45 Delicious Sides To Go With Ham Dinners - Tara Teaspoon

Choose a few classic and creative ham dinner sides. Scroll through the veggies, potatoes, salads, and cornbread recipes to find the perfect side dishes for ham for Easter dinner or Christmas.

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Classic And Creative Ham Dinner Sides

Ham is an easy and savory main dish to make for dinner. It's great anytime of year and especially for Christmas or Easter.

Here you'll find a side dish for ham that will compliment the main dish perfectly. First: Make your ham, then focus on the ham side dishes!

• Roast Ham with Spiced Honey Glaze
• Holiday Ham Recipe with Brown Sugar Glaze

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Ham Side Dishes For Any Occasion

Here are 45easy side dishes for ham, whether you're serving it for a nice Sunday meal or a holiday gathering. For even more, click over to the Easter side dishes that speak to spring.

Ham is also a traditional Christmas meal main dish, and perfect for a New Year's Day buffet. I love using leftovers for breakfast and for side dish recipes throughout the week as well.

• Ham and Gruyere Turnovers
• Ham and Chutney Breakfast Biscuit

What to Serve with Ham?

You can choose from classic potato dishes with or without loads of cheese, and beautiful green veggies like asparagus or green beans.

Ham dinner sides range from classics like scalloped potatoes, to glazed carrots, mac and cheese and cornbread. Try creamy spinach or a fresh salad too.

Sides Dishes For Ham

Best Potatoes to Serve with Ham

Choose from classic scalloped potatoes with cheese, or crisped gratin. You'll find delightful mashed potatoes, roasted or baked sides here too.

Potato Gratin With Leeks and Pancetta You really can’t go wrong when you combine potatoes, ricotta, gruyere, leeks and pancetta. These individual size portions are made in a muffin tin for easy serving, creating a great holiday buffet dish or cocktail party appetizer! Recipe Shortcut Potato Cheese Casserole A cozy medley of German Potato salad, two kinds of cheese, herbs, butter and cream sauce. The taste is cheesy and slightly tangy and sweet from the German-style potatoes. Recipe Mini Potatoes Gratin With Leeks and Pancetta You can’t go wrong with potatoes, ricotta, Gruyere, leeks, and pancetta. Individual-sized portions are made in a muffin tin for easy serving. Recipe Sous Vide Fingerling Potatoes Fingerling potatoes have a quick cook time and broil finished for a crispy texture. The perfect side dish for your favorite ham dinner. Recipe Golden Carrot and Potato Gratin Golden Potato and Carrot Gratin is a warm, cheesy dish, spiced with thyme and nutmeg. The rich flavors of the vegetables and spices mixed with the gooey cheese will draw you back for seconds, and most likely thirds. Recipe Irish Mashed Potatoes Irish potatoes are a hearty side dish made with creamy mashed spuds, garlic and cabbage. Serve for any time of the year! Recipe Potatoes Gruyere au Gratin This Potatoes au Gratin with Gruyere uses both sweet potatoes and Yukon Gold potatoes layered with cheese for the most delicious gratin. With only ten ingredients, it's a simple side dish that is also a showstopper. Recipe Garlic Parmesan Baked Potatoes A crispy, well-seasoned baked potato with a little bit of extra Parmesan on top. So simple to make, all you need to do is toss, bake, then enjoy. Recipe Swiss Chard Potatoes The soft red skin from the baby potatoes and vibrant greens of the Swiss chard make this a lovely and colorful side dish! Recipe Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes This recipe has decadent caramelized onions in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce with simple seasonings. It’s make-ahead and slow-cooker-friendly. Recipe 4 Mashed Potato Mix Ins 4 Amazing mashed potato mix ins that will blow your mind! Start with the basic recipe and create flavorful side dishes with just a few ingredients. Recipe Instant Pot Baked Potatoes This ham side dish turns out fluffy and fork-tender from the inside and golden and crispy from the outside every time you make them! Recipe

Veggie Side Dishes

Glazed carrots or creamed spinach, plus Brussels sprouts, asparagus and green beans. Vegetable sides for ham dinner are a must.

Pan Roasted Brussel Sprouts Pan roasting makes these Brussel sprouts crispy and caramelized on the outside and tender on the inside. A must side dish for any occasion. Recipe Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart A crowd-pleasing, quick asparagus puff pastry tart. Made with a creamy cracked pepper and cottage cheese filling, and pickled red onions and olives on top. Recipe Roasted Rainbow Carrots Add cranberries and pecans to these colorful carrots. A simple side for your ham dinner. Recipe Brussels Sprouts Side Dish with Apricots And Pistachios Save time at dinner by blanching Brussels sprouts up to three days before. Serve these tender veggies with apricots and crunchy pistachios. Recipe Crispy Parmesan Roasted Asparagus This asparagus gets an extra dose of flavor from the best crispy, buttery, and cheesy Parmesan cracker crumb topping. Recipe Garlic Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Dried Fruit and Sumac Sweet dates and citrusy sumac season this garlic roasted broccoli side dish. Easy to make in the oven, this easy veggie side goes with just about any dinner. Recipe Skillet Green Beans With Artichokes And Capers This recipe keeps the oven free for the rest of dinner, and can be made in a matter of minutes, especially with the pre-trimmed green beans available at the store! Recipe Roasted Rosemary Carrots This dish looks beautiful, tastes amazing, and best of all, is incredibly simple to bring together. You’ll have tender, sweet carrots perfumed with the aroma and taste of rosemary leaves that will leave everyone wanting more. Recipe Roasted Radishes Oven-roasted radishes make an excellent side dish, especially for meat dishes like chicken and ham. Recipe Colorful Asparagus and Strawberries Balsamic and strawberry pair with asparagus for this lovely side dish. It's a great combination of savory and fruity sweetness. Recipe Crispy Cornbread Roasted Okra Skip frying okra. Try this oven-roasted okra instead! It has a crispy cornmeal topping and takes only minutes to prepare. Recipe Homemade Creamy Spinach A Boston Market knock-off, this spinach is a perfect side dish to freshen up any meal! Recipe Beet and Cheese Tartlets This savory cheese blend is the perfect complement to sweet roasted beets. Recipe

