Corn pudding has been one of my family’s new favorites! All you need is 1 box of jiffy corn muffin mix, 1 can corn drained, I can of creamed corn, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 stick of melted butter. Mix all of that in a baking dish and bake at 350 for 45 mins to an hour! It’s PERFECT!
When making any type of sandwich or burger I love to air fry baby potatoes for a twist on fries. Quarter baby potatoes, toss in a small amount of oil and spices, then air fry at 375°F for about 12 minutes. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
Thank you for the idea. Sounds great. I am always looking for sides since my husband and kids are all bottomless pits. My son of late is eating me out of house and home. Y'all I do not know if this boy has a tapeworm or what.
@@amandaxx4914 is he a teenager? My son is 14 and I swear my grocery bill has quadrupled this year from his eating. He’s a bottomless pit. One old lady looked at my cart and asked stocking up? I said no ma’am I have a teenage boy. She laughed and said those teenaged boys are a beast of their own. Good luck honey! You have a few more years of this
@@kristyb5821 He is 10, very active. I homeschool my kids, but they are all in sports. I have all girls and one boy. Sis, let me tell you he is on a whole other level. The boy eats pre breakfast, breakfast, snack, pre lunch, lunch, pre dinner, dinner, and an after dinner. I am at a loss where he is putting it all. My husband eats hearty foods but this is killing my grocery budget. I have a family of 6 yet I am buying for a family of 8 to 10. I like to provide healthy fillers but its expensive. Girl I do not know what to do with a growing boy.
@@jayndough68 I serve this one hot but it’s also delicious cold with chopped raw veggies or roasted veggies tossed with a lemon vinaigrette & some feta
When we camped in the 1980s we always had one meal of combined families meals. My sister-in-law and I did potato casserole on the grill. 9x13 foil pan, three cans of sliced canned potatoes, diced onion, slices of COLD butter and shredded cheddar cheese. Layer like lasagna and end with a cheese layer, cover with foil and throw on grill😋😋😋
Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day. Happy Tuesday Mandy, Steven, Cole, and Gracie June!
If you do bacon in the oven it’s much cleaner and it doesn’t curl up. 375 convection or 400 for gas or non convection for 30 min. I put it on a foiled baking sheet
I cannot tell you how much we enjoy your program! It’s refreshing and wonderfully done. These would not be complete without your husband taste-testing. Love it!! Thanks so much!
Hi again. Try pilafi ( Greek for rice). Just use chicken broth instead of water. When rice is just about done, melt half a stick of butter in a saucepan. Cook it until the butter is lightly browned. Pour the butter over the rice and let it sit, covered for 5 minutes. Add the juice of half a lemon, stir and serve. 😋
Look at Mandy looking all glamorous in that thumbnail pic! This was a great idea for a video, I think most of us struggle to find something different for sides. Hope you will consider doing more of these!💟
Our favorite side dish is cauliflower salad. You need : Cauliflower, cut into small pieces (use as much as your family will eat. 1/4 cup diced sweet onion 1/2 cup green olives with pimento, cut up Pepper to taste Mayonnaise add enough to moisten salad. You want it creamy. The olives have enough salt without adding extra. Mix together, put in refrigerator till chilled. Enjoy!!
Thanks for sharing these Mandy! I’ve watched for years. I don’t comment much but I love that you share all these dinner ideas. We’ve tried many and love them!
This is so simple but my family loves it! Garlic green beans- 1 can of no salt added green beans drained, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 teaspoon of garlic salt (or more if you want). Add all to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 60-90 seconds. Stir and serve. My 14 year old picky son will eat the entire bowl!
Thanks for these!! Great sides, I will be making all of these! Another great thing to do with plain rice is to substitute chicken or beef broth for the water snd add 2 tbsp of butter also.
Hi Mandy!! I do make rice with "seasoning" in my rice cooker.... It works so very well! I also substitute broth for water or I add onion soup mix to my water! I love watching you!! Take care! 🙏♥️
I can't wait to try the beans and the corn! My daughter-in-law taught me to add chicken bouillon and minced garlic along with the water when you cook white rice. Stir and cover. Don't remove the lid till the rice is done and it comes out perfect!!! Not sticky at all. And the flavor is AMAZING!!! If you want to try it, I'll get the measurements for you. Thank you so much! P.S. I don't care if you give Jimmy crack corn. Hahaha. Sorry. Couldn't pass that up. 😀
An old time Southern side dish is tomato pudding. Several cafeterias in the South still have this side dish on their buffet. Here in Washington state most people have not heard of it. The name is misleading since it doesn’t taste like pudding. It takes over an hour to cook in the oven. I love it.
I was glad that he mentioned that his palette requires a heavy flavor, I am the same way- I just simply prefer things extra flavorful. One of our two cats (the older one) also taps our legs at the dinner table as if she is tapping someone gently on the shoulder. It’s so adorable, she loves ham the best. I want to try all the side dishes but I’m most excited about the corn 🌽
Cold Green Bean Salad Make canned green beans better. 1 can cut green beans(drain) (Not French style) 1 sliced onion 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, (with its juices) slightly chopped. Mix all together and chill. Salt and pepper to taste.
