Food and Recipes Side Dishes The Best Side Dishes for Your Next Burger Night By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on June 30, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman Once you've decided burgers are on the menu, the next decision to make is what side dishes you'll prepare to accompany the main dish. While the possibilities of side dishes for burgers is practically endless, these are our favorite sides to serve alongside them. You'll find a variety of recipes on our list. From classics like baked beans and corn on the cob to new favorites like broccoli slaw and air fryer French fries, you can't go wrong with any of these side dishes for burgers. Whether you're having burger night for dinner at home with your family or are need a side dish to take along to a cookout with friends, we're here to provide plenty of inspiration for your menu. After scrolling through this list of sides for burgers, we bet the hardest decision will be narrowing the list down to just a few recipes to make the next time you serve burgers. 01 of 22 Baked Beans Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman Recipe: Baked Beans Canned beans help this classic cookout side come together with just 15 minutes of hands-on time. Let them bake in the oven while you cook the burgers. 02 of 22 Air Fryer French Fries Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Air Fryer French Fries We think these homemade fries rival restaurant ones. They aren't hard to pull together, just make sure you allow the fries to sit in cold water for an hour before you start the cooking process. 03 of 22 Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe: Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese While sometimes boxed mac and cheese will do, we think this homemade version is the best choice when burgers are on the menu. 04 of 22 Potato Salad with Sweet Pickles Southern Living Recipe: Potato Salad with Sweet Pickles As classic as it gets. this potato salad is made with boiled eggs, sweet pickles, and of course plenty of mayonnaise. 05 of 22 Basic Deviled Eggs Hector Sanchez Recipe: Basic Deviled Eggs If you're looking to whip up another simple side at the last minute, you probably already have all of the ingredients to make classic deviled eggs in your refrigerator. 06 of 22 Creamy Broccoli Slaw Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Slaw Bagged broccoli slaw helps this recipe come together in just 15 minutes. 07 of 22 Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman Recipe: Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob This simple recipe will help you make the most of fresh corn at any time of the year. 08 of 22 Potato Salad with Dijon and Scallions Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Potato Salad with Dijon and Scallions Multicolored potatoes give this lighter version of potato salad that doesn't include any mayonnaise a pretty finish. 09 of 22 Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Lemon Vinaigrette Pasta Salad with Field Peas Our recipe calls for basil, chives, parsley, and dill, but you can adjust accordingly based on what fresh herbs you may already have on hand. 10 of 22 Best-Ever Succotash Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Best-Ever Succotash This colorful summer side is almost too pretty to eat. 11 of 22 Macaroni Corn Casserole Will Dickey; Prop Styling: Christina Daley; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Macaroni Corn Casserole You don't have to choose between serving corn or mac and cheese thanks to this 9x13 casserole recipe. 12 of 22 Homemade Potato Chips with Fried Herbs Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christina Daley Recipe: Homemade Potato Chips with Fried Herbs Instead of reaching for bagged chips, make this homemade recipe that just requires five ingredients. 13 of 22 Quick Pickled Slaw Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Tina Stamos Recipe: Quick Pickled Slaw From start to finish, you need just 15 minutes to make this quick slaw recipe. 14 of 22 Easy Grilled Asparagus Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford Recipe: Easy Grilled Asparagus This asparagus recipe will allow you to prepare the whole meal on the grill. 15 of 22 Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad Jennifer Davick Recipe: Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad When burgers are on the menu for lunch, pasta salad is the perfect pairing. 16 of 22 Simple Roasted Okra Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Melissa Gray Recipe: Simple Roasted Okra All you need for this recipe in addition to fresh okra is olive oil and some spices. 17 of 22 Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries Photography, and Food Styling: Karen Rankin Recipe: Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries If you usually serve regular fries on burger night, swap it up by serving sweet potato fries instead. 18 of 22 Southern Fried Corn Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Southern Fried Corn We think this recipe makes the shucking worth the hassle. 19 of 22 Easy Cauliflower Casserole Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Easy Cauliflower Casserole While this casserole makes use of a whole head of cauliflower, we've also included plenty of cheese, butter and breadcrumbs. Both kids and adults will love eating their veggies in this form. 20 of 22 Fried Skillet Potatoes Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Fried Skillet Potatoes No peeling is necessary with this potato recipe. 21 of 22 Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Anna Hampton; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Recipe: Marinated Tomato-and-Herb Salad Fresh summer tomatoes shine in this no-cook salad. 22 of 22 Zucchini, Squash, and Corn Casserole Hector Sanchez Recipe: Zucchini, Squash, and Corn Casserole You'll know this casserole is ready to come out of the oven once the top is golden brown. Just make sure to let it stand for 15 minutes before serving. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit