Looking for EASY vegetable side dishes to add veggies to your meals? These 20+ recipes are quick, tasty and sure to impress even the toughest critic!
Finding the perfect vegetable side dish can be a challenge! As someone who is always looking for quick and easy ways to get extra nutrients in, I find many vegetable dishes either take too long, use too many ingredients or are made to be too creamy and heavy I never feel good after.
So I've rounded up my top 21 easy vegetable side dishes! From air fryer recipes, to frozen vegetables to to salads- we're bringing you the best vegetables to add to any meal. Whether you decide to make one for a quick meal at home or a large family gathering, these recipes are sure to impress even the toughest vegetable critic! Ready to find the perfect side dish?
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Here are 20+ Easy Vegetable Side Dishes:
Air Fryer Vegetables
These air fryer carrot fries are good enough to convert any cooked carrot hater. All you need are a few simple ingredients and you have an easy vegan side dish or healthy snack to satisfy that salt craving!
Cheesy Air Fryer Spaghetti Squash
My cheesy air fryer spaghetti squash is the only way to get firm, crispy spaghetti squash noodles to use as pasta or a veggie side. No sogginess here!
Spiced Air Fryer Frozen Cauliflower
This air fryer frozen cauliflower has never been tastier, quicker, and more affordable. With an easy garlic aioli, it makes for a yummy veggie side dish or snack.
My air fryer frozen broccoli is the easiest veggie side to compliment any entree. Seasoned with parm, it's simple, savoury and full of crisp.
Crispy Air Fryer Diced Potatoes
Salty, addictive and way crispier than oven baked. These air fryer diced potatoes are the easiest side for any protein or veggie.
Spicy Parmesan Air Fryer Asparagus
All you need is 10 minutes, a bunch of asparagus, a few household spices and an air fryer and you'll have everyone fighting over the the bowl of asparagus at your next family gathering!
Crispy Honey Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
These air fryer brussel sprouts with balsamic glaze aren't just any old boiled sprouts. Perfectly crispy and packed with flavour, you'll want to eat the entire bowl.
Roasted Vegetables with Honey Mustard Sauce
How I make perfect roasted veggies every time! I promise my honey mustard sauce for roasted vegetables will make you a veggie lover.
Garlic Parmesan Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges
My air fryer sweet potato wedges are crispy and garlicky with a hint of savory parm. Ready in 20 minutes, it's the easiest side to any main.
Salads
This kale harvest salad is packed with all of the best fall flavours. A shredded brussel sprout and kale base topped with crisp apples, roasted butternut squash, bacon and crumbled feta. Drizzled with a flavourful maple dijon dressing!
Kale Crunch Salad (Chick-Fil-A Inspired)
This kale crunch salad with toasted almonds, feta and apples will convert any kale hater. It's the best homemade version of the Chick-fil-a kale salad!
Packed with fresh vegetables, quinoa, herbs, and plant powered protein, this copycat Costco quinoa salad is the perfect lunch for a hot summer day!
No Italian-inspired dinner is complete without my burrata caprese salad. It's easy, perfect for summer, and will impress all your guests!
Crunchy Kale Winter Salad with Pomegranate
This crunchy kale winter salad with pomegranates, root veggies, feta and pumpkin seeds has everything you need in a side. It's beautiful seasonal dish to share at parties
My fall pasta salad is an easy meal prep lunch full of seasonal produce. It won't get soggy and has all my favorite harvest veggies,
Bang Bang Roasted Broccoli Salad
My roasted broccoli salad is made with crispy panko, cashews and drizzled with a healthy bang bang sauce. A crowdpleaser side and salad!
My crunchy dill pickle salad is a balanced plant-based meal for all the pickle enthusiasts. Made with lentils, feta, kale and more!
Curried couscous vegan salad is an easy, healthy, plant-based recipe for meal-prep. Tossed in a tahini curry sauce, it's full of flavor and nutrients.
Oven Vegetables
Spicy Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce
My roasted Parmesan cauliflower with creamy, nutty tahini sauce is the tastiest side to get in your veggies.
Cheesy Garlic Frozen Roasted Green Beans
My frozen roasted green beans are the tastiest veggie side to pair with any meal. Super easy, minimal prep, and affordable!
Smashed Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts with Feta
Maple balsamic brussels sprouts with a crispy feta coating; an elegant pairing for any fall, winter or holiday meal. This is the recipe that everyone will love, even brussels sprout haters!
Lemon Parmesan Smashed Broccoli
This lemon parmesan smashed broccoli is the ultimate way to convert broccoli haters. It's tasty, healthy and dietitian approved!
Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Rice
This one pan broccoli and cauliflower rice is the easiest side dish for all your dinner parties- packed with fibre, colour and flavour, it's sure to impress even the pickiest eater at the table!
Spicy Hot Honey Roasted Carrots
Elevate any meal with spicy hot honey roasted carrots! An easy yet elegant side for potlucks, dinners, or holiday parties.
Healthier Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
Smooth and creamy, these yukon gold mashed potatoes are a healthier take on a classic comfort food. Lightened up but just as yummy!
More Easy Veggie-Packed Recipes
If you loved these easy vegetable side dishes, try some of my other vegetable packed easy meal ideas:
- Crockpot Lemon Chicken and Broccoli
- Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers
- Weeknight Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Honey Mustard Broccoli Crunch Salad
- Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos
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See you in the kitchen!
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