My papa who has passed since 1985 would always chop up zucchini, potatoes and garlic to him the more the better he was Italian and after that was done he would scramble a couple of eggs in the same pan with the veggies..man it was amazing my mom still makes it to this day even last week good memories
We love to eat a Lentil Salad to grilled meat and fish. You cook the Lentils of your choice (not the red ones) until almost soft but a little shy of done. Do not cook them until they are mushy. Still hot, put them into a vinaigrette made with lots of Dijon mustard and a sharp vinegar. Red onion and lots of flat leaf parsley. Season really well and let cool down to room temp. This Salad is good for days and makes a great side or full meal with some cheese or egg.
Corn is my favorite food, so anything with corn gets my attention. My brother, mother, and I made candied jalapeños and I think they would be so good in the corn recipe. As always, thanks for sharing.
Boy that cracked corn sounds so delicious by the way Stephen raved about it. This was a great idea for the side dishes. I am always forgetting them until the last minute. Keep these coming. Could use a lot more. Thanx.💕
I’ve made a corn salad also with corn, Mayo, red onion, halved cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, and shredded cheddar. right before serving stir in some (lightly) crushed chili cheese Fritos 😍 you can make the corn mixture earlier in the day or the day before and just add the chips at the end
You just keep hitting these videos out of the park, Mandy...seriously ⚾ I love opening up RUclips and seeing that you've posted another video. I have been in such a "sides" rut, lately. Mashed potatoes and rice can only go so far. So excited to try the Crack Corn recipe! Any suggestion on what to add so it's not so spicy...my kids are not so keen on spicy dishes.
So glad you decided to include side dishes as part of your videos. I have tried several of your recipes and my family love them. I can't wait for your favorite video.
One of our favorite potato sides is hash brown casserole. I always make extra broccoli & cheese soup so I can use that in my hash brown casserole instead of the typical cream soup. I add in my sour cream and some bacon and bake. It has a lil’ veggies in it and lotsa cheese and it’s scrumptious. 🎉
We have a corn side dish that our family loves. Grilled or stir fried corn with a little char on it is the best, but it works well with canned corn or frozen corn too! Corn, cilantro, jalapeño, green onion, feta, and a sauce made with mayo/lime juice/salt. It’s delicious and comes together so quickly! (ETA: We eat it as a side served warm or as a dip in chips served cold.)
I believe the Cracked Corn will be the favourite here at our house! I Although the other two sides look mighty good as well. Thank you for these, Mandy! 👍🙂💕
@@jennygau739 Haha...it is just that I have seriously had the strangest things happen today regarding that; when I got in my car to leave for work this morning, my car said it was "Monday, Sept 27", then my computer at work said the same thing for about the first 30 min...then YOU! I swear there was a "glitch in my matrix" today. haha (I also tried to figure if there could be a country you were in that could still be in Mon, but "no dice" haha) Have a great Wednesday tomorrow! 😘
@@cc-sb1is oh man! Sorry I added to your glitch! Lol! I've just had a weird week and have been thinking it's Monday all day! Wait... if it's Tuesday, it's garbage night! I'd better get out of bed and go bring the cans to the curb!
Love the ranch rice idea! My rice trick is to add chicken bouillon to my water and add sliced onion and corn on top. The steam softens the onions and corn and It's so tasty🤤
Our family loves what we call Garlic potatoes. I slice a pile of potatoes and let them soak in cold water for a bit. While they soak, we cover a 9x12 pan with thick foil and melt one stick of butter in microwave. Then we assemble. One layer of potatoes, sprinkle seasoning salt, drizzle the butter and add pieces off minced garlic all over the layer. We keep layering until we can’t add anymore to the pan. Cover with foil and put in a 375 -400 degree F oven for about an hour or hour and a half depending on temp and how many layers. We have also cooked this on the gas barbecue. This is my daughter’s favourite ( I’m Canadian). We especially love to fry the leftovers ithe next night in cast iron pan. Take care
Mandy, here is something I do to jazz up plain rice. Instead of water, use an equal amount of chicken broth, beef broth, whatever flavor you're going for. At the last few minutes of cooking, toss in some frozen baby peas. Something you can do with leftover plain white rice, is add a few things & eat it for breakfast. You can add a little milk to heat it up, & along with that some brown sugar, cinnamon & raisins. It is so tasty, especially on a cold winter day!
Hey Mandy, I steam sliced carrots. Fry sliced onions in a skillet, add in the steamed carrots and add a few swirls of honey. Cook until slightly caramelized. Xx
Hi, Mandy. I like to make Broccoli Salad. It probably has another name but thats what i call it! I use broccoli florets...no stalks...shredded cheese and crumbled bacon. I toss it all with sweet vidalia onion dressing. It is really good. I never measure any of it i just add until it looks and tastes the way we like it. It is super easy!
My husband loves corn and your corn salad looks (and sounds) exactly what I am looking for. I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing , I really get a lot of great ideas from you.
Hi Mandy! As a side I do rice with benefits LoL. I add a cup of mixed frozen veggies to my rice as it is cooking, it makes the rice "jeweled" and colourful and it saves cooking a veg as well. Serve it with your meat and gravy or a knob of butter melted over it, salt and pepper to taste - or your ranch seasoning. We don't have ranch seasoning or dressing in my country.
