Choosing Easter Sides
Whether you are looking for Easter sides that can feed a crowd or simply a fantastic holiday side dish that complements Easter ham, we have the right recipe for you. From vegetable side dish recipes to fluff salads, Easter can be a snap with our easy-to-follow delicious side dishes.
I did not want to overwhelm you with hundreds of choices, making it even harder to get groceries and plan your menu. Instead, here are our top choices narrowed down, for the best Easter side dishes to complete your feast.
Easter Morning Recipes: Breakfast Casserole
Like most holidays, everyone loves to start Sunday morning with a breakfast casserole. Many of our breakfast casserole recipes are prep-ahead, keeping your morning simple for the day’s festivities.
We recommend one of these three choices (also recommended by our readers): Sausage Hashbrown Casserole, our breakfast casserole with tater tots, or something sweet like Blueberry French Toast Casserole. Serve with a plate of cut-up fruit or make-ahead crockpot grits.
Easy Holiday Mornings
While the casserole isn’t the only choice, its definitely the most popular choice on holiday mornings. Typically these days are filled with busy schedules, planning for afternoon cooking, and lots of family. These choices will not let you down!
Appetizers for Easter Sunday
Appetizers are all about keeping everyone out of the kitchen. Putting out hearty appetizer recipes can stave off the crowd until main dishes are ready to go. We always recommend a raw vegetable and fruit tray with a selection of party dips.
FINGER FOODS
COMMON
- Deviled Eggs
- Raw Vegetable Tray
- Raw Fruit Tray
Salad Side Dish Recipes for Easter Sunday
The best part of the meal (for us) is always the variety of side dish salads. Skip the bowl of lettuce and opt for some real flavor! If you can only pick a few to serve, our Pinterest comments love our pea salad recipe and show up year after year for it.
And because carrots are a classic choice for Easter Sunday, we also recommend the carrot salad.
Easter Bunny Approved
Carrot Recipes for Easter
Undoubtedly, everyone considers carrot recipes for Easter Sunday meal planning. A delicious vegetable, raw or cooked, carrots bring a bright look to the plate and scream spring.
Bring on the green
Green Bean Recipes for Easter
Need a second veggie? Green beans are our choice.
- For a crowd: Crockpot Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes
- For yourself: Cream Cheese Green Beans
- We recommend: Give this cold green bean salad a shot. Its absolutely delicious and while not a widely searched recipe, everyone that tries it LOVES it- including us.
Keep everyone full
Potato Recipes for Easter
Move over mashed! Try one of these potato sides.
- Reader Favorite: Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
- For a family: Creamer Potatoes
- Pressure Cooker (helpful if the oven is already being used): Red Potatoes
- Air Fryer: Try our friends Air Fryer Red Potatoes
- Unique: Try Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes
Other commonly served veggies on easter are cheesy asparagus, roasted cauliflower, brussels sprouts.
year after year, top choices
Traditional Easter Side Dishes
While its easy to fall into the trap of the same recipes year over year, there really are some choices worth the remake. Here are the classic choices that everyone expects at dinner.
And don’t forget, you can also save all of our recipes on our Pinterest page!
Fluff Salad Recipes for Easter Sunday
Fluff salads are borderline desserts for me. With Cool Whip topping and marshmallows, fluff salad recipes are so simple for kids who want to help in the kitchen.
Often made with canned fruit, these “dessert salads” get rave reviews next to salty, savory spreads like ham.
Easter Dessert Ideas
- After all that food, if you still have room for dessert, here are some mouthwatering ways to serve up the sweet this Easter Sunday!
- We love easy cobbler recipes, poke cake options, dump cakes, or you could easily purchase a premade pie. We
