How To Make     11 Best Sides for Stuffed Peppers

Whether you're looking for heartier sides like mashed potatoes and  cornbread, or lighter sides like roasted Brussels sprouts and citrus  fennel salad, I've got all of the best options for side dishes to pair  with your stuffed peppers!

Easy, buttery, and creamy red skin mashed potatoes with garlic is a quick and rustic side dish that will be a welcomed side to your stuffed peppers. Just 5 simple ingredients and this crowd-pleasing side dish can be on the  table in less than 20 minutes!

1. Red Skin Mashed Potatoes with Garlic

This healthy and delicious harvest apple salad comes together in just minutes. It's the perfect combination of salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami! Making this salad takes all of 7 minutes, so no excuses for throwing together a quick and healthy meal!

2. Harvest Apple Salad

When in doubt, always add sourdough discard to your baked goods for a more complex flavor. This cornbread is perfectly moist and slightly sweet from the addition of honey, with a delicate and crumbly texture. Pair it with your stuffed peppers when you want a heartier meal!

3. Sourdough Cornbread

This vegetarian side dish is always on rotation in my house as a go-to  recipe when I need a quick and easy side. With just 3 ingredients, it  really doesn't get any easier than this!

4. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic

Japanese sweet potatoes are a great variety to use when making fries, as  they are a sturdier and starchier cousin to the "regular" kind. In this  recipe, they get tossed in oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt to create  crispy fries that are served with a garlic-rosemary mayo.

5. Roasted Japanese Sweet Potato Fries

A crunchy and simple citrus fennel salad that brightens up any plate -  it's the perfect side dish in the winter, when fennel is in season. And it's just 3 ingredients!

6. Citrus Fennel Salad

There is something so enjoyable about making sourdough focaccia. Maybe it's because you get to handle the bubbly dough so much-creating dimples and crevices-but it's also hard to mess up this recipe. The result is a light and fluffy dough w/ a crunchy, golden brown crust that's speckled w/ rosemary, olive oil, & flaky salt.

7. Sourdough Rosemary Focaccia

This roasted cauliflower salad is packed with crunchy walnuts, creamy Gruyère, and peppery arugula. The red wine vinaigrette is light  and tangy, and beautifully complements the cheese and arugula.

8. Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Arugula, Walnuts, and Gruyère

Flaky and tender buttermilk biscuits are topped with sweet maple cream  for the perfect salty-sweet combination. And they can be made in just 30 minutes!

9. Buttermilk Maple Biscuits

If you've never tasted roasted carrots, you are in for a real treat.  Cumin roasted carrots with yogurt sauce features savory warm spices,  tangy yogurt sauce, and crunchy pistachios!

10. Cumin Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

This roasted butternut squash salad is tossed in an out-of-this-world  roasted shallot dressing, and includes crunchy red cabbage, toasted  pecans, and nutty Parmesan. It's hearty enough to be a main dish but also makes a great side salad for stuffed peppers.

11. Roasted Butternut Squash Salad

SERVE AND ENJOY!