I’m not a fan of eating my vegetables but I love sautéing veggies then adding a spoonful of Boursin cheese. I love it with mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, or squash. I’ve even mixed all those veggies together and it’s still delicious.
Nope, just sauté the veggies in olive oil or butter with salt and pepper. Then I turn the heat off or low and add the cheese. Stir until melted 🤤 if you use some cream and add more cheese it makes a sauce to pour over chicken.
I make a pot of white rice using the seasoning packet from beef or chicken ramen noodles, add some corn and broccoli florets and it's a perfect side dish 😊💜
Mix the rice with the corn salad. . Awesome! I love to make a Greek salad. Slice cucumbers thinly, add Roma tomatoes cut into bite sized pieces, add vinegrette (olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, diced onions) add one 8 oz. container feta cheese and and 1/2 jar sliced Kalamata olives. Serve at room temperature, or if you make it the day before or in the morning, put in refrigerator until about 30 minutes before dinner. We like to eat this with fresh french bread, or with warm pita bread.
Hi Mandy. They look good except for the raw onion. I would just leave that out. Love the ranch idea. I have not added it to rice, but I have put it in mashed potatoes and in pasta salad (the powdered kind for both). They were both really good. Try it.
I love the corn salad. For some quick and easy things I do for side dishes is I will take s can of corn drained well add a little milk and some American cheese let it melt down and mix it well together simple but delicious. I also finely mince onion and sauté it with butter and brown sugar and then add a can of drained petite green peas and let them cook for a little while in that brown sugar syrup. So delicious.
Hay Mandy I made that crack corn dip for the 4th of July and it was a big hit I also just used ranch dressing. When I make white rice I sometimes use beef stock or chicken stock in place of water and we love it.
My father-in-law likes to quarter a couple vidalia onions, put in a microwave safe bowl with butter and Lawry's seasoning salt and cover with cling wrap. Microwave for 8-10 minutes or until mostly soft. I didn't think I would like that, but they are really good as a side dish.
We make an orzo salad with green onion slices, chopped ripe olives, chopped orange or yellow peppers, sliced and quartered English cucumbers, and quartered cherry tomatoes. The dressing is made with olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper. Red pepper flakes can also be added.
Came across ur channel and decided to check u out. I am so glad I did ! Fantastic meal ideas and I love ur little family !!! Cole makes me laugh how he sneaks in with a thumbs up !
We rinse 2 cans of diced new potatoes by Great Value from Walmart. Melt half stick of butter in a skillet. Dump the two cans and stir for 3 minutes. Add 1 to 3 tsps of old bay seasoning for your liking. My family loves this side dish. The flavor is amazing. Cost is 50 cents a can.
Couscous is a fast favorite side & it can be flavored so many ways. A go to is sundried tomato, lemon juice, chopped artichoke hearts & capers if you like. Dried fruit & sunflower or pumpkin seeds, butter & garlic etc.
I'll be making the corn and the white bean ones, thank you Mandy. How about trying a firm favourite of ours. Its called Peach Walnut Cream salad. Start with any salad leaves, I use halved canned peaches sitting in the middle, topped with whipped cream and a whole walnut or pecan. You can add chopped nuts to the salad with a little dressing on the leaves, or add anything you like but the sweetness of the peaches with the cream are just lovely.
Mandy, growing up my Mom always made cream n' carrots, we called them white carrots. Later in life. We learned it was sliced cooked carrots and seasoned White Gravy. White gravy was thick and held the carrots well. She'd sprinkle little Dill on top.
Without tasting anything, I think the Crack Corn Salad would be my favorite also. I make Paula Deen’s Corn Salad and it is so good. We love it with tortilla chips.
I make veggies more than real side dishes, but that crack corn sounds amazing! Loved this. I guess if you count veggie dishes, I make Greek style green beans with diced tomatoes and garlic, recipe is on side of green bean can, but it's 30 seconds, lol. I also make rutabagas and parsnips mash with smoked pork chops, again dead simple. Squash casserole, but everybody in the South knows that. Horseradish and lemon roasted new potatoes. Roasted beets and feta salad with vinaigrette, sauteed spinach with garlic and lemon, Asian corn and rice, etc. Nothing fancy or long these days because it's just me and I get demotivated.
P.s. my absolute favorite, definitely southern, way to eat regular plain white rice, is with tomato gravy. I am not talking about pasta sauce that Italians know as gravy, I am talking about real gravy made with tomatoes. My mother made it growing up as a side for things like pork chops and I love it.
My hubby loves rice, me not so much. Chop an onion, white or red or any type really. Cook in olive oil and butter for a few minutes. Add a packet of Lipton soup mix, garlic powder and 2 cups of rice. Cook for a minute or two until everything is mixed together well. Add 4 cups of vegetable broth or chicken or beef. Stir everything. Wait for it to come to a boil. Stir well. Cover the pot and reduce the heat. Cook for about 12 minutes. Stir with a fork to fluff the rice. My hubby loves it. Maybe add more than a little garlic and some hot sauce for Steven. But try it my way first. I hope you give it a try and enjoy it
I shush up my white rice 2 ways: the first is putting a whole green pepper in the center as it cooks, the taste is wonderful;the 2nd is using baking grease and once done I take bacon and crumble it along with super fine chopped parsley and done…..I’m definitely trying the corn one soon….
One of my favs is “twice baked” potato’s. Cook your potato’s like you normally would for mashed potato’s, once you are done and going to mash them mix them with butter, milk, diced onion, salt, pepper, and sour cream (Measure with your heart 💜). Make them slightly runnier than usual. Put them in a small baking dish and cover with cheese and bacon! Put it in the oven until it’s all ooey gooey 😋 I also love bacon cheddar ranch red/yellow potato’s (season with ranch powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper… bake until fork tender then cover with cheese and bacon and bake again until melted) Air fryer veggies always seasoned with ranch powder, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Honestly nothing beats a box of Mac and cheese though 🤣🥰
One of my favourite sides is roasted veggies! Potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions , mushrooms, fennel (zucchini is not recommended). Cut everything in roughly the same size. Put everything on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, be generous, and spices of choice, we like Italian or taco seasoning. Mix everything with your hands. Roast in the oven for 25 to 45 minutes at 400F. Cooking time depends on size of veggies. Mix Left over veggies and the oil mix with couscous for lunch the next day. Add chicken and it’s perfect. Love taking it to pot lucks always a big hit!
Sides look good! I can’t wait to try that rice! I love potatoes anyway you cook them as a side. We also love homemade baked beans and green beans! I knew the corn would be Steven’s favorite because he loves spicy 🥵! Lol.
Another side dish I learned from a Cajun in Louisiana is Cajun Potatoes - boil baby red potatoes (or quartered red potatoes) with a capful of Louisiana crawfish, shrimp and crab boil seasoning(I always buy the liquid one.) And a little salt. Drain. Mash lightly with fork or a potato masher, not to much just like really lumpy mashed potatoes. Add cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and butter. Put in casserole dish and bake until the cheese is melted. Yummy. . . It will be spicy with one capful of the seasoning, but bearable, use less if you don't like spicy.
Well now, l think that l just have to try the crack corn recipe after Steven loved it so. Corn is our favorite side dish but it seems like "plain Jane" next to crack corn! Keep these recipes coming Mandy!
I make a Three bean salad with a can of green beans, wax beans, and dark red kidney beans and onion, Italian salad dressing, salt and pepper - all to taste. It's really good.
We add chicken base to the water when we cook rice. It helps add some depth to it. We also will heat oil and add garlic for 30seconds. Add rice and water and bam, you got garlic rice.
We had neighbors over for dinner Sunday. I fixed the lime cilantro chicken. Oh my gosh I loved it . It turned out perfect. I also fixed broccoli cheese casserole and I was in heaven
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Corn pudding has been one of my family’s new favorites! All you need is 1 box of jiffy corn muffin mix, 1 can corn drained, I can of creamed corn, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 stick of melted butter. Mix all of that in a baking dish and bake at 350 for 45 mins to an hour! It’s PERFECT!
My family loves this, as well. It goes great with any kind of BBQ meat!
@@murphy81775 Yes most definitely! It is amazing.
This is really good
It’s great with green chilies or jalapeños as well
Sounds good I have to try it and maybe some diced jalapeños too I like spicy thanks for the idea
Mandy, Just a idea but how about asking subscribers for side dish recipes like you do Subby Suppers? I bet some awesome recipes would come out of it😊
Awesome idea !
Subby Sides
Subbie Sides!
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When making any type of sandwich or burger I love to air fry baby potatoes for a twist on fries. Quarter baby potatoes, toss in a small amount of oil and spices, then air fry at 375°F for about 12 minutes. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
My favorite easy side is lemon orzo. I boil orzo, drain and toss with lots of lemon zest, evoo, s/p, parmesan, and fresh parsley.
Ooh that sounds super yummy add some veggies even some poached shrimp delicious 🤤💣🔥🌟🌹🙏✌️
Thank you for the idea. Sounds great. I am always looking for sides since my husband and kids are all bottomless pits. My son of late is eating me out of house and home. Y'all I do not know if this boy has a tapeworm or what.
@@amandaxx4914 is he a teenager? My son is 14 and I swear my grocery bill has quadrupled this year from his eating. He’s a bottomless pit. One old lady looked at my cart and asked stocking up? I said no ma’am I have a teenage boy. She laughed and said those teenaged boys are a beast of their own. Good luck honey! You have a few more years of this
@@kristyb5821 He is 10, very active. I homeschool my kids, but they are all in sports. I have all girls and one boy. Sis, let me tell you he is on a whole other level. The boy eats pre breakfast, breakfast, snack, pre lunch, lunch, pre dinner, dinner, and an after dinner. I am at a loss where he is putting it all. My husband eats hearty foods but this is killing my grocery budget. I have a family of 6 yet I am buying for a family of 8 to 10. I like to provide healthy fillers but its expensive. Girl I do not know what to do with a growing boy.
