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What Goes With Potato Salad

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Looking for sides and dinner ideas for what goes with potato salad — check out my list of some of the best recipes to serve up for your next Sunday dinner, potluck, brunch, backyard party or cookout.

For more ideas on food pairings check out my What Goes With page.

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Meat Dishes / Poultry

You already have your potato salad made and ready. Now, what main dish (entrée) should you choose to serve with it.

Just about any meat dish can go well with potato — here are some of the popular and some you may not have thought about before.

Lemon chicken

20 Clove Garlic Chicken with Lemon Butter
This lemon garlic chicken is an easy weeknight recipe that is delicious and packed full of flavor. The garlic and lemon butter allows for the chicken to bathe in flavor. I have been making this recipe for over 22 years!
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chicken topped with onions, garlic, and lemon on two plates

Bratwurst

Ale-Braised Bratwurst and Sauerkraut
The Ale-Braised Bratwurst and Sauerkraut is wunderbar. Truly one of the most delicious German comfort foods anywhere. You gotta try this!
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Ale-Braised Bratwurst and Sauerkraut

Ribs

Apricot glazed ribs | Homesick Texan
Apricot glazed ribs are first seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, and chipotle chile powder, then marinated in soy sauce and apricot jam. The result is a tender, sweet, savory, and slightly smoky rib.
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BBQ grilled chicken breasts

Grilled BBQ Chicken Breast
Kick off the grilling season with this delicious Grilled BBQ Chicken Breast recipe. Made with a quick barbecue chicken marinade, you’ll have juicy chicken breasts in no time. Perfect for enjoying on their own or a part of a salad or burger! This is going to be the only grilled barbecue chicken recip…
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Grilled BBQ Chicken Breast

Steak

Fantastic Steak Marinade
u003cpu003eGrilled to perfection. This marinade is simply the best!u003c/pu003e
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Fantastic Steak Marinade

Hot dogs

Best Hot Dog Recipes – Weekend at the Cottage
Four different ways to dress up your hot dogs with delicious flavour pairings, you’ll be serving our BEST HOT DOG RECIPES again and again.
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Best Hot Dog Recipes - Weekend at the Cottage

Ham Steak

Ham Steaks Sheet Pan Dinner with Green Beans and Potatoes
Ham Steaks Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe with Green Beans and Potatoes – Ham Steak baked in the oven with green beans and potatoes is our new favorite easy recipe on busy weeknights or brunch. Prec…
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Ham Steaks Sheet Pan Dinner with Green Beans and Potatoes

Fried chicken

Easy Fried Chicken – CJ Eats Recipes
Who doesn’t love crispy, juicy fried chicken? I’ve made tons of different variations over the years and this Easy Fried Chicken is simply that – the easiest way to make juicy, crispy fried chicken with only one simple seasoning mix (no need to do all the separate dredging steps with egg)! And the be…
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Easy Fried Chicken - CJ Eats Recipes

Hamburgers

Cowboy Burger Recipe with Grilled Pickles and Crispy Onion Straws
Take your backyard barbecue staples from basic to bold with this knock-out cowboy burger recipe! Don’t be boring!
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Cowboy Burger Recipe with Grilled Pickles and Crispy Onion Straws

Brisket

Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket
This is a life changing dinner, made it one pot! Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket is easy, insanely flavorful, and will change your whole life. If the brisket doesn’t do it, the horseradish jalapeno sauce wi
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Homesick Texan’s Sunday Brisket

Grilled shrimp

Garlic Grilled Shrimp – Spend With Pennies
Garlic Grilled Shrimp is a perfect summer staple on the grill! Just a simple soak in this tangy marinade and serve with a homemade garlic butter.
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Garlic Grilled Shrimp - Spend With Pennies

Beer can chicken

Best Beer Can Chicken Recipe for Grilling | Brown Sugar Food Blog
This is the Best Beer Can Chicken recipe for grilling! This chicken is packed full of flavor and the steam from the beer helps to keep the chicken moist.
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Best Beer Can Chicken Recipe for Grilling | Brown Sugar Food Blog

Fish (grilled /baked/ fried fish fillets)

