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    The Life Jolie » Simple Sides

    Simple Sides

    An extreme close up of the ends and tips of skillet asparagus in a pan

    Sautéed Garlic Asparagus

    A spoon holding up a scoop of cucumber salad

    Asian Cucumber Salad

    An overhead image of a bowl of mashed potatoes with melting pats of butter and chopped parsley on top with a head of garlic, grey napkin and sprigs of parsley round it.

    Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

    A close up image of a spoon lifting a scoop of this cranberry chutney recipe out of a white bowl full of it.

    Citrus Cranberry Chutney

    A close up overhead image of roasted root vegetables focusing on squash, carrots, parsnips, onion and Brussels sprouts.

    Fall Oven Roasted Vegetables

    A serving spoon holding a scoop of corn casserole in a baking dish with the rest of the corn casserole behind it.

    Cheesy Corn Casserole Recipe

    Whether you call in dressing or stuffing, this classic Sausage and Cornbread Dressing is a sure fire way to turn a believer into a stuffing lover! This easy side dish is a must-have at any Thanksgiving table!

    Sausage and Cornbread Dressing

    A square image of a bowl of creamy mac and cheese with a striped naplin and shredded cheese behind it.

    Stovetop Mac and Cheese

    A square image of Sautéed Zucchini and Tomatoes in a sauté pan with a wooden spoon in it.

    Sautéed Zucchini and Tomatoes

    A square image of a wooden spoon holding up a scoop of red cabbage salad with the rest of the bowl in the background.

    Crunchy Red Cabbage Salad

    A square close up overhead image zooming in on the veggies in the marinated vegetables salad including cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, carrots, celery, cucumbers and onion.

    Marinated Vegetable Salad

    A square image of a bowl of tuna macaroni salad stacked on a second white bowl with a fork next to it and more mac salad in the background.

    Tuna Macaroni Salad

    A square image of a bowl of beet salad topped with feta cheese in a teal bowl with fresh dill in the background.

    Beet Salad Recipe with Feta and Dill

    A square image of a close up inside of a pan of a bowl of vegetable medley with a wooden spoon in it.

    Easy Sautéed Veggies

    A square image of a white pot pouring cheese sauce over a bowl of broccoli with a blue towel behind it.

    Cheese Sauce for Broccoli Recipe

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    Beans and Greens

    This Pineapple Salsa recipe is a quick and easy way to take your snacking to the next level. Deliciously sweet and spicy this goes great with chips and is the perfect upgrade to your favorite protein for dinner!

    Pineapple Salsa

    Grilled Artichokes are the perfect summer snack or appetizer! They're extremely easy to make with minimal ingredients and served with a dipping sauce of creamy lemon garlic aioli that you're sure to love!

    Grilled Artichokes

    This Crab Macaroni Salad recipe is the perfect way to make a traditional macaroni salad extra special! A creamy, delicious mac salad with crunchy celery, onions and meaty chunks of crab meat (or imitation crab meat). You'll want to make this family favorite again and again!

    Crab Macaroni Salad recipe

    Garlic Green Beans are a family favorite side dish recipe. They're super easy to make with a few simple ingredients like fresh green beans, garlic, butter and fresh parsley and are pretty quick to! Easy enough for weeknight dinner but special enough to serve for holiday dinners as well!

    Easy Sauteed Green Beans

    Baking bread doesn't have to be intimidating and this easy, soft bread recipe for the World's Fastest Sandwich Bread is proof. Get ready to never want to buy store bought white bread again- and you don’t even need a bread machine!

    World's Fastest Sandwich Bread, an easy bread recipe

    Is it even a holiday dinner without mashed potatoes?! I say, ditch the hassle and make these easy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes recipe. Made with cream cheese and sour cream, they're creamy, flavorful and totally delicious!

    Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

    Cheesy Squash Casserole is the kind of side dish that will impress even the pickiest of eaters. Tender yellow squash and zucchini, savory bread crumbs and deliciously melty cheese make this side dish a total crowd pleaser!

