Christmas Ham Side Dishes and Our Favorite Ham Recipes

These Christmas favorite side dishes and ham recipes are holiday classics you'll be glad you made! From comforting casseroles and creamy potatoes to flavorful vegetables and delicious holiday hams, these recipes make planning Christmas dinner easier than ever. Whether you're hosting a big family gathering or keeping things simple, you'll find plenty of crowd-pleasing favorites that everyone will look forward to eating. Save this collection of Christmas sides and ham recipes for a delicious, memorable holiday meal you'll want to make year after year.

Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole

A close-up of a fork holding a mouthwatering bite of cheesy potato casserole, garnished with chopped green onions and bits of bacon – the perfect addition to your side dishes spread. — Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Our Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole is truly amazing! Filled with cheeses, bacon, crispy fried onions, flavored sour cream dip and more!
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Jalapeno Creamed Corn (Crock Pot)

A close-up of creamy corn salad with green onions and jalapeños in a white dish.

This Crock Pot Jalapeno Creamed Corn is a cheesy and spicy version of the classic side. It also includes salty bacon for the ultimate sweet and savory flavor.
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Brussels Sprouts Casserole

This Brussels Sprouts Casserole will make anyone a fan of sprouts. They're tender and covered in a rich cheese sauce, and then finished with a crispy topping.
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Crockpot Green Beans

A plate full of cooked green beans and lbacon. — Crockpot Green Beans. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Crockpot Green Beans are a flavorful side dish that will level up any dinner. The bacon and brown sugar add savory and sweet flavors to the green beans.
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Green Bean Casserole

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This Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans is a go-to side dish. Simple to make and full of flavor and texture.
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The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots

Close-up of mouthwatering glazed carrots garnished with chopped parsley, perfect as a side dish to complement your beef entrée. — The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas

The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots are a definite favorite around here. The right amount of flavor and seasoning make this recipe a definite keeper!
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Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968)

Two slices of bread topped with melting butter on a plate with a green-checkered cloth in the background, making for a mouthwatering side dish. — Grandma'S Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968) is your new favorite bread. The cheesy onion flavor tastes amazing and the aroma while bread is baking is heavenly.
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Grandma's Easy Ham Sauce

A ladle is pouring thick gravy with visible chunks into a white bowl, creating a rich, flavorful sauce. — Easy Ham Sauce. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

This sweet and savory Ham Sauce is the perfect addition to any ham recipe. It's simple and great served on sandwiches, with holiday ham, or any time you like!
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The Best Cream Of Potato And Leek Soup

A bowl of creamy soup garnished with chopped chives and shredded cheese, perfect for a delightful lunch, with a spoonful of soup being lifted from the bowl. — The Best Cream Of Potato And Leek Soup. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

The Best Cream of Potato and Leek Soup is old fashioned, simple, without bacon, with or without cream and the perfect blend of potato and leeks!
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Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts

These Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts are zesty and flavorful. If you are searching for the perfect Brussels sprouts recipe, this one is easy and delicious.
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Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

mouthwatering cheesy scalloped potatoes, featuring a serving spoon lifting a portion, is placed on a checkered cloth—an irresistible addition to any side dishes spread. — Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are a simple dish with sliced potatoes, onions and cheese baked in the most flavorful, creamy cheese sauce ever! It's perfect for family dinners but also a holiday favorite.
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Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob

Three buttered and seasoned ears of mouthwatering corn on the cob are placed in a white dish, making them the perfect side dish for any meal. — Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for buttery and sweet Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob is a great way to make a delicious corn side dish. It's full of flavor without any work!
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Easy Flaky Cream Cheese Biscuits Perfectly Flakey

Stack of freshly baked square biscuits on a white decorative plate, showcasing a golden-brown crust and a fluffy, cheesy interior. — Easy Flaky Cream Cheese Biscuits. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Are you looking for perfectly flakey biscuits? You're going to be head over heels for these simple homemade biscuits, Cream Cheese Biscuits!
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Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks

A forkful of collard greens mixed with pieces of smoked meat takes the spotlight against a background of blurred golden-fried side dishes. — Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Collard Greens with ham hocks are tender and savory. This southern style side dish is a crowd pleaser and simple to make.
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Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers

Close-up of a cheesy corn casserole topped with bread crumbs, served on a white plate—perfect for pairing with other vegetable sides like carrots and beans. — Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