@@jayndough68 I serve this one hot but it’s also delicious cold with chopped raw veggies or roasted veggies tossed with a lemon vinaigrette & some feta
When we camped in the 1980s we always had one meal of combined families meals. My sister-in-law and I did potato casserole on the grill. 9x13 foil pan, three cans of sliced canned potatoes, diced onion, slices of COLD butter and shredded cheddar cheese. Layer like lasagna and end with a cheese layer, cover with foil and throw on grill😋😋😋
I used to make these on the grill too, but without the pan. Just did foil packets. Yum!!
Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day. Happy Tuesday Mandy, Steven, Cole, and Gracie June!
If you do bacon in the oven it’s much cleaner and it doesn’t curl up. 375 convection or 400 for gas or non convection for 30 min. I put it on a foiled baking sheet
I cannot tell you how much we enjoy your program! It’s refreshing and wonderfully done. These would not be complete without your husband taste-testing. Love it!! Thanks so much!
Hi again. Try pilafi ( Greek for rice). Just use chicken broth instead of water. When rice is just about done, melt half a stick of butter in a saucepan. Cook it until the butter is lightly browned. Pour the butter over the rice and let it sit, covered for 5 minutes. Add the juice of half a lemon, stir and serve. 😋
Look at Mandy looking all glamorous in that thumbnail pic! This was a great idea for a video, I think most of us struggle to find something different for sides. Hope you will consider doing more of these!💟
Our favorite side dish is cauliflower salad. You need :
Cauliflower, cut into small pieces (use as much as your family will eat.
1/4 cup diced sweet onion
1/2 cup green olives with pimento, cut up
Pepper to taste
Mayonnaise add enough to moisten salad. You want it creamy.
The olives have enough salt without adding extra.
Mix together, put in refrigerator till chilled.
Enjoy!!
Wonder if sour cream would work as well? I don't like mayo...
Thanks for sharing these Mandy! I’ve watched for years. I don’t comment much but I love that you share all these dinner ideas. We’ve tried many and love them!
This is so simple but my family loves it! Garlic green beans- 1 can of no salt added green beans drained, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 teaspoon of garlic salt (or more if you want). Add all to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 60-90 seconds. Stir and serve. My 14 year old picky son will eat the entire bowl!
I just bought a crockpot! I am taking notes Mandy, trying all your recipes!!!!!!
Love watching you and Steven and his reactions of the food you serve and your sons thumbs up😙
Thanks for these!! Great sides, I will be making all of these!
Another great thing to do with plain rice is to substitute chicken or beef broth for the water snd add 2 tbsp of butter also.
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Hi Mandy!! I do make rice with "seasoning" in my rice cooker.... It works so very well! I also substitute broth for water or I add onion soup mix to my water! I love watching you!! Take care! 🙏♥️
I can't wait to try the beans and the corn! My daughter-in-law taught me to add chicken bouillon and minced garlic along with the water when you cook white rice. Stir and cover. Don't remove the lid till the rice is done and it comes out perfect!!! Not sticky at all. And the flavor is AMAZING!!! If you want to try it, I'll get the measurements for you. Thank you so much!
P.S. I don't care if you give Jimmy crack corn. Hahaha. Sorry. Couldn't pass that up. 😀
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Yeah Gracie baby got her some cheese 🧀!!! These sides look sooooooooo good & easy to make. Thank you for sharing.
I love how Steven describes the food and the flavors. He could be a food critic for local restaurants in your area when he retires some day!
An old time Southern side dish is tomato pudding. Several cafeterias in the South still have this side dish on their buffet. Here in Washington state most people have not heard of it. The name is misleading since it doesn’t taste like pudding. It takes over an hour to cook in the oven. I love it.
I love Steven’s reaction to the cracked corn salad!!!!
I was glad that he mentioned that his palette requires a heavy flavor, I am the same way- I just simply prefer things extra flavorful. One of our two cats (the older one) also taps our legs at the dinner table as if she is tapping someone gently on the shoulder. It’s so adorable, she loves ham the best. I want to try all the side dishes but I’m most excited about the corn 🌽
This is wild!! I have been looking for an easy bean salad recipe for the past several days!! Thank you Mandy!
Cold Green Bean Salad
Make canned green beans better.
1 can cut green beans(drain)
(Not French style)
1 sliced onion
1 can whole peeled tomatoes, (with its juices) slightly chopped.
Mix all together and chill.
Salt and pepper to taste.
My papa who has passed since 1985 would always chop up zucchini, potatoes and garlic to him the more the better he was Italian and after that was done he would scramble a couple of eggs in the same pan with the veggies..man it was amazing my mom still makes it to this day even last week good memories
We love to eat a Lentil Salad to grilled meat and fish. You cook the Lentils of your choice (not the red ones) until almost soft but a little shy of done. Do not cook them until they are mushy. Still hot, put them into a vinaigrette made with lots of Dijon mustard and a sharp vinegar. Red onion and lots of flat leaf parsley. Season really well and let cool down to room temp. This Salad is good for days and makes a great side or full meal with some cheese or egg.
Corn is my favorite food, so anything with corn gets my attention. My brother, mother, and I made candied jalapeños and I think they would be so good in the corn recipe. As always, thanks for sharing.
