Food Comfort Foods Fall Side Dish Recipes to Make Tonight By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 10, 2023 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing These fall-inspired side dishes might steal the show at the dinner table. Try curvy delicata squash, roasted veggies, cauliflower gratin, blistered green beans, corn pudding and more. 01 of 29 Delicata Dippers Carson Downing No peeling necessary! Delicata's thin skin makes it a cinch to prepare and easy to pick up and dip when sliced and roasted. View Recipe 02 of 29 Long-Cooked Collards with Apples and Bacon This side dish is an autumn favorite at Iowa's Rapid Creek Cidery—and a great way to explore nutritious collard greens. The recipe takes a while, but most of the cooking is hands-free, leaving plenty of time to prepare pork chops or chicken. View Recipe 03 of 29 Southwest Corn Pudding Blaine Moats Buttery onions, cheddar and green chilies lace our stuffinglike pudding. Inspired by traditional skillet corn bread, this recipe works as a side or as a meatless main served with a salad or garlicky sauteed kale. View Recipe 04 of 29 Honey-Sage Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Walnuts A colorful mixture of sweet potatoes, red onion and pears blends with sage and sweet honey in this easy roasted side. Best Roasted Vegetable Recipes View Recipe 05 of 29 Sweet and Smoky Blistered Green Beans This genius 5-ingredient weeknight side uses jalapeno jelly as an "instant" glaze and gets major flavor and crunch from smoked almonds. Fresh Green Bean Recipes View Recipe 06 of 29 Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Bacon The hardest part of this flavorful side is shredding the Brussels sprouts, so if that's all that's stopping you, just buy a pouch of pre-shredded sprouts. Creative Ideas for Brussels Sprouts View Recipe 07 of 29 Cider-Glazed Vegetables We put everything we love about fall into this easy side dish— a riot of bright colors, hearty veggies, woodsy sage, and a brown sugar-sweetened hard cider glaze. View Recipe 08 of 29 Waldorf Salad with Grapes and Wild Rice Blaine Moats This salad is all about balance—sweet vs. tart and crunchy vs. chewy. Take it to a potluck or serve it at the family table. View Recipe 09 of 29 Brussels Sprouts with Ham and Leeks Dry-cured country ham adds smoky-salty flavor to veggies, but regular ham will work as well. View Recipe 10 of 29 Pepper Jack Corn Casserole This dead-simple and totally delicious casserole is a homey addition to any weekend meal or potluck. View Recipe 11 of 29 Cornucopia Stuffed Squash Similar recipes call for sausage, but these acorns of plenty overflow with a healthy mix of barley, spinach, sunflower seeds, shiitake mushrooms, dried cranberries and smoked Gouda. Top Vegetarian Recipes View Recipe 12 of 29 Ratatouille When cooler nights trigger cravings for warming autumn suppers but the garden still bears a summer's bounty of tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and eggplant, we call on the French for help. The classic vegetable stew is traditionally served unadorned, but we love it spooned over homemade garlic bread as a luxe fork-and-knife sandwich. View Recipe 13 of 29 Roasted Panzanella Salad This colorful salad stars sweet roasted cherry tomatoes with the tart of red wine vinegar. View Recipe 14 of 29 Sweet Potato Biscuits Orange zest, nutmeg and smoked paprika add layers of flavor to these tender biscuits. How to Bake the Best Breads, Rolls and Biscuits View Recipe 15 of 29 Onion, Apple and Cheese Gratin At Iowa's Rapid Creek Cidery, chef Matt Steigerwald serves this gratin (which tastes sort of like the best French onion soup ever) with grilled artisan bread. Crisp and charred, it's a good foil to the gooey richness. View Recipe 16 of 29 German Potato Salad Serve this old-fashioned potluck dish warm. Potato Salad Recipes Your Guests Will Love View Recipe 17 of 29 Bacon-Roasted Brussels Sprouts Blaine Moats Frying bacon in the skillet, then tossing sprouts and red onion in the drippings before roasting means you'll only dirty one pan making this elegant side dish. View Recipe 18 of 29 Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter They're light, buttery and fall artwork on your plate. We almost hate to cover up the baked-on apple slice with the whipped maple butter. Almost. Irresistible Apple Treats View Recipe 19 of 29 Cauliflower Gratin Tossing cauliflower with bread crumbs, Dijon, cheddar, herbs and almonds makes this humble veg special. View Recipe 20 of 29 Lemony Greens, 'Shrooms and Grapes Lemon and grapes brighten the fresh green bean, broccoli and mushroom mixture. View Recipe 21 of 29 Potato Latkes Blaine Moats Cast iron's heat retention means oil holds a high temperature, so fried foods crisp quickly and evenly. These traditional Jewish potato-onion fritters have tender centers and lacy rims. Top them with sour cream or applesauce. How to Season, Cook With and Clean Cast-Iron Pans View Recipe 22 of 29 Moroccan Carrot Slaw Combining cinnamony pumpkin-pie spice with fresh mint lends North African flavor in a flash. Try this simple salad as a side dish to grilled chicken. Fresh Slaw Recipes View Recipe 23 of 29 Cajun Sweet Corn and Bacon Jumble Salty bacon and Cajun seasoning liven up this roasted veggie mixture for a hearty side. View Recipe 24 of 29 Cauliflower Pilaf Pulsing cauliflower in the food processor yields an uncanny, 100-percent-good-for-you alternative to rice. Our version has Middle Eastern-inspired flavorings, but you can make a plain version by sautéing the ground cauliflower in a bit of oil and seasoning with salt. View Recipe 25 of 29 Sassy Baked Beans Mix and match different kinds of beans and meat to suit your preferences. Our smoky-sweet baked beans will beat canned beans every time! View Recipe 26 of 29 Rutabaga Gratin Blaine Moats Take a break from 'taters and try nutty-sweet rutabaga in this deliciously cheesy cold-weather side. View Recipe 27 of 29 Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter These sweet oven-roasted carrots are a perfect complement to a special-occasion menu, but they're easy enough to be a weeknight side. View Recipe 28 of 29 Wilted Asian Kale Pumpkin-pie spice is the secret ingredient in this nutrient-packed side dish. View Recipe 29 of 29 Beets and Beet Greens Salad Beth Dooley, author of the farmers market cookbook Minnesota's Bounty, won us over with the brilliant, frugal simplicity of this dish: roasted red or golden beets tossed in a frying pan with their own chopped green tops, olive oil, salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit