can be made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot.
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn Recipe
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn features sweet corn simmered in the crock pot for hours with cream cheese and butter for a creamy side dish everyone will love!
Instant Pot Creamed Corn is so creamy, delicious, and comforting. This easy to make creamed corn is just a little sweet, with a touch of spice to round it out.
Crispy, caramelized cauliflower with a garlicky kick. You can bake it chopped up or whole (we like it whole!)
How to Roast a Whole Head of Cauliflower
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon and Garlic is easy to prepare and is so buttery and delicious. An oven-roasted cauliflower head can be the star of the show or a healthy side dish.
This Oven Roasted Rosemary Potatoes recipe is one of our favorite potato recipes. Yukon gold potatoes cook in an herby butter until they are buttery soft, and the rosemary gives them such a delicious flavor.
Buttery, slightly sweet, and perfect for sopping up turkey juices. You can make Southern Cornbread or Sweet Cornbread. Both are delicious options!
Southern Cornbread Recipe
This Classic Southern Cornbread Recipe combines simple yellow cornmeal and buttermilk, bringing out the naturally sweet flavor of corn – without adding sugar. Cooked in a cast iron skillet with bacon drippings – it will please even the toughest critics.
Sweet Cornbread made in a cast iron skillet is the perfect accompaniment to any meal. This cornbread is sweet, crumbly, buttery, and has a perfect crisp to the edges.
Soft and fluffy, these homemade Sweet Hawaiian Rolls are going to be your family’s favorite. Served up as a side dish, for sandwiches, or just to snack on.
Creamy, cheesy, and quick to prepare. Maybe not a Thanksgiving side dish – but it’s a great side dish for turkey breast for a weeknight dinner! Anything with parmesan cheese is a favorite at our house!
Garlic Parmesan Orzo Recipe
This Garlic Parmesan Orzo Pasta is made up of tender orzo tossed in a light and cheesy cream sauce. Just one-pot and 20 minutes!
This parmesan rice is the perfect complement to almost any meal. It’s creamy, flavorful, and easy to whip up in just 30 minutes! Loaded with caramelized garlic, this is will be your go-to rice recipe.
A classic house salad made with fresh greens and chopped vegetables and a simple homemade salad dressing. This chopped salad recipe only takes 10 minutes. The perfect weeknight side dish.
A blue cheese, bacon, and Romaine salad with a delicious, homemade dressing.
Royal Street Salad Recipe
Crispy romaine lettuce, crunchy bacon, and blue cheese in a flavorful, zesty homemade dressing, this Royal Street Salad is perfect as an appetizer, side, or quick lunch idea.
This Brussels sprout coleslaw recipe is made with tangy honey-mustard dressing, toasted almonds and dried cherries (or cranberries). It’s a great side dish!
Whether you’re preparing a full holiday spread or just looking for an easy side dish to complement your turkey breast, these recipes are sure to make your meal feel complete!
Be sure to have your turkey stock ready to make prep easy!
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