A savory ham dinner is always a good idea, whether it’s for a simple Sunday dinner or a full-on holiday feast like Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner.
Here, you’ll find 25 delicious side dishes for ham like vegetable and pasta salads, roasted vegetables, potato side dishes, creamy casseroles, and sweet and savory breads.
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Your beautiful, juicy ham recipe is sure to be the star of the dinner table, but sometimes we get a little more excited about the side dishes that go with ham.
Top 25 Side Dishes for Ham
Your beautiful, juicy ham recipe is sure to be the star of the dinner table, but it's also easy to get excited about all the delicious side dishes that go with ham. So, I’ve rounded up the best ham side dishes to help complete your holiday meal.
Classic Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Scalloped Potatoes are an easy potato side dish made with thinly sliced potatoes and onions layered in a homemade cream sauce and baked until golden and bubbly. Learn How to Make Scalloped Potatoes and enjoy this classic comfort food with friends and family for Easter, Christmas, or Thanksgiving!
Maple Balsamic Glazed Carrots
Maple Balsamic Carrots are roasted to perfection in a cinnamon spiced glaze for an easy and beautiful side dish for your holiday dinner, weekday meals, or anytime.
Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows
This is the BEST Sweet Potato Casserole recipe! It has a sweet and savory filling with a crumbled pecan topping and perfectly toasted mini marshmallows. Bonus: It’s easy to make 1-2 days ahead of time!
Green Bean Casserole With Sour Cream | She's Not Cookin'
This cheesy recipe for Green Beans with Sour Cream is a delicious side for ham and is equally tasty leftover with ham!
Oven Roasted Green Beans With Garlic & Parmesan
This EASY oven roasted green beans recipe with garlic and Parmesan cheese is the perfect side for weeknights or holidays. Learn how to roast green beans perfectly in just 20 minutes, with simple ingredients.
Creamy Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Cracker Topping
A delicious, creamy, cheesy broccoli casserole made from scratch will be your new favorite side dish. It’s really very simple to make this casserole with fresh broccoli, and everyone loves it!
Paula Deen Corn Casserole
Paula Deen's Corn Casserole is the perfect side dish for your holiday table. It's soft, fluffy, sweet, and decadent, topped with gooey cheddar cheese, and incredibly easy to make with just 6 ingredients!
Southern Baked Mac and Cheese with Breadcrumbs
This baked mac and cheese is creamy, cheesy, and topped with crispy breadcrumbs! It’s sure to complement any meal!
Funeral Potatoes
This cheesy funeral potatoes recipe is a budget friendly casserole that just might become your family's new favorite side dish. It goes with everything!
Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes are pretty potatoes with a fancy name that are actually very simple to prepare!
Strawberry Spinach Salad
This strawberry spinach salad is a blend of baby spinach leaves, fresh strawberries, red onion, almonds, feta cheese and avocado, all tossed in a poppy seed dressing.
Garlic Red Skin Mashed Potatoes
Garlic Red Skin Mashed Potatoes with cream cheese, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese are super smooth and creamy, full of rich flavor, and so very easy to make. Delicious side dish to serve with ham.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes have the most delicious flavor with maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, toasted pecans, and plump cranberries. Easy, delicious roasted vegetable side dish.
Hot Cross Buns
Fluffy, spiced Hot Cross Buns, with warm, aromatic spices and raisins, are traditionally served for Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, or as a side for Easter brunch or dinner.
Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
Roasted potatoes and fresh green beans are an elegant and tasty side dish for holidays or a simple weeknight dinner the whole family will love. A delicious 5-ingredient recipe you can make in about 30 minutes.
Roasted Asparagus and Brussels Sprouts
Tender and crispy roasted asparagus and Brussels sprouts are the perfect pairing for ham. Roasting vegetables brings out their flavor in this easy, healthy side dish.
Perfect Air Fryer Baby Carrots
These air fryer roasted carrots are tossed in a sweet and savory glaze that’s a cinch to make. This delicious recipe is a perfect weeknight side dish, but also special enough for your holiday table!
Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
This recipe for pan-fried caramelized Brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic vinegar is easy to make and so delicious. With just five ingredients, it’s a simple side dish that tastes fantastic with the savory flavor of ham.
Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad
This Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Recipe tastes just like your favorite deli pasta salad, and even goes one step further by using healthier ingredients!
Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe
Tuna Macaroni Salad with tender pasta, fresh vegetables, chunks of tuna, and cheese is a great side dish for Easter dinner, potlucks, and special occasions.
German Potato Salad Recipe
German Potato Salad Recipe is the perfect potato salad -- and the bacon makes it even better. If you prefer a mustard based potato salad, this is the recipe to try.
Crispy Oven Baked Potato Wedges (Seasoned)
If you love fries, you'll love these Roasted Potato Wedges! They are seasoned to perfection with garlic and herbs before being roasted until golden brown, tender and crispy. A delicious side dish with any meal!
Buttermilk Cornbread
This buttermilk cornbread has a tender crumb that is soft, slightly sweet, and easy to make. This cornbread is delicious every time, and it always disappears fast! Make cornbread for dinner, breakfast or to add to your holiday table.
Garlic Butter Instant Pot Red Potatoes
Looking for a simple and comforting side dish you can quickly whip up for as a side for any meal? This dump and start garlic butter Instant Pot Red Potatoes ticks all the boxes and is ready in less than 25 minutes!
Collard Greens Stir-fry
Collard greens stir-fry is the perfect quick and easy side for your meals. Thinly sliced and quickly sautéed, you'll have your collard greens ready in just a few minutes.
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The Best Ham Recipes
25 Best Side Dishes for Ham
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 oz. can corn, drained
- 1 14.75 oz. can creamed corn
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 stick melted butter ½ cup
- 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
- 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and spray an 8x8, 9x9, or similar sized baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine the drained can of corn, can of creamed corn, Jiffy mix, and sour cream in a large mixing bowl. Add the melted butter and stir until combined.
- Pour the corn mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until set and golden brown.
- Add the shredded cheddar cheese to the top and bake for 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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