This creamy scalloped corn casserole with a buttery Ritz cracker topping requires just a few ingredients and comes together quickly. Scalloped Corn Casserole with Ritz Crackers is a side everyone will enjoy.
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Vegetable Medley Casserole With Potatoes, Carrots, And Green Beans

A white plate with a serving of mouthwatering baked chicken breast topped with melted cheese, accompanied by sides dishes like green beans, sliced tomatoes, and sweet potatoes. A gold fork is placed on the edge of the plate. — Vegetable Medley Casserole With Potatoes, Carrots, And Green Beans. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This vegetable medley casserole combines potatoes, carrots, and green beans with a tasty balsamic tomato sauce and melty parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. It's an easy side dish to make and one the whole family will love!
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Brazilian Cheese Bread

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Crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and full of cheesy, garlic goodness. Brazilian Cheese Bread is the perfect, gluten free, addition to any meal!
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Steakhouse Baked Potato

Make the best restaurant-style Steakhouse Baked Potato with crispy salted skin, a fluffy, buttery center and toppings like butter, sour cream, cheese, and bacon. This classic comfort food side is perfect for steak dinners and is an easy side dish for any meal.
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Cheesy Bacon Potato Bites

These Loaded Potato Bites are tender and crispy potatoes topped with cheese, bacon and onions. Serve with ranch dressing or sour cream!
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Awesome Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats

Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Awesome Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats are a cheesy, creamy baked potato filled with bacon or ground sausage, diced onion and more! Create the perfect stuffed potato just for you!
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Slow Cooker Cabbage

This incredible Slow Cooker Cabbage recipe is perfect for cabbage lovers! The sliced cabbage becomes so incredibly tender with just the right amount of crispy texture.
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Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions

A plate of roasted carrots and onions garnished with fresh herbs, perfect as vegetable side dishes. — Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for Sweet Balsamic Roasted Carrots and Onions is so easy and super delicious! The flavors blend perfectly together!
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Baked Garlic Butter Carrots

Roasted carrots seasoned with herbs and garlic, a perfect vegetable side dish in a white plate. — Baked Garlic Butter Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Garlic Butter Carrots are easy and delicious, roasted at 350 degrees, cut or sliced in your favorite shape or using baby carrots, this dish doesn't disappoint.
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Zucchini Casserole Stuffing

A plate of casserole with melted cheese, fresh vegetables, and ham, garnished with parsley, served on a white plate as one of various vegetable side dishes. — Zucchini Casserole with Stuffing. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas:

Stuffing zucchini casserole is a simple vegetable casserole loaded with flavorful ingredients yet easy enough to cook for weeknights or an easy holiday side dish.
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Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes

Roasted baby potatoes seasoned with herbs and spices, placed on parchment paper. One potato is on a fork, ready to be enjoyed as one of the perfect side dishes for your beef main course. — Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Easy Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes recipe creates the best small baby potatoes in an air fryer EVER. Breakfast or dinner
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Candied Sweet Potato Casserole

This Candied Sweet Potato Casserole pairs creamy sweet potatoes with a brown sugar pecan praline topping for plenty of crunch and texture.
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Sliced Potatoes In Air Fryer

Close-up of seasoned, roasted potato slices with a fork on top, garnished with parsley on a white plate, prepared as an Air Fryer appetizer. — Sliced Potatoes In Air Fryer. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Sliced Potatoes In Air Fryer recipe cooks up potatoes into a quick and flavorful side dish perfect for any day of the week.
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Ranch Twice-Baked Potatoes

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Ranch Twice-Baked Potatoes turn simple baked potatoes into a crave-worthy side with crispy, seasoned potatoes and a light, fluffy filling loaded with melted cheese and bold ranch flavor.
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Slow Cooker Collard Greens

A bowl of mouthwatering collard greens mixed with succulent pieces of pink ham, a perfect addition to your side dishes. — Slow Cooker Collard Greens. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy and delicious Slow Cooker Collard Greens recipe is a simple way to make the classic southern side dish. The crock pot infuses so much flavor into the collard greens with ham hocks and spices.
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Italian Cheese Bread

Two slices of buttered cornbread on a white plate. The cornbread has a golden-yellow color with a slightly crumbly texture, making it an ideal side dish. A truly mouthwatering addition to any meal. — Italian Herbs And Cheese Bread. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This quick bread recipe for Italian Cheese Bread recipe is the best for grilled cheese and tastes similar to Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster but in loaf form.
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Quick And Easy Balsamic Green Beans

