Christmas Side Dishes

From mustard green beans to Christmas cranberry salad, these side dishes are the perfect complement to any holiday meal.

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Hot Tamale Pie
New Hot Tamale Pie

Try this easier take on the traditional corn-husk wrapped tamale.

Sour Cream Biscuits
New Sour Cream Biscuits

Southern grandmas will tell you good biscuits should be crusty on the outside and soft and crumbly on the inside. Northern grandmas insist biscuits should be high, light, and flaky, like these.

Old-Time Scalloped Potatoes
New Old-Time Scalloped Potatoes

Hearty meals at grandma's house often featured these stick-to-the-ribs potatoes, which are baked in a creamy sauce and topped with cheese.


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    The mild, sweet onion varieties, like Vidalia and Walla Walla, are ideal in this dish, where they are stuffed with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
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