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Christmas Potatoes

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Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Crispy Smashed Potatoes With Parmesan and Herbs

There’s something about these creamy in the center, crisp on the outside twice-cooked spuds that can’t be beat. The two-step cooking method is key to any good smashed potatoes recipe; boiling the potatoes fluffs up their interior and gets them soft enough so you can smash them against the sheet pan, while roasting them gets them crispier than a french fry ever dreamed of.

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Mediterranean Potatoes

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Greek Roasted Potatoes

Patates Riganates (Greek Lemon Potatoes With Garlic and Oregano)

If roast potatoes are the MVPs of the cozy dinner plate, then these herby, lemony Greek potatoes are irresistible Hall of Famers.

Lyonnaise Potatoes

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Lyonnaise Potatoes

A good Lyonnaise potatoes recipe—sliced spuds cooked golden in butter, tossed with caramelized onions, and showered with parsley—is a thing of beauty. But what makes this recipe great is cooking the potatoes in two stages—boiling, then pan-frying them—to achieve a silky smooth interior that perfectly contrasts the crisp, golden exterior.

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Roast Sweet Potatoes

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes

The ideal roasted sweet potatoes are tender but not mushy, browned and caramelized but not charred, and just really tasty. This is our favorite (and easy) way to get there. Roasting at a lower temperature makes root vegetables get steamy and soft—in this recipe, you'll roast at a more aggressive heat to help the sweet potatoes brown (which means more flavor) and cook quicker (which means dinner, faster).

Patates Riganates (Greek Lemon Potatoes With Garlic and Oregano) Recipe

Few can resist the lure of tender, herby Greek lemon potatoes. Often cooked in the drippings of a roasting leg of lamb or whole chicken, Greek potatoes don’t require a big roast for big flavor. Here, the lemony side dish gets its punch from a bit of chicken stock, plus plenty of garlic, oregano, and olive oil. Serve with a big Greek salad, or use them as the base for Greek-inspired “nachos” topped with crumbled feta cheese, shredded chicken, and tzatziki.

Greek Lemon Potatoes Recipe

Few can resist the lure of tender, herby Greek lemon potatoes. These classic roasted potatoes get exceptional texture and bright flavor from roasting with stock and then with lemon juice. Serve this flavorful potato dish with a big Greek salad, or use them as the base for Greek-inspired “nachos” topped with crumbled feta cheese, shredded chicken, and tzatziki.

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Vegetarian Wings

Mint Raita Recipe

Indian Raita

Cucumber Raita Recipe

Cucumber Raita Recipe With Mint

Serving something spicy? Keep your cool with this easy five-ingredient side. If you’re serving an array of Indian dishes, raita—right alongside the chutney—is nonnegotiable. This cooling condiment complements everything from weeknight kebabs and parathas to celebration-worthy dishes like biryani or pulao.

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The 31 Best Side Dishes for Your Chicken Dinner

The best sides for chicken may depend on the way you’re cooking the bird—a burnished roast chicken in the fall or winter goes wonderfully with butternut squash or cauliflower, while grilled chicken in the summer makes more sense with high-season salads and veggies charred over the coals. Here's a wide selection of the tried-and-true recipes we recommend for rounding out your chicken dinner.

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Air Fry Green Beans

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Air Fryer Green Beans

Having a go-to air fryer green beans recipe means a quick crowd-pleasing vegetable side dish is never far from reach. The air fryer makes quick work of the beans, allowing you to get them on the table in only 20 minutes without making a mess of your kitchen. And it creates that ultimate crisp-tender texture. In this recipe the green beans are seasoned with a peppy mixture of fresh garlic, lemon zest, and a generous amount of salt and pepper.

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How to Make Stir-Fried Chinese Greens

These simple greens are stir-fried quickly over high heat in a wok, so that the vegetables are cooked through but remain bright green in color. It's the perfect way to serve greens on the side of every meal.

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Dry Fried Green Beans

Dry Stir-Fried Green Beans

One of our favorite ways to eat green beans is this Sichuan-style dish. It is punchy in flavor thanks to the chile and garlic. The green beans for this dish are typically deep-fried first, but we like to keep it simple and blister them in a hot wok or frying pan. Dry stir-frying also means no liquid, such as water, is added, so the flavor of the beans is not diluted and they retain a little bite, as well as a crispy texture from the slightly charred exterior.

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Unique Potato Recipes

Bravas Potato Salad

This potato salad is inspired by the flavors of papas bravas, even providing a fried crunch from crushed potato chips. If you can find real-deal Spanish pimentón, do go for it, but to keep things accessible, this recipe opts for smoked paprika and cayenne pepper instead. The dressing will taste aggressively acidic at first, but add a pinch of salt at a time, toss, and taste. The salt will temper and balance the vinegar’s perky punch, while the potatoes gently break down into a creamy sauce.

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Rice Dressing Louisiana

Rice Dressing Recipe

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Christmas Dinner Side Dishes

Christmas Dinner Sides

Creole Rice Dressing

In Louisiana, rice dressing, which combines rice, ground meat, and aromatics, is served alongside turkey and all of the trimmings at Thanksgiving. The dish, though called dressing, isn’t offered in place of mandatory dishes like cornbread dressing; you’ll want to serve both. It's an excellent side dish to add to your annual menu.

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Collards Patra

The dish is typically made with the large, elephant ear-like leaves of the taro plant, but this version uses the easier to find collard leaves. The process to prepare these swirled rolls is simple. Lay a leaf down, coat it with the chickpea-yogurt mixture, lay another leaf down, and repeat. The entire stack of leaves is then rolled to form a burrito-like log that’s sliced and pan-fried until crisp. Serve this warm as a snack or as a side to a meal.

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Kashk Bademjoon (Garlicky Eggplant Dip)

Kashk bademjoon tastes like baba ghanoush’s cool and elusive older sibling. The star ingredient here is kashk (yogurt whey), a thick, salty Iranian dairy product that gives the dip an assertive umami character that’s not unlike Parmesan. This mashed eggplant spread is topped with saffron, blackened mint, caramelized onions, and more kashk for even more flavor—you can always prepare the toppings ahead of time to speed up the cooking process.