Salads

Choose some light and crunchy things for your ham dinner sides. Greens and flavorful dressings are really lovely in the mix.

Winter Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette This cranberry vinaigrette is sweet and tangy and tastes spectacular with sweet oranges and dried cranberries. Recipe Asian Crunch Salad This Asian Crunch Salad has the perfect mix of veggies and a tangy ginger teriyaki dressing. With loads of buttery cashews, it's perfect on its own, or with chicken or steak. Plus it holds well making it perfect for make-ahead meal prep during busy weeks. Recipe Broccoli Stem Slaw It is the perfect side dish to serve with a barbecue, alongside a family dinner or to take on a picnic. It is also ideal to serve alongside a burger or in a sandwich. Recipe Shredded Carrot Apple Salad This Shredded Carrot Salad with apple is a great make-ahead side dish that's healthy and full of fresh flavors. With just 6 ingredients, it completes any menu and is guaranteed to be a family favorite. Recipe Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad This elegant Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad is the perfect main course or side dish for the fall and winter. The goat cheese, baby kale, and candied pecans make it a real show-stopper that can easily be prepared in under an hour. Recipe The New Iceberg Wedge Salad Turn the classic lettuce wedge salad into a masterpiece by adding diced pancetta, roasted beets and hazelnuts. Recipe Lentil Salad with Pomegranate Seeds This super simple Lentil Salad with Pomegranate Seeds is perfect for holidays or whenever you’re feeling a little festive. Recipe Fresh Tomato Salad Fresh Tomato Salad is enjoyed year-round. Whether using grape, cherry or Roma tomatoes pairing juicy tomatoes with a simple marinade makes for an enjoyable dish. Recipe

Rolls and Cornbread

Sweet orange rolls or cornbread go so well with ham dinner. Try some gluten-free dinner roll options or stick to the classic yeasted roll.

Make-Ahead Orange Rolls Make-ahead orange rolls are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Absolutely the best thing on your dinner table. Recipe Gluten Free Orange Rolls Made Like Muffins My take on the classic butterflake orange rolls I make with yeast and wheat flour. These are gluten-free and packed with orange flavor and sweet icing. Recipe Honey Cornbread Muffins These easy Honey Cornbread Muffins make the best side dish! With just 10 ingredients, these make-ahead muffins are simple enough for kids and beginners to bake. Recipe Super Soft Dinner Rolls This Classic Dinner Rolls recipe makes the softest and fluffiest rolls that you'll ever make. These dinner rolls are silky, flavorful, and the perfect side to holiday meals or Sunday suppers. Recipe Sweet Cornbread Recipe This Sweet Cornbread Recipe has been a family favorite for many years. It’s our go-to recipe because of its thick, cakey texture and honey-sweetened flavor. It's an easy-to-make side dish that pairs well with any weeknight or fancy meal. *Cut the recipe in half to fit in an 8-by-8-inch pan Recipe Seed-Topped Dinner Rolls Everyone loves rolls, and these half whole-wheat half white dinner rolls are addictive. Recipe Skillet Cornbread Cornbread is tender and light in the middle and buttery crisp on the outside. Make it in a cast-iron skillet and it will come out perfect every time. Recipe Fluffy Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls These brioche-style Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls are so soft and fluffy. With our recipe you can have bakery-quality rolls ready to serve at your holiday table with little effort. Plus, they are great to prep in advance! Recipe

Mac and Cheese

Mac and cheese is a crowd pleasing ham side, it's cheesy, hot and comes in so many forms. Try one of these tasty mac and cheese recipes.

Four Cheese Mac and Cheese This is the ultimate Four Cheese Mac and Cheese recipe. It's made with cream cheese, cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack, for an easy side dish that will impress your family and friends with its restaurant-quality taste. Recipe Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese Creating this creamy, cheesy recipe in the dutch oven makes it easy to fry your bacon and slip right into creating a roux from the excess bacon grease. And of course, clean up is a breeze. Recipe Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese Macaroni and cheese is an iconic childhood staple for most people who grew up in the States. Recipe Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese Pepper jack mac and cheese is a creamy, zippy, delicious mac and cheese recipe. Up the heat by adding sliced jalapenos! Recipe

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