    Cheesy Squash Casserole

    This Italian Ciabatta Dressing Recipe is about to become your new go-to for Thanksgiving. Whether you serve it on it's own or use it as a stuffing for your turkey, this easy dressing adds a flavorful twist to a traditional holiday dressing!

    Italian Ciabatta Dressing Recipe

    If the perfect potato is crispy on the outside and light and fluffy then these Fried Potatoes definitely deliver. They're quick and easy with seriously delicious flavor!

    Fried Potatoes

    This French Carrot Salad is a light and simple salad! It's so quick and easy to whip up and is sure to become your go-to salad for a busy weeknight!

    French Carrot Salad

    Ready for a picnic side dish that isn't the same old salad selection we've all seen? This Blueberry Cucumber Salad recipe with Feta Cheese and a white balsamic dressing is light and refreshing! You'll want to bring it to every family gathering this summer!

    Blueberry Cucumber Salad Recipe

    Cooked carrots don't have to be sugary sweet! Try these easy Garlic Butter Carrots. They're sautéed with a savory mix of butter and garlic and finished with fresh parsley for a simple side dish that's sure to please!

    Garlic Butter Cooked Carrots

    I put together some simple instructions for how to cook Shishito Peppers on the stove or the grill- Just three ingredients and you're ready to go! These super easy blistered peppers make the perfect snack!

    How to cook Shishito Peppers (Stove Top + Grill)

    Pesto Tortellini Salad is the easiest pasta salad you'll make! Throw this quick and delicious pasta salad together in minutes and wow your friends and family!

    Pesto Tortellini Salad

    Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Casserole is an excellent way to use leftover holiday ham. Cheesy, creamy and super easy to make, it's a dinner the whole family will love!

    Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Casserole

    This cucumber tomato salad is perfectly versatile side for everything from casseroles to BBQ. Refreshing and delicious, this zesty (and slightly spicy) tomato salad is a bite of summer all year long.

    Cucumber Tomato Salad

    This Asparagus, Leek and Egg Tart is a quick and easy brunch recipe that is full of great flavor! Made with fresh herbs, puff pastry and gruyere cheese, it's an awesome dish to pass!

    Asparagus and Leek Tart

    This Pea Salad with Shrimp recipe is a super easy side dish that's perfect for any gathering! It's served cold because it's creamy with sweet green peas (I totally used frozen!), shrimp, and cashews and water chestnuts which make it crunchy. Make this if you need a tasty and light Thanksgiving side dish!

    Peas Salad with Shrimp

    Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli is a seriously easy side dish with a tasty kick of flavor. Just toss your broccoli florets with a few simple ingredients, pop them in the oven and you've go a deliciously addictive side dish!

    Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli

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    Garlic Mushrooms Recipe

    This easy Balsamic Grilled Asparagus recipe is the absolute best way to cook asparagus! It only takes 15 minutes and cooks up perfectly on your BBQ  for a simple, crispy, healthy and flavorful summer side dish.

    Balsamic Grilled Asparagus

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    Savory Butternut Squash Soup Recipe (Crockpot and Instant Pot)

    Olive and Artichoke Tapenade is the perfect easy snack to whip up for last minute guests! It's ready in 10 minutes and is perfect with a nice glass of wine.

    Olive and Artichoke Tapenade

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    7 Layer Taco Salad

    Mom's Homemade Scalloped Potatoes are the perfect creamy side dish for a family dinner. With thinly sliced potatoes and onions, salt, pepper and milk with the option to add Romano cheese, these will bring everyone back for seconds!

    Mom's Homemade Scalloped Potatoes

    Sautéed Kale with Mushrooms and Tomatoes is the best healthy side dish. It whips up super quickly and easily and tastes fantastic! This also makes a satisfying vegetable main dish.

    Sautéed Kale with Mushrooms and Tomatoes

    Sautéed Mushrooms in a wine reduction are an easy recipe that comes together really quickly. They’re a great way to use leftover wine!

