Make your holiday meal planning easy so you can relax and spend time with your family and friends. Here are 30 Holiday Side Dish recipes to give you ideas for your next holiday dinner! All of these vegetable side dishes are gluten-free, and most can be made ahead of time!

Gluten-free holiday side dish recipes to make meal planning easy!
Holiday celebrations like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter are wonderful times to gather with our families and enjoy great food!
Whether your festive meal features turkey, ham, beef, salmon, roast chicken or is vegetarian or vegan, vegetable side dishes are often the supporting cast to the star of your show. Most of us would admit that vegetable sides are the best part of a holiday feast!
Deciding on side dishes to serve at your next holiday dinner can sometimes be challenging. Yes, you could serve the same old ones you serve every year. Or you could try one or two new ones, just for a change!
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I've done the work for you and created this collection of my best gluten-free holiday side dish recipes. Here are ideas to please everyone around your table.
Consider the needs of your family and close friends, too. Do they have food sensitivities or allergies? Are they following a special diet?
All of these Holiday Side Dish Recipe Ideas are gluten-free, many are dairy-free, some are keto, paleo, or vegan. Some are cooked on the stovetop, some roasted in the oven, and others are cooked in an air fryer.
There is something for everyone in this round-up of vegetable side dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's or other special holidays. I've sorted them by type of vegetable, so for example, you'll find all the squash recipes together.
And if you're looking for pre-dinner party snacks, you'll find lots of ideas in 21 Easy Finger Food Appetizers, 5 Tips for Making Crostini or 7 Holiday Spiced Nuts Recipes.
Looking for healthy winter salads to serve with your holiday dinner? You'll find lots of ideas to inspire you in 15 Best Winter Salad Recipes.
Scroll through this list of easy vegetable side dishes and click on the green buttons to take you to the complete, printable recipes.
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- Gluten-free holiday side dish recipes to make meal planning easy!
- ❤️ Why you'll love this side dish recipe collection
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- Acorn and Butternut Squash Recipes
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Favourite Potato Recipes
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Acorn and Butternut Squash Recipes
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Green Bean Side Dish Recipes
Asparagus Side Dish Recipes
Favourite Brussels sprouts dishes
Don't forget the Cranberry Sauce!
Readers' Favourite Holiday Salad
Which of these gluten-free side vegetable dish recipes will you make this holiday season? Let me know your favourites in the comments section below!
Ella
I'm going to make that beautiful holiday salad this year!
Denise
This is really helpful! I want to try a few new sides this year, so I'm loving this list. Think I'll try those Parmesan Pecan Green Beans first! Thanks!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Denise--glad to hear it! I know you'll love those beans!