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Easy Side Dish Recipes

All kinds of side dish recipe ideas to pair with your mains and also for special occasions. You’ll find recipes with rice, cauliflower, beans, lentils, and more.

Check out the favorites rice and pigeon peas, caramelized plantains, unique side dishes for Panamanian Holidays, and the mushroom cauliflower rice for a veggie-packed alternative.

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  • two bowls served with rice and carrots
    Rice And Carrots - Simple Side Dish For Everyday Meals
  • A bowl with cooked brown rice.
    Perfect Brown Rice Every Time (Instant Pot Side Dish)
  • Cooked golden brown caramelized plantains in a fyring pan.
    Panamanian Caramelized Plantains (Plátanos en Tentación)
  • A bowl of roasted pumpkin soup without cream garnished with parmesan cheese and thyme.
    Roasted Pumpkin Soup
  • A bowl with rice with raisins garnished with chopped parsley.
    Rice With Raisins (Arroz Con Pasitas)
  • A closeup of a bowl with green rice and cilantro leaves as garnish.
    Arroz Verde (Green Rice)
  • A closeup view of a Panamanian potato and beets salad in a bowl and garnished with grated egg yolk.
    Panamanian Potato And Beet Salad (Ensalada De Feria)
  • A top view of two plates with white rice and red beans and ham.
    Red Beans and Ham Bone (Porotos con Jamón) in Instant Pot
  • a bowl served that has rice with pigeon peas and coconut
    Rice with Pigeon peas and coconut (Arroz con guandú y coco)
  • A top view of a bowl with cooked coconut rice in a bowl and a coconut on the side.
    Coconut Rice in a Rice Cooker: Get Perfect Rice Every Time
  • Top view of a bowl with potato salad decorated with curly parsley.
    Simple Potato Salad, The Right Amount For Two Without Leftovers
  • Garlic mashed potatoes served on a plate garnished with green onions.
    Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes (No Drain)
  • How to make cauliflower rice. | nashifood.com
    How to make Cauliflower Rice
  • A bowl served with mushroom cauliflower rice
    Mushroom Cauliflower Rice - a low carb alternative
  • a plate served with yuca mash with butter and chives
    Easy Yuca Mash
  • a ramekin served with red kidney beans
    Instant Pot Red Kidney Beans (Stew)
  • a closeup of a bowl of squid ink rice
    Squid Ink Fried Rice
  • top view of the instant pot and three ramekins with cooked green lentils
    Instant Pot Green Lentils
  • Cooked stuffed plantain arepas with cheese
    Plantain Arepas - A Quick and Easy Recipe
  • fried sweet corn fritters in a small dish
    Sweet Corn Fritters
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