Boy that cracked corn sounds so delicious by the way Stephen raved about it. This was a great idea for the side dishes. I am always forgetting them until the last minute. Keep these coming. Could use a lot more. Thanx.💕
The corn and bacon salad looks awesome. Also the one with white beans. It all looks good. 😊😊😊
I knew the one with peppers would be Stevens favorite. They all looked delicious
I’ve made a corn salad also with corn, Mayo, red onion, halved cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, and shredded cheddar. right before serving stir in some (lightly) crushed chili cheese Fritos 😍 you can make the corn mixture earlier in the day or the day before and just add the chips at the end
Those look yummy and sooooo easy.
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You just keep hitting these videos out of the park, Mandy...seriously ⚾ I love opening up RUclips and seeing that you've posted another video. I have been in such a "sides" rut, lately. Mashed potatoes and rice can only go so far. So excited to try the Crack Corn recipe! Any suggestion on what to add so it's not so spicy...my kids are not so keen on spicy dishes.
Use just a dash of cayenne. Much easier to control the spice.
So glad you decided to include side dishes as part of your videos. I have tried several of your recipes and my family love them. I can't wait for your favorite video.
One of our favorite potato sides is hash brown casserole. I always make extra broccoli & cheese soup so I can use that in my hash brown casserole instead of the typical cream soup. I add in my sour cream and some bacon and bake. It has a lil’ veggies in it and lotsa cheese and it’s scrumptious. 🎉
We have a corn side dish that our family loves. Grilled or stir fried corn with a little char on it is the best, but it works well with canned corn or frozen corn too! Corn, cilantro, jalapeño, green onion, feta, and a sauce made with mayo/lime juice/salt. It’s delicious and comes together so quickly! (ETA: We eat it as a side served warm or as a dip in chips served cold.)
Thanks Mandy! All great recipes to try! I hope you’ll do more of these! 👍
I believe the Cracked Corn will be the favourite here at our house! I Although the other two sides look mighty good as well. Thank you for these, Mandy! 👍🙂💕
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Haha...it is just that I have seriously had the strangest things happen today regarding that; when I got in my car to leave for work this morning, my car said it was "Monday, Sept 27", then my computer at work said the same thing for about the first 30 min...then YOU! I swear there was a "glitch in my matrix" today. haha
(I also tried to figure if there could be a country you were in that could still be in Mon, but "no dice" haha)
Have a great Wednesday tomorrow!
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@@cc-sb1is oh man! Sorry I added to your glitch! Lol! I've just had a weird week and have been thinking it's Monday all day!
Wait... if it's Tuesday, it's garbage night! I'd better get out of bed and go bring the cans to the curb!
Love the ranch rice idea! My rice trick is to add chicken bouillon to my water and add sliced onion and corn on top. The steam softens the onions and corn and It's so tasty🤤
Our family loves what we call Garlic potatoes. I slice a pile of potatoes and let them soak in cold water for a bit. While they soak, we cover a 9x12 pan with thick foil and melt one stick of butter in microwave. Then we assemble. One layer of potatoes, sprinkle seasoning salt, drizzle the butter and add pieces off minced garlic all over the layer. We keep layering until we can’t add anymore to the pan. Cover with foil and put in a 375 -400 degree F oven for about an hour or hour and a half depending on temp and how many layers. We have also cooked this on the gas barbecue. This is my daughter’s favourite ( I’m Canadian). We especially love to fry the leftovers ithe next night in cast iron pan. Take care
Mandy, here is something I do to jazz up plain rice. Instead of water, use an equal amount of chicken broth, beef broth, whatever flavor you're going for. At the last few minutes of cooking, toss in some frozen baby peas. Something you can do with leftover plain white rice, is add a few things & eat it for breakfast. You can add a little milk to heat it up, & along with that some brown sugar, cinnamon & raisins. It is so tasty, especially on a cold winter day!
Hey Mandy, I steam sliced carrots. Fry sliced onions in a skillet, add in the steamed carrots and add a few swirls of honey. Cook until slightly caramelized. Xx
Hi, Mandy. I like to make Broccoli Salad. It probably has another name but thats what i call it! I use broccoli florets...no stalks...shredded cheese and crumbled bacon. I toss it all with sweet vidalia onion dressing. It is really good. I never measure any of it i just add until it looks and tastes the way we like it. It is super easy!
These are really great side dishes Mandy, thank you for sharing ❤
My husband loves corn and your corn salad looks (and sounds) exactly what I am looking for. I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing , I really get a lot of great ideas from you.
Definitely making all of these!!! Thanks for taking the time to show us these!!! I know the fam will love all 3 of these 💓
And it’s CORN! For the Win!!!🐎
Mandy- cooking your rice in chicken broth rather than water really amps up the flavor of the rice as well!
Hi Mandy! As a side I do rice with benefits LoL. I add a cup of mixed frozen veggies to my rice as it is cooking, it makes the rice "jeweled" and colourful and it saves cooking a veg as well. Serve it with your meat and gravy or a knob of butter melted over it, salt and pepper to taste - or your ranch seasoning. We don't have ranch seasoning or dressing in my country.
