Best Sides of 2023
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Now it’s time for the best sides of 2023. They are all veggies. Three of the side dish recipes even happen to be potato recipes.
I’ve got mashed potatoes, potatoes au gratin, smoked potatoes, and roasted asparagus! I must say I love me some potatoes. Such a classic and versatile vegetable.
First up for the best side of 2023 is a smoked cheesy potato casserole. Since trying these out on our pellet smoker, my family has fallen in love with this dish. We have enjoyed it numerous times since first trying it.
This recipe includes ingredients of butter, sour cream, cheese, garlic salt, and cream of chicken soup. It also has a topping of melted butter mixed with crushed corn flakes.
These potatoes are awesome on their own cooked in a regular oven. However, once you add in that smoked factor, it just ups the flavor a whole other level.
Second is these easy potatoes au gratin. The hardest part of making these potatoes is probably is slicing the potatoes. The sauce for these does not require any cooking. Mix the ingredients and then pour it over the sliced potatoes. Oh and don’t forget to sprinkle the top with cheese!
Next up for these vegetable side dishes is another recipe that is for the pellet smoker. You can make smoked mashed potatoes that end up with a nice kiss of smoke flavor to them. I personally like to use Yukon Gold potatoes. However, feel free to use russet potatoes.
These mashed potatoes have a light golden brown crust on top and an ever so wonderful hint of smoke. They were the perfect compliment to the smoked bbq meatloaf recipe I shared this year. Mmmmmmmmmm.
Last of the best sides of 2023 is the one non-potato recipe. This is a recipe I made back in my early blogging days, but I gave an update this year.
This roasted asparagus recipe is a quick and easy staple side dish. All you need roast some fresh asparagus is olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper. When you are able to get some hands on some fresh asparagus this is the way to cook asparagus.
