Potato side dishes have a special place in any meal.

From crispy, hasselback Yukon Golds to dreamy melting sweet potatoes, the flavor profiles are endlessly delicious.

With four- and five-star ratings, these tasty andnutritiouspotato sides are sure to impress.

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Recipes like our Potato & Leek Gratin and Maple-Roasted Sweet Potatoes will leave you wanting more.

Serve them with roasted chicken and a salad for dinner.

The delicious glaze that forms on these maple-roasted sweet potatoes transforms this ultra-simple dish into something sublime.

Melting Potatoes

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Serve it with your favorite main dish for a quick weeknight meal.

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

Cheddar cheese, scallions and bacon flavor these “twice baked” sweet potatoes.

The addition of some bacon for lushness and Aleppo pepper for a little bite really kicks things up.

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Sonia Bozzo

Serve these potatoes with a side of ketchup or your favorite dipping sauce.

Garlic-Parmesan Melting Potatoes

Crispy, buttery, cheesy, garlicky potatoeswhat else could you ask for?

Serve these melt-in-your-mouth potatoes alongside steak, pork chops, chicken or fish.

Roasted Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts

If you have leftovers, throw them into a breakfast scramble the next morning.

Serve with chicken, fish or your favorite protein for a filling meal.

It can be prepped ahead of time, making it perfect for your next big gathering.

a recipe photo of the Roasted Sweet Potatoes on a cooking sheet

Preethi Venkatram

The secret to these crispy roasted fingerling potatoes?

Getting the baking sheet nice and hot before you spread the potatoes on it.

Serve with steak or chicken sprinkled with oregano or marjoram.

a dish of Potato & Leek Gratin

Slow-Cooker Cheesy Potatoes

What’s not to love about this easy dump-and-go slow cooker recipe?

It has potatoes and ooey-gooey cheese, all combined with a can of condensed cream of chicken soup!

Whip up this kid-friendly side dish anytime you have a crowd to feed.

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The greens in this side dish also create a nice contrast to the creamy, velvety potatoes.

This simple dish is great alongside roasted chicken or pork and makes a great Thanksgiving side dish.

Serve alongside a seared steak or roasted pork tenderloin and green beans.

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This gives them the feeling of eating chaat or Indian street and snack foods but without all the fuss.

Miso Sweet Potatoes

Inspired by melting potatoes, we gave the same treatment to sweet potatoes.

Roasted potatoes that are creamy on the inside but perfectly crisp on the outside.

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Adding miso to the butter mixture adds great umami flavor and helps the potatoes caramelize while baking.

For a quick side dish that complements just about everything, follow the main recipe.

If you want to spice things up a little, try one of the variations.

Crispy Bubble Potatoes

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A sprinkle of flaky sea salt finishes the dish.

Lemon-Rosemary Melting Potatoes

These full-flavored potatoes are a great new approach to your typical potato side dish.

The potatoes roast, then “melt” with the flavors of lemon, rosemary and garlic.

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They’re good enough for a special occasion, but easy enough for a weeknight.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

What could be more satisfying than mashed potatoes?

One of our favorite dishes is their Cajun-spiced fries.

Baked-Feta Potatoes with Lemon

Jason Donnelly

Tame these fiery fries by serving them with classic ketchup.

Twice-Baked Potatoes Casserole

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a recipe photo of the Sweet Potato Casserole served from a dish onto a plate

Jillian Atkinson

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Southern Green Beans And Potatoes in a white serving dish

Jennifer Causey

Slow-Cooker Cheesy Potatoes

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a recipe photo of the Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Tamarind Glaze

Anthony Jackson

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Roasted Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts

Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Jason Donnelly

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Copycat Five Guys Cajun-Spiced/Seasoned Fries

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