Crispy Oven Fried Fish Recipe – Savory Nothings
So much better than frozen fish sticks! This Crispy Oven Fried Fish gets super crunchy and will be a new favorite for kids and adults alike.
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Crispy Oven Fried Fish Recipe - Savory Nothings

Chicken Pasta Salad

Buffalo Chicken Pasta
This Buffalo Chicken Pasta salad is tangy, full of protein, and spicy! Made with blue cheese, tender chicken, buffalo sauce, and more, this creamy pasta salad is perfect for all kinds of occasions.
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one bowl of buffalo chicken pasta salad with green onions

Ham and cheese sandwich wrap

Toasted Ham And Cheese Sourdough Tortilla Wrap (w/ Strawberry Raspberry Jam)
This Toasted Ham and Cheese Sourdough Tortilla Wrap is a quick, easy dish that's perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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Ham-And-Cheese-Wrap-Sourdough-Tortilla

Rotisserie chicken

Rotisserie Style Roast Chicken
Rotisserie style roast chicken takes just 10 minutes to prep then is hands off as it slowly roasts in the oven for tender, flavorful chicken that can be used in so many ways.
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Rotisserie Style Roast Chicken

Chicken wings

Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings (any flavor!)
Make perfectly crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings with this easy method, including seven different flavor options for wings everyone will love.
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Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings (any flavor!)

Pulled pork

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork
Texas-style pulled pork simmers in a tangy chili-seasoned barbecue sauce with plenty of onion, then pulled into tender shreds to serve on a buttered, toasted bun.
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Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

Chicken nuggets

The BEST Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets | Ambitious Kitchen
These are the BEST crispy baked chicken nuggets! This healthy chicken nuggets recipe takes 30 minutes to make for an easy, kid-friendly dinner.
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The BEST Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets | Ambitious Kitchen

Turkey leg

Southern Smothered Turkey | I Heart Recipes
This southern smothered turkey recipe can be made with legs, thighs, or wings. Tender turkey smothered with a hearty gravy is a comfort food meal.
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Southern Smothered Turkey | I Heart Recipes

Meatloaf

The Perfect Classic Meatloaf Recipe
Deliciously moist and extra flavorful classic meatloaf with the most mouthwatering glaze. Easy, simple, and great for weeknights!
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The Perfect Classic Meatloaf Recipe

Grilled chicken / beef / lamb / shrimp kabobs

Grilled Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Tangy Marinade | Walking on Sunshine
Grilled Chicken Kabobs with veggies, pineapple chunks and a sweet, tangy marinade made with pineapple juice,
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Grilled Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Tangy Marinade | Walking on Sunshine

Other Sides and vegetables That Go With Potato Salad

Baked beans

Pork And Beans
This Pork and Beans Recipe is the easiest, fastest and tastiest made from scratch pork and beans you will ever make.
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Pork-and-beans

Cole slaw

Seriously Good Homemade Coleslaw
How to make our seriously good homemade coleslaw recipe. Apple cider vinegar and mustard makes our slaw anything but dull. With recipe video!
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Seriously Good Homemade Coleslaw

Loaded potato salad recipe

Steakhouse Loaded Potato Salad
This steakhouse loaded potato salad is the best potato salad recipe to take to your next family reunion, potluck, or Sunday dinner try my recipe for Steakhouse Potato Salad. It really is the perfect side for any occasion. 
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loaded steakhouse potato salad on plate ready to serve

Corn on the cob

Oven Roasted Corn On The Cob
Corn is a sweet, creamy and nutty vegetable that we can't get enough of. And this Oven Roasted Corn On The Cob will let you enjoy the delicious taste of this summertime favorite any time of the year. 
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Collard greens

Southern Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Legs | Collard Greens Recipe
Collard Greens – A popular traditional and southern vegetable dish. This recipe features a delicious blend of smokiness, vinegar, and savory – an excellent side dish for the holidays or anytime. A SATISFYING POPULAR SOUTHERN COLLARD
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Southern Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Legs | Collard Greens Recipe

