By: Author Julie Pollitt
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There’s nothing better than crispy fried chicken for a main course. You just need to know what to serve with your fried chicken.
Instead of trying the standard sides, add some spice to your life with a side dish that stands out, like the ones in this list.
There are many different ways to make your dinner shine, so be sure to grab one of the delicious recipes below to make that happen.
What To Serve With Fried Chicken
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Loaded Mashed Potatoes
Loaded mashed potatoes are one of those tasty sides that everyone loves. You can add this to your list of delicious sides.
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Creamed corn recipe
Creamed corn is the perfect side dish and comforting food to eat. The recipe features plenty of savory flavors with a little bit of a sweet side.
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How To Make Hush Puppies with Jiffy Mix: A Quick and Easy Recipe
Hush puppies have a flaky crust and a soft center. They add some variety to your side dishes. The easy side dish can be whipped up and fried in no time.
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Homemade Dinner Rolls
Soft and delicious homemade dinner rolls are not only easy to make but very budget-friendly. Rolls are a classic side to chicken recipes.
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Crock Pot Jiffy Corn Pudding
Need a side but ran out of room in the oven? Give this Crock Pot Jiffy corn pudding a try. The recipe features sweet corn, sour cream, and plenty of delicious Jiffy flavors.
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Twice-Baked Potato Recipe
Twice-baked potatoes are a great side dish to any meal or barbecue. The potatoes are budget-friendly and have all the flavors of the comforts of home.
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Hatch Green Chile Mac and Cheese
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Hatch green chile mac and cheese is a delicious homemade pasta recipe! A great American side dish with white cheddar sauce with roasted peppers.
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Easy Copycat Chick-Fil-A Coleslaw Recipe (Authentic)
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This is an easy copycat Chick-Fil-A coleslaw recipe that is the authentic real thing, simply because it came straight from the source.
If you are missing the original recipe for Chick-Fil-A coleslaw, then you’ve come to the right place.
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Hatch Green Chile Creamed Corn
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Hatch green chile creamed corn is a simple homemade creamed corn recipe perfect for a Southern soul food meal side. The corn is cooked with green chile peppers, milk, and butter for a simple side dish.
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What Can I Do To Make Jiffy Cornbread More Moist?
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Cornbread is the ultimate side with fried chicken. Why not make this moist, flavorful, and easy Jiffy cornbread for your next fried chicken meal? It's always a hit.
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How to Make Classic Green Beans with Bacon
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Tender green beans with bacon are a delicious Southern-inspired side dish that partners beautifully with fried chicken and mashed potatoes. The savory broth is touched with bacon, shallots,and just a hint of crushed red pepper.
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Kicked-Up Canned Baked Beans
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No fried chicken meal is complete without a side of baked beans! Make canned baked beans taste as if you made them from scratch! With just a few ingredients you may already have on hand, you can transform ordinary canned baked beans into somethingextraordinary.
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Tomato and Onion Salad with Peppers
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This super EASY (5-minute) tomato and onion salad gets an extra boost of flavor from vibrant, crunchy peppers. Great textures and clean, juicy bursts of flavor perfectly complement warm, beautifully fried chicken!
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Country-Style Potato and Cabbage Casserole with Cheddar and Bacon
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Potato cabbage casserole with cheddar and bacon is a hearty homestyle budget-friendly side dish perfect for fried chicken!
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Easy Italian Pasta Salad
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This classic Italian pasta salad is a must-have for fried chicken picnics and homestyle dinners. Plus, it's easy to make (even a few days ahead of time).
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Grandma's Creamy Potato Salad
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Potato salad is perfect for barbecues, parties, and gatherings. This easy and creamy potato salad is packed full of flavors and goes great with fried chicken or any dinner you might plan.
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Roasted Parmesan Green Beans Recipe
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This delicious recipe for roasted parmesan green beans uses fresh green beans and makes for a perfect side dish at any Easter or Thanksgiving gathering. It’s also simple enough to have any time, not just on a special occasion!
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Best Balsamic Glazed Zucchini Recipe
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Take your side dish game to new-level deliciousness with this balsamic glazed zucchini. Packed with flavor from the main dish to the sides, your dinner is sure to be a huge success!
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Sautéed Spinach and Tomatoes Recipe
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Quick, easy, colorful, and yummy, sautéed spinach and tomatoes make the perfect side dish for a fried chicken dinner!
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Tex-Mex Ranch Potatoes
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Add some excitement to your chicken dinner by serving some amazingly flavorful Tex-Mex ranch potatoes! Be sure to make plenty because people will want seconds.
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7-Up Biscuits
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Light and buttery, these 7-Up biscuits are made with just four ingredients and are the easiest biscuits ever! Enjoy with a dab of butter and as a side to a fried chicken comfort meal.
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Healthy and Easy Macaroni Salad
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The perfect side dish for fried chicken, this easy macaroni salad takes under ten minutes to prepare.
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Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes
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These oven-roasted potato medallions are super easy to make and a great side for fried chicken, burgers, or anything in between.
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Three Bean Salad Recipe (with fresh green beans)
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Three-bean salad is only for true bean lovers! Luckily, that perfectly describes us, and we are overjoyed to share this recipe for the perfect three-bean salad. It's a great lunch or side dish and is worlds betterthan the stuff in the can--trust us!
Slow Cooker Collard Greens - The Short Order Cook
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Tender collard greens cooked in the slow cooker are a family favorite. Super flavorful with a great seasoning blend & bacon.
