26 Best Barbecue Side Dishes. Now grown to 35 year round tasty recipes! Cornbread, potato salads, baked beans & beyond to make your next backyard BBQ special.
26 Best Barbecue Side Dishes
Who doesn’t need more great recipes for barbecue side dishes? Whether it’s Pulled Pork, Smoked Brisket, Ribs, Chicken or Steak, you’ve got your main dishes sorted for the big summer barbecue. But what to serve with it?
As with most times of the year, when I post recipes for main dishes, I get the same question.Inevitably, the questions start coming in asking, “What do you serve with that?”
Summer barbecue season is no different. However, one of the things I love about anything grilled or slow smoked from the backyard BBQ, is that there are so many different options to serve as side dishes.
Barbecue side dishes make all the difference.
In fact, in my opinion, what distinguishes a great barbecue party form a mediocre one is the selection of delicious side dishes. The dishes that accompany the delicious grilled and smoked meats are so important too.
Well, I suppose there is one thing needed in order to leave a lasting impression. Naturally, a really fantastic dessert is essential too, like my Ultimate Strawberries & Cream Cake.
So, since we are in the middle of barbecue season, I thought I’d put together a selection of the most popular sides from Rock Recipes. Also, I have added a few personal favourites to help elevate your next barbecue.
No doubt, it will be one your friends will talk about and ask for the recipes.
2020 Update!
Lots of new side dishes added, plus BONUS RECIPE for the kids now added at the end of the list!
PLUS…my latest Deviled Egg Potato Salad has beed added. It was so popular that I added a link at the bottom for that recipe too. We’re now up to 26 recipes in this collection!
Like this barbecue side dishes recipe collection?
Find plenty more BBQ inspiration in our huge category of Barbecue and Grilling recipes.
Bonus recipe! Our newly updated recipe for an old favourite! Molasses & Bacon Baked Beans!
Old Fashioned Molasses and Bacon Baked Beans.
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette on Peach Bacon Salad
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette on Peach Bacon Salad.
Alfredo Mac and Cheese
Alfredo Mac and Cheese
Bacon Brown Sugar Baked Beans
Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes
The Best Easy Cornbread Recipe
Bacon Potato Salad with Sweet Mustard Dressing
Bacon Potato Salad with Sweet Mustard Dressing
These super simple, super quick Yogurt Flatbreads turn any BBQ main dish into amazing wraps.
Yogurt Flatbreads
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
Salad with Creamy Dijon Dressing and Garlic Herb Butter Croutons
BLT Salad with Creamy Dijon Dressing
White Barbecue Sauce – An Alabama Favorite
White Barbecue Sauce on smoked chicken
The Barbecue Side Dishes keep coming.
Red Cabbage Coleslaw with corn & golden raisins.
Montreal Steak Spice Refrigerator Pickles
Garlic Butter Biscuits
Southwestern Chipotle Lime Pasta Salad
Southwestern Chipotle Lime Pasta Salad
Tomato Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas & Mint
Tomato Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas & Mint
Lemon Tzatziki Potato Salad
Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets
Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets
Mango Sesame Coleslaw.
Copycat Kraft Macaroni Salad
Copycat Kraft Macaroni Salad
Corn Flour Biscuits with Maple Butter
Corn Flour Biscuits with Maple Butter.
Warm Grilled Potato Salad with Lemon and Oregano
Warm Grilled Potato Salad with Lemon and Oregano.
Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad.
Lemon Chive Grilled Corn Salad
Grilled Corn Salad with Apples, Lemon and Chives
Crispy Baked Wedge Fries
Creamy Bacon Parmesan Potatoes
Creamy Bacon Parmesan Potatoes
Lemon Waldorf Potato Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese & Easy Honey Dijon Dressing
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese & Honey Dijon Dressing
Caesar Dressing on Radicchio Almond Caesar Salad
Deviled Egg Potato Salad
Red Onion Jam
Lemon Mint Orzo Salad
Chickpea Salad with Quinoa Lemon and Ginger
Chickpea Salad with Quinoa Lemon and Ginger
Penne Pasta Salad with Shrimp Chili and Lime
BONUS RECIPE! Quick and Easy Stovetop Mac ‘n Cheese
Quick and Easy Stovetop Mac and Cheese
Originally published July 2015
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Lori K.
Tuesday 11th of October 2016
Okay, I'm thrilled!!! We're having a big family get-together next Sunday, with pulled pork being the main dish. Everyone else is bringing the usual - cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, macaroni and cheese. I wanted to bring something different, and these recipes deliver in spades!!! Thank You!!!
Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness
Saturday 25th of July 2015
What a collection!! I want to make them all!!