You might think that your Easter dinner is all about the main course, but really, the Easter side dishes are what takes a meal from good to fabulous.
Whether you are looking for traditional side dishes for ham, beef, fish or lamb, or something more unique, we’ve rounded up our best and most delicious side dishes for your holiday feast. Something is sure to catch your eye in this list of Easter sides.
You’ll find classic sides like Green Bean Casserole, healthy options like vegetables and salads, along with a few, more carb-filled selections, like cheesy potatoes and flaky biscuits.
From potatoes to vegetables and yes even jello salads, side dishes are really what makes a holiday meal great. These delicious sides will pair well with any feast, but especially with your Easter ham, turkey or whatever your family tradition is.
Potato Side Dishes for Easter
Some like them cheesy, some like them in a salad but true potato lovers will eat them pretty much any way you serve them!
Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are the perfect side dish! Par-boiled instead of baked raw, these cheesy potatoes will always be cooked to creamy perfection.
These Twice Baked Potatoes are stuffed to the brim with tender potato, cheddar and Parmesan cheeses and loads of bacon. A great side dish for any holiday!
Copycat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole is an easy, cheesy recipe with frozen hashbrowns, cheese sauce and a crunchy corn flakes topping. Perfect for potlucks, brunch or as a simple side dish.
These Garlic Mashed Potatoes are creamy and delicious. Made with minced garlic and cream cheese, it’s the best side dish and one that everyone will love!
If potatoes aren’t your thing, one of these creamy, cheesy casseroles should do the trick. Ok they’re not all cheesy, but they are all delicious. Bonus – some of them even include the vegetables!
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
If you want an incredibly creamy and cheesy baked macaroni and cheese recipe than this will be the only recipe you ever need! A tangy sharp cheddar cheese sauce coats al dente pasta, and then topped with a surprise pretzel crust!
Scalloped Corn is a classic casserole filled with creamy corn, topped with crushed butter crackers. A simple side dish for the holidays or a weeknight meal.
Garlic Green Beans are a simple, flavorful side dish that's fast and easy to make. Green beans cooked in garlic butter until tender with a squeeze of lemon.
You can’t call it an Easter gathering if there aren’t a few deviled eggs. I mean, eggs are one of the main stars of Easter! I’ve lumped salads and pasta salads in the same category since they are all cold side dishes that are perfect for your celebration.
7 Layer Salad
7 Layer Salad is a classic potluck dish great for feeding a crowd. These layers of deliciousness can be made ahead of time for these easiest side dish ever!
This easy Greek-style Bean Salad is super simple and packed with both flavor and gorgeous color. Add some crispy lettuce and grilled chicken for a full meal, or serve it with warmed pita bread as an appetizer.
Italian Pasta Salad is a potluck classic ready in under 15 minutes! Made with pantry ingredients and fresh veggies, this pasta salad is a family favorite.
This simple carrot salad will be your new go-to quick salad. It's so easy to throw together with minimal ingredients and a killer vinaigrette – this is a total winner!
Mediterranean Green Bean Salad is full of bright flavors and colors, with Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, chickpeas, tomatoes and a tangy Greek vinaigrette.
Broccoli Salad is a cool, crisp side salad that’s perfect for summer cookouts. With a creamy, Greek yogurt and honey based dressing, crunchy sunflower seeds and juicy raisins, this salad is as delicious as it is light and healthy!
This Lighter Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is made with Greek Yogurt for a super creamy pasta salad that skimps on calories, but not flavor. It's the perfect side dish for barbecues, picnics or just dinner with your family.
Bread may seem like a simple add-on that won’t matter, until you forget to put it out and everyone is scrambling looking for the bread!
One Hour Dinner Rolls
These one hour dinner rolls are soft and fluffy, and really do take only about an hour from start to finish, including rising time. They are the perfect compliment to any meal.
Garlic Cheese Biscuits are a copycat of Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits. They are cheesy, garlicky and salty yet still tender and flaky – you definitely won't want to share.
Parker House Rolls are a soft and buttery, melt-in-your-mouth dinner roll. They are brushed with butter before and after baking making them even more irresistible. Your family is going to love these amazing homemade rolls.
Jello Salad is a vintage recipe that's part side dish & part dessert. This Green Jello Salad is deliciously creamy and perfect for sharing with friends!
Ham is traditionally served on Easter for many families, although in many religious cultures, roasted lamb is the centerpiece. Others may serve beef tenderloin or a Pork Roast.
What Should I Bring for Easter Dinner?
So Easter is around the corner and your family is having a potluck style celebration. You’ve been asked to bring a side dish. But what to bring when there are so many options? Here are some of the most popular choices, because they pair well with an Easter Ham:
Potatoes – cheesy potatoes or your basic mashed are one of the most popular options.
Pasta Salad – it’s spring and pasta salads are perfect with their cool crisp flavors.
Bread – Carb lovers unite! Bread is an obvious choice for a great side dish any time.
Veggies – You have to have at least one vegetable side dish, if only to make your grandma happy.
Dessert salads – Every potluck or gathering needs a jello salad or at least one dish made with cool whip.
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Kristin Maxwell
Kristin Maxwell is the creator and main recipe developer, writer, and photographer of Yellow Bliss Road. A self-taught cook and self-appointed foodie, she specializes in easy, flavorful and approachable recipes for any home cook.
What great ideas! They all look delicious! Now to decide which one to make! ☺️
Holy, moly, I cannot pick just one recipe, so I’ll have to make many for Easter this year 🙂
These all look amazing!!! Thank you for sharing my Mini Green Bean Casseroles!