Definitely going to try the crack corn and the white bean salad !! They look super delicious !!
I’m not a fan of eating my vegetables but I love sautéing veggies then adding a spoonful of Boursin cheese. I love it with mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, or squash. I’ve even mixed all those veggies together and it’s still delicious.
That’s such a great idea! Do you add it while the veggies cook?
Nope, just sauté the veggies in olive oil or butter with salt and pepper. Then I turn the heat off or low and add the cheese. Stir until melted 🤤 if you use some cream and add more cheese it makes a sauce to pour over chicken.
@@aspen8110 thank you!! That sounds so good :)
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Those recipes all look so good and I love stevens reviews 💕💕
Oh my, I'm going to definitely try the crack corn, I think my husband will be thrilled if that shows up on his dinner plate.
I make a pot of white rice using the seasoning packet from beef or chicken ramen noodles, add some corn and broccoli florets and it's a perfect side dish 😊💜
Mix the rice with the corn salad. . Awesome!
I love to make a Greek salad. Slice cucumbers thinly, add Roma tomatoes cut into bite sized pieces, add vinegrette (olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, diced onions) add one 8 oz. container feta cheese and and 1/2 jar sliced Kalamata olives. Serve at room temperature, or if you make it the day before or in the morning, put in refrigerator until about 30 minutes before dinner. We like to eat this with fresh french bread, or with warm pita bread.
Boil spaghetti.. add butter, garlic powder and garlic salt.. great side dish
Hi Mandy. They look good except for the raw onion. I would just leave that out. Love the ranch idea. I have not added it to rice, but I have put it in mashed potatoes and in pasta salad (the powdered kind for both). They were both really good. Try it.
I love the corn salad. For some quick and easy things I do for side dishes is I will take s can of corn drained well add a little milk and some American cheese let it melt down and mix it well together simple but delicious. I also finely mince onion and sauté it with butter and brown sugar and then add a can of drained petite green peas and let them cook for a little while in that brown sugar syrup. So delicious.
I do like the beans and rice as a whole protein together. Very encouraging and thank you so much
Hay Mandy I made that crack corn dip for the 4th of July and it was a big hit I also just used ranch dressing. When I make white rice I sometimes use beef stock or chicken stock in place of water and we love it.
My father-in-law likes to quarter a couple vidalia onions, put in a microwave safe bowl with butter and Lawry's seasoning salt and cover with cling wrap. Microwave for 8-10 minutes or until mostly soft. I didn't think I would like that, but they are really good as a side dish.
We make an orzo salad with green onion slices, chopped ripe olives, chopped orange or yellow peppers, sliced and quartered English cucumbers, and quartered cherry tomatoes. The dressing is made with olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper. Red pepper flakes can also be added.
we put a packet of onion soup mix in the rice cooker when we cook it . very good!
I have used chicken or beef broth to my rice to give it a different flavor. Great recipes Mandy, thanks so much.
I can't wait to try all 3 of these amazing recipes thank you Mandy for sharing!
I'm going to try the corn first. I love corn anyway and this sounds wonderful!
Came across ur channel and decided to check u out. I am so glad I did ! Fantastic meal ideas and I love ur little family !!! Cole makes me laugh how he sneaks in with a thumbs up !
Wasabi mashed potatoes are a regular fav at our house. They go with just about anything, but are sensational with teriyaki chicken!
We rinse 2 cans of diced new potatoes by Great Value from Walmart. Melt half stick of butter in a skillet. Dump the two cans and stir for 3 minutes. Add 1 to 3 tsps of old bay seasoning for your liking. My family loves this side dish. The flavor is amazing. Cost is 50 cents a can.
Couscous is a fast favorite side & it can be flavored so many ways. A go to is sundried tomato, lemon juice, chopped artichoke hearts & capers if you like. Dried fruit & sunflower or pumpkin seeds, butter & garlic etc.
Potatoes chopped,salt pepper and garlic then at chopped spinach with nacho cheese sauce topped with bacon..bake in oven for about 45 minutes..yum
@Darlene Wildstar that sounds delicious!
That’s sound good
Hola Mandy love watching your RUclips videos you have a beautiful family God bless you.
I'll be making the corn and the white bean ones, thank you Mandy. How about trying a firm favourite of ours. Its called Peach Walnut Cream salad. Start with any salad leaves, I use halved canned peaches sitting in the middle, topped with whipped cream and a whole walnut or pecan. You can add chopped nuts to the salad with a little dressing on the leaves, or add anything you like but the sweetness of the peaches with the cream are just lovely.
This was very interesting. I think I'll end up trying all three but the bean salad for sure.
Mandy, growing up my Mom always made cream n' carrots, we called them white carrots.
Later in life. We learned it was sliced cooked carrots and seasoned White Gravy.
White gravy was thick and held the carrots well. She'd sprinkle little Dill on top.
Without tasting anything, I think the Crack Corn Salad would be my favorite also. I make Paula Deen’s Corn Salad and it is so good. We love it with tortilla chips.