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Skin On Fries Recipe (Oven Baked)
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Simple, easy, and tasty oven-baked fries! It’s the perfect side for fried chicken. This recipe takes just thirty minutes to bake in the oven.
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Roasted Chili Corn Salsa
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Roasted chili corn salsa is fresh and delicious side dish or topping. It's fresh, sweet, and spicy, and you need just seven ingredients to make it.
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Flaky, Tender Homemade Biscuits
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Tender, buttery, flaky homemade biscuits are the ultimate side with fried chicken. Add a drizzle of maple syrup and you've got one great side.
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Maple Balsamic Roasted Carrots
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Maple balsamic roasted carrots are the perfect side dish for any dinner. Simply toss them with a tasty vinaigrette, then roast them to tender caramelized perfection in your oven.
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Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
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Super easy pesto tortellini pasta salad is made with store-bought cheese tortellini, fresh vegetables, fresh mozzarella, and mouth-watering basil pesto. Mix up this new summer barbecue favorite today!
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Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
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Make two side dishes at the same time. Season and place in a single layer on a sheet pan and bake. Delicious pairing for chicken.
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Air Fryer Rosemary Potatoes
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Air fryer rosemary potatoes are a versatile and flavorful addition to any meal. With minimal prep time and no need to babysit the potatoes as they cook, the air fryer makes it easy to whip up a tasty and impressive side dish in no time.
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Homemade Air Fryer Onion Rings
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With only a handful of simple ingredients, you can whip up a batch of these delicious homemade air fryer onion rings in no time, making them the perfect last-minute side dish for any meal.
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Tuna Macaroni Salad
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A simple four-ingredient healthy macaroni salad with tuna that can be thrown together last minute or made ahead. It's served cold, so it is perfect for feeding a crowd or bringing along to a potluck, picnic, or BBQ!
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Mashed Potato Cakes (Potato Cake Recipe)
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With just a few simple ingredients, whip up these delicious mashed potato cakes as a side dish or breakfast!
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Oven Roasted Potato Wedges
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Oven-roasted potato wedges are homemade seasoned potatoes that are crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside and go great with crunchy fried chicken.
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Classic Southern Seven Layer Salad
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When you’re planning the perfect make-ahead dish for your spring and summer picnics or holiday gatherings, look no further than a classic southern seven-layer salad. This traditional seven-layer salad recipe is as versatile as it is delicious and alwaysreceives rave reviews!
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Fresh and healthy garden salad (Italian style)
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A bowlful of delicious vegetables is a perfect side dish for fried chicken! No need to mix up a dressing, so it's simple and easy and one delicious dish.
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Easy Gochujang Butternut Squash
Photo Credit:www.greedygirlgourmet.com
Easy 5-ingredient Gochujang butternut squash recipe is bursting with flavor. You can even dip the chicken in the sauce. The hardest thing about this roasted Koreanbutternut squash recipe is cutting the squash.
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Mexican Style Biscuits
Photo Credit:www.biscuitsandburlap.com
Super easy to make, these Mexican-style biscuits would remind you of Mexican cornbread but in biscuit form. They'll go perfectly with fried chicken or chicken tenders and be one of your new favorites.
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Southern Style Crock Pot Green Beans
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Delicious fried chicken is even better with your favorite sides, like these flavorful Southern Crock Pot green beans. They are the ultimate comfort food.
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Mock Potato Salad - Low Carb, Potato & Pasta Free
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This mock potato salad makes a great addition to a fried chicken meal. The best part is no one will ever know that it is not made from potatoes!
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Best Guacamole | How To Make Guacamole
Photo Credit:www.cookwithkushi.com
This guacamole recipe is simple, easy to make, fresh and flavorful, and chunky and creamy all rolled into one. The recipe only requires a few very basic ingredients and is ready in less than five minutes.
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Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe
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Fried green tomatoes are one of the best sides with fried chicken. Fry the green tomato slices up to a golden brown and enjoy them with your classic southern meal. They are always a great option.
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Black Eyed Peas Recipe
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Southern black-eyed peas are a traditional and healthy side dish with chicken. The recipe is easy to make and turns out delicious and flavorful every time.
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Sorghum Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Sorghum glazed sweet potatoes are one of those desserts, or side dishes, that are deeply rich, full of fall flavors, sweetly caramelized, and perfect for any meal. The next time you want something different, give this tasty side dish a try.
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Squash Casserole Recipe
Homemade squash casserole is made with fresh yellow squash and is the perfect side dish for any holiday meal or dinner. With ingredients like cheddar cheese, Ritz Crackers, and plenty of healthy squash, you can't go wrong. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you for this hearty side dish.
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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
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Homemade buttermilk biscuits are a southern classic. They are light and fluffy biscuits that are made with just six ingredients. Top with butter and jam or honey for the perfect fried chicken side dish!
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The Best Deviled Eggs Recipe
Deviled eggs are one of those foods that you love to see on the table around the holidays or at dinner time. This is a classic recipe, and you only need a few ingredients, including hard-boiled eggs. They are always a great idea and a true Southern staple.
Julie Pollitt( Blogger Behind Back To My Southern Roots )
Hi there! I’m Julie Pollitt from ‘Back To My Southern Roots.’ My love for cooking started way back on my grandparents’ farm in Tennessee. Those sunny days, the smell of biscuits in the oven, and all the family fun really sparked my passion for cooking. On my blog, I share more than just recipes – they’re like stories from my life, full of Southern warmth and homey goodness. The best part? Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a kitchen pro, you’ll find my recipes super easy to whip up. So, come on, pull up a chair, and let’s make some delicious memories!
