What To Serve With Chicken Parm

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If you’re planning Chicken Parmesan for dinner, the real question is—what should you serve with it? From crisp salads to cozy mashed potatoes and garlicky breads, these side dishes pair perfectly with that cheesy, saucy main. Let’s round out your meal with something delicious.

When choosing the right side for chicken parmesan, think about balance. The dish is rich, savory, and saucy, so you might want a crisp salad like Caesar or Caprese to cut through the heaviness. If you’re craving comfort, mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables can bring that cozy feel to the table. Need something to soak up the sauce? Garlic bread or a cheesy Hasselback loaf always wins. Hosting a dinner party? Add a few options like a cold salad and a warm carb so everyone has something they love. You really can’t go wrong with this mix of light, hearty, and classic pairings.

What To Serve With Chicken Parm (25 of the BEST Side Dishes!)

1

Gluten Free Spaghetti with Simple Meat Sauce

Try this Gluten Free Pasta with Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe! It’s simple to make and just as delicious as its gluten counterpart!

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2

Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce

This Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce is made simple with tons of cut up veggies! Simply leave out the ground beef to make it vegetarian-friendly!

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3

Caesar Salad Recipe

A classic Caesar Salad recipe topped parmesan, bacon, and croutons. Drizzle with my caesar salad dressing for the finished package!

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4

Grandma’s Cucumber Salad

Grandma's Cucumber Salad recipe is cool, crunchy, refreshing, and easy to throw together on a hot summer day! Great for BBQ's or potlucks. 

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5

Caprese Salad Dressing Recipe

Nothing beats a Caprese Salad, but you it's even better when you dress those ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and sweet basil with a homemade garlic balsamic dressing! The perfect caprese salad dressing.

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6

Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad

Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad has amazing depth of flavor from all of the roasted veggies and great texture from the quinoa.

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7

Roasted Root Vegetables

Roasted Root Vegetables are what I crave with the first hint of that crisp Autumn air. Move over salad…make room for earthy, hearty, caramelized deliciousness in the form of oven roasted root vegetables. Measurements do not have to be exact…this is more of a technique than an exact recipe.

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8

Roasted Potatoes

Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes are the perfect side dish to just about any meal. 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time, and so versatile!

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9

Roasted Green Beans

Roasted Green Beans are a quick and easy side dish to make that is packed full of flavor and nutrients! I could make this every night!

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10

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This super easy Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipe is a delicious vegetable side dish. Perfectly golden and tender in the middle.

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11

Roasted Asparagus

Simple and quick this Oven Roasted Asparagus Recipe is the perfect vegetable side dish! Easily prepared while your main dish is cooking.

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12

Maple Glazed Carrots Recipe

Maple Glazed Carrots are the perfect, least fussy side dish for any holiday or Sunday supper. Delicious on their own, or fabulous with ham or turkey, these glazed carrots won't be forgotten anytime soon. Only one pan required!

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13

Hasselback Garlic Cheesy Bread

This Hasselback Homemade Garlic Bread recipe has MORE butter, MORE cheese, MORE garlic, and MORE bread in every single bite. It’s glorious.

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14

Craigo’s Breadsticks

Craigo’s was a pizza place in Rexburg, Idaho. Cheesy, yeasty, salty, garlicy, Craigo’s breadsticks really were the BEST breadsticks around!

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15

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes are smooth, buttery, and extra rich thanks to a generous dose of cream cheese. This recipe gives you perfectly fluffy potatoes every time with just the right balance of salt, butter, and creaminess.

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16

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

What could make Mashed Potatoes even better? GARLIC! Garlic Mashed Potatoes are so buttery, creamy, and more importantly garlicky.

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17

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes are everything you love about mashed potatoes mixed with the flavors of sweet potatoes. Smooth, creamy and buttery!

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18

Instant Pot Risotto

Get this simple and basic recipe for Instant Pot Risotto. Tastes amazing on its own or add in some extras to make it special.

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19

Classic Coleslaw Recipe

This Coleslaw Recipe is a classic, from scratch recipe that will make you never buy store-bought coleslaw dressing again! Here's how you can prepare this perfect summer side dish.

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20

Cheese Board

This holiday, or any occasion, cheese board can be put together last minute and is a crowd pleaser!

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21

Simple Bruschetta Recipe

Bruschetta is an easy, Italian appetizer that always goes over well. Toasted bread, rubbed with garlic and topped with diced garden tomatoes, fresh basil and a hint of balsamic vinegar.

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22

Crock-Pot Spaghetti Squash

Crockpot Spaghetti Squash is a simple how-to on how to cook a spaghetti squash! It’s so EASY and it cooks perfectly every time. 

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23

Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe

Did someone say garlic bread? This is the tastiest recipe for extra cheesy and extra garlicky homemade garlic bread! Jazz up store-bought French bread with my simple homemade garlic butter.

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We’ve got a little something for everyone in this post, from comforting hearty sides to some veggie goodness. Don’t stress over it; just go with what makes your taste buds dance and fits your dietary needs. Feel free to get creative, mix things up, and craft a meal that’s all ‘you’ alongside that delicious Chicken Parm with tomato sauce.

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