I make veggies more than real side dishes, but that crack corn sounds amazing! Loved this. I guess if you count veggie dishes, I make Greek style green beans with diced tomatoes and garlic, recipe is on side of green bean can, but it's 30 seconds, lol. I also make rutabagas and parsnips mash with smoked pork chops, again dead simple. Squash casserole, but everybody in the South knows that. Horseradish and lemon roasted new potatoes. Roasted beets and feta salad with vinaigrette, sauteed spinach with garlic and lemon, Asian corn and rice, etc. Nothing fancy or long these days because it's just me and I get demotivated.
P.s. my absolute favorite, definitely southern, way to eat regular plain white rice, is with tomato gravy. I am not talking about pasta sauce that Italians know as gravy, I am talking about real gravy made with tomatoes. My mother made it growing up as a side for things like pork chops and I love it.
Those all sound pretty fancy and good to me cause i have never had any of them Now i need amounts and how to cook them lol
What great ideas for sides. I definitely want to try the white bean salad.
Thanks for this. Hope you do more because I always have veggies & a plain starch. This is awesome!
My hubby loves rice, me not so much. Chop an onion, white or red or any type really. Cook in olive oil and butter for a few minutes. Add a packet of Lipton soup mix, garlic powder and 2 cups of rice. Cook for a minute or two until everything is mixed together well. Add 4 cups of vegetable broth or chicken or beef. Stir everything. Wait for it to come to a boil. Stir well. Cover the pot and reduce the heat. Cook for about 12 minutes. Stir with a fork to fluff the rice. My hubby loves it. Maybe add more than a little garlic and some hot sauce for Steven. But try it my way first. I hope you give it a try and enjoy it
I shush up my white rice 2 ways: the first is putting a whole green pepper in the center as it cooks, the taste is wonderful;the 2nd is using baking grease and once done I take bacon and crumble it along with super fine chopped parsley and done…..I’m definitely trying the corn one soon….
One of my favs is “twice baked” potato’s. Cook your potato’s like you normally would for mashed potato’s, once you are done and going to mash them mix them with butter, milk, diced onion, salt, pepper, and sour cream (Measure with your heart 💜). Make them slightly runnier than usual. Put them in a small baking dish and cover with cheese and bacon! Put it in the oven until it’s all ooey gooey 😋
I also love bacon cheddar ranch red/yellow potato’s (season with ranch powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper… bake until fork tender then cover with cheese and bacon and bake again until melted)
Air fryer veggies always seasoned with ranch powder, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Honestly nothing beats a box of Mac and cheese though 🤣🥰
Thank you. These all look delicious. Especially that corn
The Corn one looks really good.
I have plenty of fresh corn frozen also.
Great ideas for side dishes. I was wondering if I could substitute the white beans for chick peas.👍❤️
One of my favourite sides is roasted veggies! Potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions , mushrooms, fennel (zucchini is not recommended). Cut everything in roughly the same size. Put everything on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, be generous, and spices of choice, we like Italian or taco seasoning. Mix everything with your hands. Roast in the oven for 25 to 45 minutes at 400F. Cooking time depends on size of veggies.
Mix Left over veggies and the oil mix with couscous for lunch the next day. Add chicken and it’s perfect. Love taking it to pot lucks always a big hit!
turnips are really good roasted also. They come out so sweet
Hi Mandy, I made the corn salad. Instead of ranch I used half sour cream and mayonnaise with some green peppers. It was delicious. Thanks
I'm not a rice fan but with the ranch powder sounds really good. It's so hard to cook for one. Thanks for the ideas.
Hey Mandy! I'm the same way. Always forget about the sides. Lol. Great ideas! I'm definitely trying the ranch rice! Genius!😍
Sides look good! I can’t wait to try that rice! I love potatoes anyway you cook them as a side. We also love homemade baked beans and green beans! I knew the corn would be Steven’s favorite because he loves spicy 🥵! Lol.
Another side dish I learned from a Cajun in Louisiana is Cajun Potatoes - boil baby red potatoes (or quartered red potatoes) with a capful of Louisiana crawfish, shrimp and crab boil seasoning(I always buy the liquid one.) And a little salt. Drain. Mash lightly with fork or a potato masher, not to much just like really lumpy mashed potatoes. Add cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and butter. Put in casserole dish and bake until the cheese is melted. Yummy. . . It will be spicy with one capful of the seasoning, but bearable, use less if you don't like spicy.
Well now, l think that l just have to try the crack corn recipe after Steven loved it so. Corn is our favorite side dish but it seems like "plain Jane" next to crack corn! Keep these recipes coming Mandy!
All great sides, can’t wait to try the corn and the bean side, with chicken or a pork chop. 👍❤️🦋
I make a Three bean salad with a can of green beans, wax beans, and dark red kidney beans and onion, Italian salad dressing, salt and pepper - all to taste. It's really good.
We add chicken base to the water when we cook rice. It helps add some depth to it. We also will heat oil and add garlic for 30seconds. Add rice and water and bam, you got garlic rice.
We had neighbors over for dinner Sunday. I fixed the lime cilantro chicken. Oh my gosh I loved it . It turned out perfect. I also fixed broccoli cheese casserole and I was in heaven
White rice w/brown gravey. White rice w/Mrs dash. You can do so much to add flavor to rice.