    Sauteed Mushrooms in a Wine Reduction

    Need a show stopping appetizer for this holiday season? Look no further, this Antipasto Salad Christmas Wreath is as festive as it is delicious!

    Antipasto Salad Christmas Wreath

    These Sautéed Shredded Brussel Sprouts and a festive holiday side dish recipe that's also super quick and easy to make! Made with Brussel Sprouts, Shallots, Pancetta, Holland House Sherry Cooking Wine and fresh Pomegranate Seeds.

    Sautéed Shredded Brussel Sprouts featuring Holland House Cooking Wines

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    Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

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    2 Ingredient Applesauce

    Grandma's Baked Artichoke Hearts is one of my favorite holiday side dishes. This is such an easy recipe and can even be made ahead of time. This is made with Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and garlic powder and is a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner! 

    Grandma's Baked Artichoke Hearts

    This Salad with Shredded Brussel Sprouts Recipe is the perfect fall side dish. Made with apples and dried cherries and topped with a warm bacon dressing, this is the best way to make even the most avid Brussels Sprouts hater to change their minds!

    Salad with Shredded Brussel Sprouts Recipe

    These Baked French Fries are perfectly crispy and crazy easy to make! Made with potatoes, oil and seasoning salt, these are a great weeknight side dish!

    Baked French Fries

    This Mexican Bean Salad Recipe is a quick and easy throw-together salad that's full of great flavor! Made with beans, celery, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, peppers, lime and slices, this is a delicious side dish the whole family will love!

    Mexican Bean Salad Recipe

    Greek Salsa

    Greek Salsa

    Honey Soy Glazed Carrots and Parsnips are a sweet and savory vegetable side dish that will please even the pickiest of palates! Made with carrots, parsnips, shallots, honey and soy sauce. This is the perfect addition to any holiday table (hello thanksgiving and Christmas!).

    Honey Soy Glazed Carrots and Parsnips

    This Antipasto Italian Pasta Salad will knock your socks off! Made with rotini pasta, tomatoes, olives, fresh mozzarella, fennel, soppresata and artichoke heats, it's quick and easy to assemble and full of all the great Italian flavors, this will be your new go-to pasta salad recipe!

    Antipasto Italian Pasta Salad

    What to do with that bumper crop of zucchini? Zucchini Pancakes! Made with Bisquick, Romano cheese, shredded zucchini, butter, garlic powder and onion, they are a super easy savory breakfast and are also a great make-ahead appetizer for a party!

    Zucchini Pancakes

    Cajun Black Bean and Corn Salad is an excellent no-mayo salad option to bring to a picnic and a great meal prep option for a light lunch you can eat all week. Made with fresh grilled corn, black beans, tomatoes, peppers, green onion and avocado with a lightly spicy cajun lime dressing, this is a new family favorite recipe!

    Cajun Black Bean and Corn Salad

    What's the best way to enjoy this gorgeous summer weather? A girl's night on the deck of course! So grab your best girlfriends and enjoy this Summer Antipasto Platter. Full of cheese, meat, olives and plenty of delicious grilled vegetables it's SO easy to make and crazy delicious!

    Summer Antipasto Platter

    Who doesn't love a good baked potato? I'm going to show you all the tips and tricks for how to cook a baked potato perfectly!

    How to cook a baked potato perfectly | The Life Jolie Kitchen Basics

    We all love a Caprese salad, but what's even better? Caprese Pasta Salad! Sweet tomatoes and basil, tender fresh mozzarella cheese and orzo pasta make a salad that you won't be able to stop eating!

    Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe

    These Cheesy Ranch Potato Wedges are downright addictive! Crispy on the outside and perfectly tender on the inside with a deliciously zesty ranch flavor and finished with melted cheddar cheese.

