From classic potatoes to surprising vegetables, these delicious side dishes will complement your steak and make a hearty meal you'll want to serve again and again. Whether you're craving a hearty homestyle meal with steak and fries or a fresh veggie salad, we have the recipe you'll need to put together a dreamy home-cooked dinner.
Sweet Potato Fries with Roasted Garlic Ketchup
These homemade baked sweet potato fries are slightly crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and a tasty update on the classic side dish for steak. Serve them with a homemade roasted garlic ketchup for dipping.
Rustic Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Cooking these creamy mashed potatoes in the slow cooker frees up valuable stovetop space so you can focus on cooking the perfect steak. In just three hours of hands-off cooking on high, you'll have a steakhouse side dish that's loaded with garlic and butter.
Everything Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Turn to your air fryer to make crispy, caramelized Brussel sprouts without much oil. Here, we've topped the sprouts with a drizzle of maple syrup, everything bagel seasoning, and turkey bacon. Plenty of cracked black pepper keeps this side dish from being too sweet.
Creamy Carrot Mashed Potatoes
Add new flavor to your mashed potatoes with shredded carrots and crispy crumbled bacon. These creamy carrot mashed potatoes are as easy to make as tossing ingredients into the slow cooker. Finish this side dish for steak with a few pats of butter on top just before serving.
Roasted Vegetables with Sorghum
This whole grain dish lands somewhere between a side dish and a salad, but offers a nice serving of vegetables. This is a perfect hearty side if you're serving a mix of vegetarians and meat-eaters.
Orange- and Balsamic-Glazed Tricolor Carrots
This three step recipe is perfect for an easy and colorful side dish for steak. Just steam the carrots, make the orange balsamic glaze, and serve. Make this carrot side dish up to 24 hours before serving.
Broccolini with Peas and Seared Lemons
Steamed broccoli is a classic steakhouse side dish. Give the classic a major upgrade with blanched broccolini, peas, and smoky seared lemons. Crushed red pepper, chicken broth, and butter round out the light and spicy sauce.
Creamed Kale Gratin
Rather than layers of potatoes, this creamy gratin is made with chopped kale, leeks, and garlic. The bitter flavor of the kale is mellowed by a sauce made with cream cheese, Monterrey jack cheese, and cream. Top the dish with a crunchy Panko topper.
Potatoes and Root Vegetables Anna
Pommes Anna, a French potato side dish created in the mid-19th century, is the inspiration for this dish. Use golden beets as the recipe calls for or substitute your choice of root vegetable. Our Test Kitchen recommends celeriac or parsnips instead.
Broiled Bok Choy with Miso Sauce
Love Asian flavors? Serve this bok choy dish as a side to your steak. Packed with umami (savory) flavor components this dish features bok choy, mushrooms and miso. For fresh citrus flavor, garnish the dish with orange slices.
Steak Salad with White Beans and Peppers
Serve your steak on the side or on top of this tasty chopped salad. It's packed with protein thanks to the steak and navy beans, plus the creamy Greek yogurt ranch dressing adds nice tangy flavor.
Chopped Green Salad
Here's a refreshing salad to enjoy with your steak. Mix salad greens, green beans, broccoli and edamame for a nice crunchy side dish. A homemade salad dressing made with fresh herbs is the perfect finish to this vegetable side dish for steak.
Wilted Spinach Salad
Want a hearty yet light side dish? Try this wilted spinach salad. A hot bacon dressing is poured over earthy spinach and mushrooms to create the base of this vegetable side dish. Chopped egg and crumbled bacon make protein-packed toppers.
Green Beans with Basil and Mint
While the steak rests make this quick side dish for steak. Green beans, red sweet pepper, garlic, basil, and mint come together to make a bright and refreshing dish. These fresh flavors balance any meaty or starchy main dish.