What to Serve With Shepherd's Pie: 20 Delicious Ideas for a Comforting Dinner (2024)

Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread

"Irish soda bread made with buttermilk and basic pantry ingredients. The buttermilk gives this crusty loaf a good flavor. It's the best Irish soda bread around!" —MP Welty

Classic Caesar Salad

"So impressive for company! Easy to make and can prep ahead of time and mix just prior to serving. Delicious.......just like you get at a high-end restaurant!" —Debra Bailey Finn

Honey Roasted Carrots

"Honey roasted carrots are deliciously tender and sweet. Baked whole with olive oil and glazed with honey, they make a sensational side dish for any meal." —FrackFamily5 CA—>CT

Quick and Easy Yorkshire Pudding

""Super simple and delicious, This was my first time making Yorkshire pudding and I was quite nervous as I had heard they could be quite finicky, but these turned out perfectly." —Hannah

Green Salad

"It was delicious! I used a high end white balsamic as the base, added the spices, and lightly dressed the lettuce leaves. Yummmm!" —Heather Church Miner

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

""This simple preparation allows the flavor of the vegetable to shine." —Rita

Great Garlic Bread

"I will never use store-bought garlic bread again! I sprinkled the cheese with a little crushed red pepper before putting it back in the oven. Perfection!" —Lisa Felton Nash

Buttery Garlic Green Beans

"This green bean recipe uses fresh green beans and garlic, making it an easy, healthy, and flavorful side dish." —LookWhatsCooking

Mushy Peas

"The best mushy peas ever! So easy to make!" —Sienna

Classic Dinner Rolls

"These rolls were quick and easy to make. They are my new go-to recipe for dinner rolls, no store bought again! I made them the night before, let them rise again in the morning and they were perfect." —Laura Eldridge

Simple Broccolini

"This quick broccolini dish is delicious, good for you, and full of garlicky, lemony flavor." —JUMAHA

Baked Beans

"This is excellent! Love the flavor combos!" —Brenda Davis

Easy Arugula Salad

"This simple arugula salad is so easy even I can make it — and I'm a beginning cook! It looks very presentable for guests and takes only minutes to make." —KELLID26

Fried Cabbage with Bacon, Onion, and Garlic

"This fried cabbage with bacon is a family favorite that is put into every cookbook for my kids when they move out and get married. It is a beautiful dish with many colors and is cooked low and slow for a rich flavor." —Kathi Richards Smith

Roasted Vegetables

""It was delicious. I quite often bake vegetables in the oven with olive oil and some spices. But the addition of the balsamic vinegar was amazing and I will be adding it from now on! It's like candied veggies!!!" —Anne Airdrie Zwarycz

Onion Gravy

"The red wine definitely gives it a nice flavor. This is a versatile gravy that I can see being served over so many different foods." —lutzflcat

Creamed Peas and New Potatoes

"This tasty creamed peas and potato recipe came about after a local farmer suggested to me how to cook his new potatoes and peas!" —Berta Rowland

Grama's Peppery Parsnips

"This one is for people who like parsnips, and even those who think they don't." —charisue

Homemade Crispy Seasoned French Fries

"I am the French fry hero of my family. This recipe solves the soggy homemade fry problem. My family said these were probably the best fries they have ever had.” —Bart

Broccoli Salad

"This homemade broccoli salad uses a tasty combination of fresh broccoli, cranberries, nuts, and bacon tossed in a rich and creamy dressing." —Nora

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