5 Ingredient Side Dish Recipes

Looking for side dish recipes with 5 ingredients or less?Allrecipes has more than 480 trusted simple side dish recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.

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Riced Cauliflower

Rating: Unrated
7
Need a unique side dish substitute to plain rice? Try this.
By SlimCookins

Bok Choy Stir Fry

Rating: Unrated
6
This quick and easy recipe for bok choy stir fry goes nicely with any meat. I like to add 1/4 teaspoon chicken soup base (such as Penzey's®) to the hot bok choy. You can substitute 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger for the fresh ginger, if desired.
By fred

Balsamic Brown Sugar Carrots

Rating: Unrated
4
Yum.
By Anna

Nancy's Butter Beans

Rating: Unrated
8
Butter beans with bacon are delicious.
By Wes

V's Fried Mashed Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
10
Add some oomph to those boring mashed potatoes!
By Agent V

Creamy Morel Mushroom Grits

Rating: Unrated
1
This is my favorite way to eat grits! Simple and delicious grits flavored with sauteed mushrooms and Parmesan cheese.
By Sarah Dipity

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree

Rating: Unrated
2
This is very easy and healthy. It tastes like pumpkin pie!
By ChristinaB

Pan-Roasted Red Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
9
Pan-roasting in duck fat gives these potatoes a luxurious flavor that can't be added any other way. These potatoes will step up your breakfast game and have everyone beg you to make them again and again! This also makes a wonderful breakfast dish; just serve alongside some eggs and bacon and you are all set!
By Shyla Lane

Simple Roasted Butternut Squash

Rating: Unrated
961
Butternut squash is so good on its own, that barely any seasoning is needed. This recipe is so simple and easy.
By MChele

Buttery Garlic Green Beans

Rating: Unrated
420
Only fresh green beans and garlic will do for this easy, healthy, and flavorful side dish.
By LookWhatsCooking

Roasted Green Beans

Rating: Unrated
181
A great alternative to fast-food French fries. My family and friends love these as a snack or hors d'oeuvre. No matter how many I make, it's never enough!
By samanathon

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
44
Beautifully crusty on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside, just like a great baked potato should be! Serve them with your favorite topping, like sour cream, butter, or chives.
By Bren

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Easy Garlic Kale

Easy Garlic Kale

Rating: Unrated
68
Kale is supposed to have cancer-fighting properties. I love it, but my husband hates it. Cooking it this way is the only way he'll eat it.
Southern Fried Apples

Southern Fried Apples

Rating: Unrated
184
Fried Brussels Sprouts

Fried Brussels Sprouts

Rating: Unrated
203
Oven-Baked Potato Fries

Oven-Baked Potato Fries

Rating: Unrated
27
Air Fryer Roasted Cauliflower

Air Fryer Roasted Cauliflower

Rating: Unrated
23

Parmesan-Roasted Tomatoes

Rating: Unrated
10

A delicious vegetable side dish that goes with pretty much anything.

More 5 Ingredient Side Dish Recipes

Easy Roasted Broccoli

Rating: Unrated
97
Easy roasted broccoli. My favorite part is the roasted sliced stem pieces.
By karenatlincoln

Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

Rating: Unrated
216
This is a recipe that we have made in our family for many years--everyone loves it. It's a very basic and easy variation on mac 'n cheese.
By Jennifer Torrey

Simple Cauliflower Keto Casserole

Rating: Unrated
62
Cauliflower in a creamy cheese sauce is a perfect keto recipe and delicious to boot! Make sure you season well with salt and pepper (nutmeg tastes great as well) otherwise it will taste too bland.
By nt_bella

Simple Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts

Rating: Unrated
8
No bells and whistles with this one, just delicious sprouts with crispy brown edges and soft insides. I've got a 10-quart fryer so if the sprouts look crowded in your basket, make two batches. Just place in a 170 degree F oven to keep warm.
By FrackFamily5 CA—>CT