Candied carrots

Old-Fashioned Candied Carrots
These Old-Fashioned Candied Carrots are everything you could ever hope for in a recipe. Sweet, tender, filled with buttery flavors, and way better than canned, this candied carrot recipe is made with a handful of simple ingredients and ready in about 35 minutes!
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Close view of candied carrots recipe

Macaroni salad

Classic Macaroni Salad
This classic macaroni salad is a crowd-pleaser at every cookout, potluck, and picnic!
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Classic Macaroni Salad

Grilled veggie skewers

Air Fryer Vegetable Kabobs | Recipes From A Pantry
Air Fryer Vegetable Kabobs are a healthy and tasty snack that’s perfect for game day. Plus, you’ll love how incredibly easy these veggie kabobs are to make!
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Air Fryer Vegetable Kabobs | Recipes From A Pantry

Biscuits

Easy Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits From Scratch | The Feathered Nester
Old fashioned buttermilk biscuits are melt-in-your-mouth soft with a fluffy golden top and lightly crisp bottom. They’re ready to enjoy warm in under 30 minutes with all your favorite comfort foods!
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Easy Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits From Scratch | The Feathered Nester

Corn veggie salad

Grilled Vegetables Salad
Grilled vegetables salad is the perfect summer side or lunch. Filled with healthy vegetables, grilled, then cut and tossed in a bowl with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Look no further, this is your new staple side dish this year.
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grilled vegetables salad vertical

Devilled eggs

Black Folks Soul Food Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe
A soul food Southern deviled eggs recipe starts as hard-boiled eggs mashed. Then seasoned to perfection u0026 stuffed back into the egg whites
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Black Folks Soul Food Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe

Desserts that pair well

Vanilla cake

Sourdough Cake
Sourdough Cake is a great way to use up your sourdough discard. With a hint of pineapple and topped with a delicious buttercream frosting, it’s the perfect dessert to make this summer.
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Sourdough-Cake-bite-missing

Strawberry Pound Cake

Strawberry Pound Cake
This sweet Strawberry Pound Cake with glaze is incredibly moist, buttery, and so delicious. Made with cream cheese, vanilla, and strawberry glaze, this strawberry bundt cake recipe is a treat you will love for any occasion!
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close view of strawberry pound cake on white plate

Apple crumb cake

Cinnamon Apple Crumb Cake
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apple-crumb-cake-recipe

Sweet Potato Pie

Southern Sweet Potato Pie (The fast way)
This Sweet Potato Pie is the best u0026 easiest not to mention sooo good! Get smooth u0026 creamy filling FAST with an appliance you probably already have!
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Southern Sweet Potato Pie (The fast way)

Red velvet cake

Mini Red Velvet Cake
Mini red velvet cake that’s made from scratch and incredibly soft, these mini cakes take the center stage at the dessert table.
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Mini Red Velvet Cake

Watermelon popsicles

Watermelon Popsicle Recipe is a simple alternative to ice cream, perfect on a hot summer day, and one of those easy recipes to get us all to eat more fresh fruit.
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Watermelon-Popsicle-recipe

Lemon Pie

Lemon Ice Box Pie – Kenneth Temple
Lemon Ice Box Pie is an iconic Southern dessert recipe made with a sweet, tangy lemon filling and a fluffy orange meringue on top. It’s rich, delicious,
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Lemon Ice Box Pie - Kenneth Temple

Rhubarb ice cream

No Churn Rhubarb Ice Cream Table for Seven | Food for Everyday
No Churn Rhubarb Ice Cream! Creamy, refreshing and packed with sweet rhubarb..No ice cream maker needed! I have to admit, before we moved into our house almost two years ago, rhubarb wasn’t really on my
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No Churn Rhubarb Ice Cream Table for Seven | Food for Everyday

Lemon bars

Best Lemon Squares Recipe
This is the Best Lemon Bars Recipe out there! Super easy and made with a graham cracker crust, these classic lemon bars are sweet, tangy, and chewy. Like old-fashioned recipes? You'll love these lemon squares!
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top view of lemon bars with lemon

Alcoholic drinks with fresh lemonade

Looking for drinks that can go with your potato salad for a cookout.. check out my list for alcoholic drinks with lemonade

alcoholic lemonade

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