If you thought you could eat only vegetables as a side dish for the Whole30, you thought wrong! Check out this list of over 35 hearty Whole30 Side Dish Recipes that are perfect for any holiday, family gathering or just a special meal! No matter what you make these for, they will guaranteed to be a big hit, even with those who aren’t one the Whole30!
35+ Hearty Whole30 Side Dishes
1. Creamy Tropical Sweet Potato Salad
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2. Harvest Kale Salad with Roasted Winter Squash via Skinny Taste
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3. Tumeric Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Parsley Tahini Sauce via So Let’s Hang Out
4. Spaghetti Squash with Creamy Butternut Squash Sage Sauce via Little Bits Of
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5. Pan Fried Fingerling Potatoes with Bacon via The Cookie Writer
6. Crab Bruschetta Eggplant Toast
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7. Mashed Potato Waffles with Creamy Avocado Basil Sauce via Healthy Nibbles and Bits
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8. Warm Brussels Sprouts Slaw with Asian Citrus Dressing via Nom Nom Paleo
9. Pineapple Teriyaki Cauliflower Poppers
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10. Whole 30 Scalloped Sweet Potatoes via Physical Kitcheness
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11. Cauliflower Rice Stuffing via The Healthy Maven
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12. Lemon & Sun Dried Tomato Brussels Sprouts via Little Bits Of
13. Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad
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14. Butternut Squash Home Fries via The Real Food Dietitians
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15. Low Carb Pecan Stuffing via Simply So Healthy
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16. Slow Cooker Sausage Kale Soup via Eating Bird Food
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17. Paleo Butternut Squash Soufflé via Cook It Up Paleo
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18. Apple Cranberry Sweet Potato Bake via Stupid Easy Paleo
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19. Roasted Asparagus, Carrot and Mushroom Soup via Wholesomelicious
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20. Paleo Roasted Root Vegetables via Simply So Healthy
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21. Sweet Potato Latkes via A Calculated Whisk
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22. Tahini Celeriac Potato Salad via Strength and Sunshine
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23. Healthy Vegan Green Bean Casserole via Food Faith Fitness
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24. Creamy Broccoli Casserole via Purely Twins
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25. Paleo Coleslaw with Apples and Bacon via Real Simple Good
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26. Tahini Whipped Sweet Potatoes via Eat The Gains
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27. Cashew Satay Spiralized Sweet Potato Stir Fry via Cotter Crunch
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28. Whole 30 Spaghetti Squash with Pesto via A Family Feast
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29. Grain-Free Bacon Herb Stuffing via Little Bits Of
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30. Crispy Plantains with Garlic Sauce via Well Fed
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31. Garlic Mashed Cauliflower via The Honor System
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32. Garlic and Kale Acorn Squash via Jessis Kitchen
33. Vegan Cheddar Broccoli Soup via Healthy Helper
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34. Whole 30 Potatoes with Rosemary via Bravo For Paleo
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35. Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing via My Uncommon Everyday
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36. Crispy Bacon Wrapped Asparagus via Wholesome Yum
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37. Crispy Baked Yucca Fries via Paleo Running Mama
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38. Braised Red Cabbage with Red Onions, Apples and Balsamic via Peanut Butter Runner
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39. Homemade Cranberry Sauce via Eat The Gains
Questions of the day?
What are your favorite holiday sides?
SO MANY DELICIOUS RECIPES! Um… can I just eat sides for dinner?!
Those sweet potato latkes look especially delicious!
I will have one of everything please! You’re making, right? Lol
AMAZING roundup, ladies!!!
Wow you have a Whole 30 Feast here!
These are amazing! I want to make these all year round!
Everything looks so good! Def going to be trying some of these outside of Thanksgiving as well. Thanks for including me!
HI Bethany & Rachel,
Wow these side dishes look wonderful. I really love the creamy sweet potato topical fruit salad. I have made the mashed sweet potatoes before and loved them. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted! Have a healthy, happy & blessed Thanksgiving!
Thanks so much for linking up with Full Plate Thursday! We will have an early Thanksgiving Edition on 11-22 -16, hope to see you there!
Wishing you a bountiful Thanksgiving!
Miz Helen
Such great ideas! I’m featuring them tonight on Allergy-Free Thursdays. Can’t wait to see wait you share this week!
Wow, so nice !!!
Love all that recipes, especially creamy ones !
Thanks for sharing them and happy Thanksgiving there.
Yeah you light up my thanksgiving menu.
Thank you for linking the receipt 🙂
the photo is so nice btw
Wow these photo is so beauty
Mashed Potato Waffles with Creamy Avocado Basil Sauce looks so incredible. I’ll try it tomorrow, and all the other receipt next time, one bye one ^^
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for your posts. Too many delicious dishes. Look at that! My mouth is watering any way. Yeah these receipts look very healthy and nutritious. I will try it at home right now.
Your recipe is featured on The Top Ten for Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us, enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
I’ll have to try everything, especially the pineapple teriyaki cauliflower poppers and turmeric sweet potatoes!
Wow! This is my favorite the dishes made from the egg, dairy product, vegetable and fruit, etc… mainly! I love the purity, nutrition and safety of them for our health!
Sign me up for both of the stuffing recipes! Is it Thanksgiving yet?
Haha right?