Glazed Carrots

Rating: Unrated
242
Simple dish with tender carrots with a buttery glaze and a mild sweetness.
By Tricia McTamaney

Cabbage Steaks

Rating: Unrated
101
One of my favorite side dishes, as it's very easy to make! I personally love garlic so I go crazy with it, but put as much as is good for you. This is a very simple recipe and you can put as much or as little of the seasonings you want.
By Amber Jessie

Jamie's Sweet and Easy Corn on the Cob

Rating: Unrated
317
My mother-in-law gave me this quick and easy recipe for the sweetest, tastiest corn cobs!
By heatherjane

Roasted Cabbage

Rating: Unrated
229
Delicious, roasted cabbage! I apologize for not having a measurement for you! I do not typically measure. If anybody tries this and would like to give tips on measurements, please feel free!
By samnan2

Roasted Parmesan-Garlic Carrots

Rating: Unrated
65
I made this for Christmas, and one of my guests said the carrots were 'off the chain!' The flavor was amazing! The cheese was nicely crusted combined with the carrot and a little garlic! YUM! A nice change from the ordinary green veggie and still healthy!
By Pamela J Hagen-French

Air Fryer Roasted Okra

Rating: Unrated
10
Love the flavor of okra, but dislike the slimy texture? Air-fry the slime out of it!
By Soup Loving Nicole

Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
8
This easy dish is one of our favorite summertime meals, fresh green beans and potatoes thrown in a slow cooker!
By Jesi A.

Salt and Pepper Skillet Fries

Rating: Unrated
29
These quick and easy French fries made in a skillet are sure to please.
By miskyn

Enoki Mushrooms

Rating: Unrated
4
A very quick, tasty side dish that pairs well with an Asian-themed meal. They would also be great topped with a stir-fry.
By Bren

Butter-Roasted Cauliflower

Rating: Unrated
183
This is an unusual and tremendously tasty way to enjoy cauliflower. It's almost like discovering a new vegetable.
By Chef John

Roasted Cauliflower "Rice"

Rating: Unrated
45
Cauliflower rice is a great low-calorie dish to have in your arsenal especially if you are eating low-carb. Super low in carbs, yet such a satisfying dish you will forget it's made from a vegetable and not a grain. There are two reasons I opted for roasted riced cauliflower in place of sauteed: 1) more flavor and 2) better texture.
By Dana Sterling

Fried Mashed Potato Cakes

Rating: Unrated
8
Fried mashed potato patties. Yummy!
By Vinniemama

Skillet Apples with Cinnamon

Rating: Unrated
35
Easy fried apples make a great side dish for breakfast or dinner.
By pielord90

Thick-Cut Bacon in the Oven

Make crispy bacon in the oven and never fry again!
By WCFranck

Potato Hay

Rating: Unrated
13
Air-fried spiralized potatoes.
By N8TE

Oven-Baked Bacon

Rating: Unrated
38
I always bake bacon in the oven! You just need to plan a bit ahead as the bacon takes longer. With baking, the bacon grease stays nice and clean and you can reuse it to saute vegetables or eggs for extra flavor.
By barbara

Butter Fried Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
33
This is not the healthiest dish, although it is delicious. For the people who do not like them, the onion is optional. I make it for my family often and the restaurant I work at changed their recipe to this! Add diced tomatoes alongside the onion and garlic for a tasty addition.
By tenastic66

Crispy Baby Potatoes

Rating: Unrated
5
Baby potatoes, garlic powder, dried parsley, and a little salt and pepper is all that you need for these little gems. Easy to prepare and they can be made well in advance, a bonus when planning a dinner party or for an easy night meal. I've used parsley and garlic but you can choose any seasoning that will complement your meal.
By Bren

Cottage Cheese Bake

Rating: Unrated
43
Yummy high-protein and low-fat recipe. You can use low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese.
By Mandie

Easy Garlic Green Beans

Rating: Unrated
67
This very simple quick and easy side dish is very popular in my family.
By Nichka
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