    Cheesy Ranch Potato Wedges Recipe

    This Rainbow Asian Chicken Salad recipe is dangerously addictive. It's perfect for a crowd and is also great to make as a healthy meal prep for the week! This is made with an array of fresh vegetables, chicken and an awesome peanut dressing!

    Rainbow Asian Chicken Salad Recipe

    Shrimp Macaroni Salad

    Very Best Shrimp Macaroni Salad Recipe

    Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Jalapeños are basically Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs. They're cheesy, creamy and have a deliciously spicy kick! Made with eggs, bacon, cream cheese and jalapenos- these are a seriously delicious and easy appetizer for any party!

    Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Jalapeños (Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs)

    Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan Gremolata

    Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan Gremolata

    French Onion Rice Pilaf is full of savory flavor! It's a side dish that's as easy to make as it is delicious with only a little bit of work at the beginning an then you let your stove do it's thing so you can attend to the rest of your meal!

    French Onion Rice Pilaf Recipe

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    Pepperoni Chips Recipe

    A square image of Sauteed Green Beans with Mushrooms, Shallots and Pancetta.

    Savory Sauteed Green Beans with Mushrooms, Shallots and Pancetta

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    One Pan Baked Italian Sausage and Veggies Recipe

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    Spicy Dandelion Greens with Garlic and Capicola

    A square image of Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole.

    Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe

    A square image of Clementine and Fennel Salad.

    Clementine and Fennel Salad Recipe

    A square image of Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes.

    Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes Recipe

    A square image of French Onion Creamy Mashed Potatoes.

    French Onion Creamy Mashed Potatoes

    Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Dried Cherries and Shallots Recipe

    Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Dried Cherries and Shallots Recipe

    A square image of Cheddar and Broccoli Twice Baked Potatoes

    Cheddar and Broccoli Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

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    Harvest Rice Salad

    A square image of the Most Delicious Baked Beans.

    Yummy Beans or the Most Delicious Baked Beans

    A square image of the Easiest Ever Tabouli.

    Vicky's Easiest Ever Tabouli

    A square image of Grilled Peaches and Burrata Salad.

    Grilled Peaches and Burrata Salad

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    Crunchy Ramen Coleslaw

    A square image of 10 Minute Shrimp Salsa.

    10 Minute Shrimp Salsa

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    Sauteed Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and Crushed Red Pepper

    A square shot of the Summer Berry and Burrata Salad.

    Summer Berry and Burrata Salad

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    Pea Pesto Flatbread with Asparagus and Shaved Pecorino Romano

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    Green Bean Salad

    Peas with Onions is the most easy side dish! With a few simple ingredients, this recipe is a snap to throw together on a busy week night but delicious enough to serve at a gathering or with a holiday dinner.

    Peas with Onions

    Here's an easy tutorial for how to make Basic Deviled Eggs. This recipe is the best simple method to make this classic, delicious appetizer. These are a great way to use up extra Easter eggs and are perfect to bring to a picnic or get-together!

    Basic Deviled Eggs

    This homemade Three Cheese Garlic Bread recipe is a super easy accompaniment to a delicious Italian meal (or any meal for that matter!). It's really quick to spread with butter, herbs and a ton of melted cheese and pre-cut so that it's even easier to pull apart and enjoy with dinner! This is a major family favorite!

    Homemade Three Cheese Garlic Bread

    This Loaded Baked Potato Stacks recipe is such an such an easy side dish for a weeknight dinner. Thin slices of potato, seasoned and stacked in the cups of a muffin tin and baked in the oven; these are a tasty addition to any meal and they also make a delicious game day appetizer!

    Loaded Baked Potato Stacks

    Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

    Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

    Parmesan Roasted Asparagus with Fried Eggs and is a super delicious and easy meatless recipe! The asparagus roasts beautifully in the oven and the eggs add a decadence that make this a beautiful appetizer or entree.

    Parmesan Roasted Asparagus with Fried Eggs

    Quick and Easy Roasted Potatoes | The Life Jolie

    Quick and Easy Roasted Potatoes

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