A close-up image of a plate of sautéed green beans garnished with chopped garlic, perfect as vegetable sides. — Quick And Easy Balsamic Green Beans. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Sweet Garlic Balsamic Green Beans recipe is made with fresh green beans that are sauteed to perfection! It's the perfect answer to a quick and easy side for all types of meals.
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Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole

A wooden spoon holding a portion of baked casserole with visible sweet corn, cheese, and sprinkled herbs is the perfect addition to your vegetable sides, enhancing any meal with its vibrant flavors. — Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Mexican street corn casserole is so good and so easy. This slow cooker corn casserole, also called elote corn casserole, is the perfect side.
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Air Fryer Parmesan Potatoes

A plate of baked potato halves topped with shredded cheese and garnished with herbs, served alongside mouthwatering beef as one of the perfect side dishes. — Air Fryer Parmesan Potatoes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These air fryer parmesan crusted potatoes are quick and easy. They're loaded with flavor and make a great side with almost anything.
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Oven Baked Sliced Potato

A loaded baked potato topped with bacon, green onions, and cheese, served on a decorative white plate. — Oven Baked Sliced Potato. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Easy Oven Baked Sliced Potato (aka Potato Blossom) recipe shows how to bake the best crispy oven roasted potatoes with cheese and more!
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Cream Cheese Corn Casserole With Bacon And Ham

A plate of creamy macaroni and cheese garnished with bacon bits, parsley, and healthy vegetable sides. — Cream Cheese Corn Casserole With Bacon And Ham. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Cream Cheese Corn Casserole is a filling and decadent side dish made with cheese, ham, and bacon. It's a favorite holiday recipe.
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Air Fryer Parmesan Green Beans

Roasted green beans topped with crumbled cheese and breadcrumbs on a white plate. — Air Fryer Parmesan Green Beans. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Air Fryer Parmesan Green Beans are crispy and bursting with parmesan and garlic flavor. These crispy green beans make for a tasty side dish.
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Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash on a black plate. — Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This tender, Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash is a super easy side dish that can be treated as pasta or a vegetable. It's topped with rich butter and parmesan cheese!
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Old-Fashioned Zucchini Squash Casserole Recipe

A vintage-style fork holding a bite of vegetable casserole with zucchini and carrots, focused closely with a blurred background. — Old-Fashioned Zucchini Squash Casserole Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This old-fashioned zucchini squash casserole recipe is so easy to make and is perfect for family dinners or holidays!
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Easy Crockpot Mushrooms

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This recipe for tender Crockpot Mushrooms takes any dinner to the next level. They are bursting with fresh bold garlic flavor and acidity from the white wine.
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Air Fryer Corn On The Cob

Three grilled corn on the cobs, seasoned with salt and pepper, are placed on a white surface. Perfect as sides for your favorite beef dishes. — Air Fryer Corn On The Cob. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Air Fryer Corn on the Cob is simple to make and is so delicious for an easy side dish. I love these when we are grilling out.
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Bourbon Glazed Ham

This bourbon glazed ham is savory and sweet with a hint of warmth from the bourbon. Cinnamon and clove give it that distinct holiday flavor that just makes everything feel a little more special.
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Dijon Maple Glazed Spiral Ham

Sliced spiral ham on serving plate. — Maple Dijon Ham. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Dijon Maple Glazed Spiral Ham recipe is delicious and perfect for entertaining or when you want an easy meal with great leftovers.
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Baked Honey Mustard Glazed Ham Recipe

Baked Honey Mustard Ham on a serving plate. — Baked Honey Mustard Glazed Ham Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

Honey mustard glazed ham is sweet, tangy, and undeniably good. The honey mustard ham glaze adds a flavor that everyone will love.
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Air Fryer Ham With Pineapple Glaze

A close-up of a baked ham topped with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries, sliced and arranged on a plate. — Air Fryer Ham With Pineapple Glaze. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas

Air fryer ham flavored with pineapple, brown sugar, and Coca Cola cooks up juicy, sweet, and takes very little time to make.
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Dr. Pepper Glazed Ham (Crock Pot And Oven)

Ham on a plate. — Dr. Pepper Glazed Ham (Crock Pot And Oven). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

Soda pop is the secret to the best crockpot ham!! Cooking ham in the crockpot has never been better than this Dr. Pepper ham recipe.
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Instant Pot Ham Recipe With Sweet Tangy Glaze

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If you've ever wondered how to cook ham in an instant pot, I have the best instant pot spiral ham recipe for you.
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