15+ Side Dishes for Chicken and Rice Casserole
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15+ Side Dishes for Chicken and Rice Casserole
- 2/17
Jeweled Green Beans
Trade in green bean casserole for Jeweled Green Beans—a gorgeous platter of color, featuring red and yellow bell peppers, red onion, and crispy bacon.
Photo: Laurie Black; Styling: Chelsea Fuss - 3/17
Sesame Broccoli
It's amazing what a little seasoning can do for the simplest and of sides—our Sesame Broccoli.
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lindsey Lower - 4/17
Sautéed Baby Squash with Scallions
This fast and easy side combines sautéed baby squash with scallions, shallots and parsley. It's a great way to showcase the vegetable's summer-fresh flavor.
Ken Kochey - 5/17
Simple Salad with Parmesan
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Claire Spollen - 6/17
Roasted Asparagus with Lemon
Photo: Kate Sears; Styling: Lynn Miller - 7/17
Blackberry Muffins
These Blackberry Muffins have a nice light crumb and a perfect crunchy sugary topping. Buttermilk gives the muffins a tender, yet light, consistency and teams up with acidic lemon zest to counteract the sweetness from the berries’ natural sugar. We like them cut in half and lightly toasted with some cream cheese on top, either as a sweet breakfast or afternoon treat.
Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Prissy Lee - 8/17
Sautéed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms
In less than 20 minutes, Sauteed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms can be your new favorite accompaniment to your favorite main dish. We used presliced cremini mushrooms to give us a headstart to meal prep and added some fresh thyme and a few splashes of white wine to amp up the flavor.
Photo: Levi Brown; Styling: Thom Driver - 9/17
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Easy Parmesan-Herb Rolls
No time to bake bread from scratch? Here's a recipe to jazz up store-bought canned dough. For the dried herbs, mix together your favorites to make 1 Tbsp.
Photo: Helen Norman; Styling: Carrie Purcell - 11/17
Steamed Broccoli with Garlic and Red Onion
Broccoli is a go-to veggie side for many families yet is often served very plain. Here we offer 4 great ways to dress it up.
Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Claire Spollen - 12/17
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Oven-roasted Fall Vegetables
This medley of roasted root vegetables features yellow onions, potatoes, turnips, carrots, parsnips, butternut squash, garlic, and sweet potatoes. For more hand-picked vegetable sides, see our complete vegetable recipe collection.
James Carrier - 14/17
Braised Kale
To streamline prep, look for bags of prewashed, prechopped kale.
Photo: José Picayo; Styling: Jocelyne Beaudoin - 15/17
Sweet and Sour Brussels Sprout Salad
We love Brussels sprout salads but wanted a quicker approach than the tedium of pulling apart the leaves. The food processor slices each sprout nice and thin with lightning-fast speed.
Photo: Johnny Miller; Styling: Sarah Smart - 16/17
Steamed Broccoli with Peanut Sauce
If using a crown of broccoli, trim into florets and place in a steamer basket over a saucepan filled about halfway with boiling water. Cover and steam 4 minutes or until the florets are crisp-tender.
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford - 17/17
Roasted Carrots with Pecans and Sorghum
A sweet and tangy vinaigrette made with apple cider vinegar and sorghum syrup makes these carrots incredibly flavorful. If you can’t find sorghum syrup, use an equal amount of honey or maple syrup. And be sure to choose small carrots. They will roast and caramelize more evenly and have more natural sweetness than larger ones.
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke, Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos
Fill out your dinner menu with ease by pairing a classic chicken and rice casserole with one of these simple sides. From sauteed veggies and fruit salad to muffins and rolls, each of these side dish recipes would pair well with the casserole. Try a new one each time and you'll be sure to discover new favorite recipes that the whole family will love.