10 Potato Side Dishes that go with everything!

A collection of 10 easy potato side dish recipes that go with everything! From gratins and scalloped to roasted to potato salads. Cheesy, garlicky, herby, we've got them all!

Photo collage of potato recipes with text reading - potato side dishes that go with everything.

When it comes to side dishes, nothing beats the mighty potato. They go with everything and there are so many different ways that you can make them.

I've loosely organized these by cooking method or sometimes just by recipe type.

You'll find everything from potato salads, to fries, to gratins and scallops.

So, pull up a chair and browse through these tasty potato side dishes!

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Roasted Potatoes

Roasted potatoes are a favorite at our house. They come out light and fluffy on the inside and crispy and golden on the outside.

If you've never tried smashed potatoes, they are as fun to make as they are to eat!

An easy way to elevate simple roasted potatoes is with a pesto, and our chive pesto is unusual and delicious!

Garlic Thyme Smashed Potatoes

These Garlic Thyme Smashed Potatoes are so delicious! Crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the outside!

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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Chive Pesto

Crispy roasted fingerling potatoes are tossed with an amazing chive pesto! Use the extra chive pesto on sandwiches!

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Two photos of fries with text reading the best oven fries.

Oven Baked Fries

I love fries, but I don't love the mess of frying them! Luckily you can easily bake them in the oven. Just as good and no messy clean up!

Check out these recipes to see my secrets for keeping them crispy!

Baked Garlic Fries

These Baked Garlic Fries are better than fried!

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Ultimate Oven Fries

These oven fries really are the Ultimate! Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside with the slightly melted Parmesan cheese!

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Gratins and Scalloped Potatoes

What goes great with potatoes? Cheese. Cheese, cheese and more cheese.

We love gratins and scalloped potatoes at our house. If like me you love the crispy part on the top of the potatoes, be sure and check out the Sheet Pan Potato Gratin - it's the best part of the potato gratin!

Scalloped Potatoes with Gruyere

These Scalloped Potatoes with Gruyere are rich and creamy and so delicious!

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Smoked Gouda Scalloped Potatoes

These Smoked Gouda Scalloped Potatoes are so rich and creamy, you won't realize they use less cheese!

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Sheet Pan au Gratin Potatoes

You'll never make regular au gratin potatoes again after trying these sheet pan potatoes! Everyone gets the best part of the potato gratin - the crispy, golden, cheesy top!

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Stove Top Potatoes

There are so many options for cooking potatoes on the stove top. You can boil them, steam them and a favorite - fry them!

Boiling and steaming will give you similar results, but lately I've been leaning more towards steaming. I think they keep more of their flavor.

French Potato Salad

This simple potato salad is so delicious and easy! The warm potatoes soak up all the flavor from the tangy white wine and Dijon mustard vinaigrette!

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Golden brown potatoes in a cast iron skillet.

Skillet Fried Potatoes

Skillet fried potatoes just like grandma used to make! Crispy and golden on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside.

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Red and white bowl filled with parsley covered potatoes.

Buttered Parsley Potatoes

Ready in about 20 minutes, these potatoes are so easy to make and everyone loves them! Fluffy on the inside and buttery on the outside!

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What a great collection! I'll be adding to this regularly so be sure and bookmark this page and stop by often!

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Grilled!

I make these grilled potato packets all summer long, but only recently got around to updating the post! Thin sliced potatoes topped with rosemary in a foil packet is the 5 ingredient side dish you need in your life!