Food and Recipes Side Dishes Potato Side Dishes 25 Super Savory Sides To Serve With Prime Rib By Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani is an Assistant Food Editor at Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on November 28, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer It's not everyday you make prime rib. The rosy-centered roast is an extra special centerpiece of a holiday meal, and as such, requires equally impressive side dishes to go with it. Potatoes are a classic pairing, whether mashed, smashed, or baked. Something green is always nice too, from a simple dish like Roasted Broccoli, to lucious Smoky Creamed Greens. With all the root vegetables in season, it's easy to double up on veggie sides by adding carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, and more to the lineup. There's also dinner rolls, perfect for sopping up every last bit of au jus. Give one (or more) of these 25 prime rib side dishes a shot. We're confident there will be very few leftovers. 01 of 25 Easy Creamed Spinach Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless A steakhouse classic, creamed spinach is always a good idea when beef is on the menu. Get The Recipe 02 of 25 Brussels Sprouts With Bacon And Shallots Stacy K. Allen, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle Everything's better with bacon, including vegetables, and Brussels sprouts are no exception. Get The Recipe 03 of 25 Asparagus Gratin Photography and Styling: Karen Rankin Potatoes aren't the only vegetable that can get the gratin treatment. Here, we bake asparagus in a silky cream sauce with plenty of cheese folded in, and unlike its potato counterpart, this gratin is ready in only 20 minutes. Get The Recipe 04 of 25 Garlic Parmesan Green Beans Caitlin Bensel/Southern Living You could put garlic, Parmesan, and bacon on anything and it would taste fantastic. On green beans, you have a pretty perfect side dish for any roast meat, whether turkey or prime rib. Get The Recipe 05 of 25 Oven-Roasted Asparagus Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox This side dish keeps things super simple. It only requires a handful of ingredients, and most are pantry staples because we know that sometimes the simplest preparations are also the best. Get The Recipe 06 of 25 Homemade Mashed Potatoes Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall We don't have to tell you that there's nothing quite like Homemade Mashed Potatoes; the instant stuff is no substitute. Get The Recipe 07 of 25 Green Beans With Garlic JIM FRANCO; STYLING: LESLIE SIEGEL This recipe is for all the garlic lovers out there. We call for three cloves, but feel free to add more, if you like. Get The Recipe 08 of 25 Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Karen Ranking; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless A cheesy, buttery potato side dish like this is worth all the peeling and slicing it requires. Get The Recipe 09 of 25 Easy Cauliflower Casserole Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer This easy, cheesy casserole relies on cream of chicken soup for its signature flavor. Sure, it's a shortcut, but with just one bite, you'll see why it works so well. Get The Recipe 10 of 25 Skillet-Roasted Carrots Greg DuPree; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley Thyme, honey, and apple cider vinegar dress up these simple pan-roasted carrots for a big holiday meal. Get The Recipe 11 of 25 Spiraled Sweet Potato Gratin Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely This baked sweet potato side dish doesn't have even the faintest bit of marshmallow involved, yet is still utterly delicious. Get The Recipe 12 of 25 Roasted Broccoli Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox Use our basic Roasted Broccoli recipe as the blank canvas for your favorite flavors. You can add anything from Cajun seasoning to a packet of ranch dressing on these crispy florets. Get The Recipe 13 of 25 Brussels Sprout Slaw with Apples and Pecans Greg DuPree Prime rib is so lusciously fatty and rich, you'll need a light and refreshing palate cleanser on the table. This salad brings the bright, crisp flavors of apple and the crunch of shredded Brussels sprouts together in one colorful and fresh side dish. Get The Recipe 14 of 25 Sweet Potato Rolls Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox You could serve any dinner rolls alongside prime rib, but these orange-hued, slightly sweet ones are a fun twist on classic yeast rolls. Get The Recipe 15 of 25 Melting Sweet Potatoes Atonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Toasted walnuts and maple syrup add just the right savory and sweet notes to this beautiful sweet potato side dish. Get The Recipe 16 of 25 Best Homemade Macaroni And Cheese STACY K. ALLEN; FOOD STYLIST: RUTH BLACKBURN; PROP STYLIST: CHRISTINA DALEY Mac and cheese is perhaps not your typical prime rib side dish, but the cheesy gooey baked pasta is more than welcome at our table. Get The Recipe 17 of 25 Super Crispy Smashed Potatoes Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox If you're bored of mashed potatoes (or perhaps want a potato side dish with a little more texture) then this recipe is for you. Shatteringly crisp potato skins are a thing of beauty and really easy to achieve with this straightforward technique. Get The Recipe 18 of 25 Southern Fried Corn Caitlin Bensel Bacon drippings (aka liquid gold) make a humble veggie like corn (even frozen or canned) a show-stopping side dish. Get The Recipe 19 of 25 Chopped Kale Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Prime rib always reminds us of a fancy steakhouse, so consider this kale Caesar salad our homage to the tableside salads of your favorite old-school steakhouse. Get The Recipe 20 of 25 Roasted Garlic Duchess Potatoes Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox If you're willing to break out a piping bag, your efforts will be rewarded tenfold when your take your first bite of these decadent Duchess Potatoes. Get The Recipe 21 of 25 Creamed Corn Photographer: Alison Miksch / Food Stylist: Melissa Gray / Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless Summer is long gone, but a comforting dish of creamed corn is still on our holiday menus. Plus, the recipe works just as well with frozen corn as it does fresh. Get The Recipe 22 of 25 Parker House Rolls Alison Miksch; Food Stylist: Melissa Gray; Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman For those of us brave enough to bake with yeast instead of succumbing to store-bought, this is the roll recipe for you. Just don't forget to activate your yeast; it's the only way to ensure it's still fresh. Get The Recipe 23 of 25 Smoky Creamed Greens Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely For a Southern spin on a classic steakhouse side dish, try our creamed collards. Heartier than spinach, collard greens can stand up to the richness of the cream and bacon better than baby spinach can. Get The Recipe 24 of 25 Roasted Carrots and Parsnips Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Why settle for just one root vegetable, when you can have multiple. You're likely used to having carrots on the menu, but for added flavor and texture, throw some parsnips into the mix. Get The Recipe 25 of 25 Broccoli Cheese Casserole Courtney West There really isn't an occasion where this classic casserole isn't welcomed. Get The Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit