What to Serve with Coq au Vin

Published: Mar 13, 2023 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

There's nothing like coq au vin on a chilly fall or winter evening. This classic French dish is both cozy and satisfying - but just as important as the perfect preparation of this recipe is what to serve with coq au vin.

The right accompaniments will complete your meal, elevating it to restaurant-worthy status in no time at all. With our helpful tips about what to pair with this poultry favorite, your memorable culinary experience awaits!

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What is Coq au Vin?

Coq au vin is a classic French dish made with chicken, red wine, and vegetables. It is typically served over rice or egg noodles. The combination of the savory sauce and tender poultry creates a comforting flavor that pairs wonderfully with a variety of side dishes.

How healthy is this dish?

Coq au vin is a relatively healthy meal, as long as you don't eat too much of it. The sauce is made with low-fat ingredients like onions and mushrooms, so it can be enjoyed in moderation without feeling guilty. Plus, the combination of chicken and vegetables provides plenty of nourishing vitamins and minerals.

What are some red wines that pair well with this coq au vin?

When it comes to red wine, there are a variety of brands that work well with coq au vin. Some of the best include Chateau La Gaffeliere, Bordeaux Cotes de Francs, Château Léoville Poyferré, and Château Cos d'Estournel.

Typical Sides for the Classic French Dish

When it comes to sides for your coq au vin, there are so many delicious options. Some of the most popular and classic include roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots or green beans, steamed broccoli, sautéed mushrooms, glazed apples or pears, and a salad. All of these can be dressed with herbs or spices to complement the flavor of the coq au vin.

Why you'll enjoy these recommendations for what to serve with Coq au Vin

These side dishes are sure to make your coq au vin dinner truly special. The combination of savory chicken and rich red wine sauce with the sides you choose will create an unforgettable flavor experience. With these suggestions, you can have a restaurant-worthy meal from the comfort of your own home!

What to serve with Coq au Vin

The final touches on your coq au vin dinner can be just as important as the main dish. To round out your meal. The following recipes are my family's go-to suggestions when we are trying to decide what to serve with Coq au Vin.

Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls

These Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls are my grandma's yeast or crusty bread roll recipe, and the best super soft, light, dinner rolls ever!

Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls

Savory Corn Muffins with Bacon, Cheese and Onion

This is it if you're looking for the best corn muffin recipe. Savory corn muffins with bacon, cheese, and onion are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Savory corn muffins on a rack cooling.

Air Fryer Garlic Potatoes

Air fryer garlic potatoes are delicious and so easy. These crispy garlic potatoes are a great side for almost any main dish.

Air fryer garlic potatoes on a plate.

Baby Red Smashed Potatoes

This crispy Smashed Red Potatoes recipe shows how to make the best roasted potatoes! They're loaded up with cheese, bacon and more for an easy appetizer or delicious side dish.

A hand holding up a smashed red potato with some sour cream.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Casserole

This is by far the BEST Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole! Creamy mashed potatoes combine with sour cream, butter and cheese to make the base of the dish and then add on plenty of toppings. It's the perfect potato casserole for holidays, lazy weekends, or any time you need an easy, yet delicious potato side dish.

A spoonful of loaded mashed potato casserole up over a plate with more.

Skillet Roasted Broccoli

This Skillet Roasted Broccoli recipe is so easy to prepare, totally delicious and is a definite keeper! The technique is absolutely brilliant!

Skillet Roasted Broccoli.

Sausage Balls Without Bisquick

These Sausage Balls Without Bisquick are so tasty and addictive! We're taking your favorite sausage cheese ball recipe and amping it up with bacon and onion! Even better you can make them in the oven or air fryer!! These sausage balls are perfect for breakfast, brunch or even game day!

Sausage balls without bisquick on white plate on top of a wire rack on the table.

Broccoli Cornbread with Cheese

This Broccoli Cornbread recipe takes classic cornbread up a notch. Broccoli cornbread with cheese is a favorite Southern side that goes with practically anything. The addition of broccoli and Cheddar helps make this cornbread incredibly savory, moist, and oh-so-delicious.

Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes

Air fryer hasselback potatoes are a new way to enjoy classic comfort food. They're full of buttery flavor and always perfectly cooked.

Mom’s Swedish Potatoes

Swedish Potatoes, also known as Hasselback Potatoes, are crispy potatoes drizzled with garlic butter and a crunchy topping of Parmesan and bread crumbs. This traditional Swedish potatoes recipe stands out because of the thin deep cuts in the potatoes that don't go all the way through to the bottom. This easy potato side dish is a real show stopper!

Baked Parmesan Potato Halves

These Baked Parmesan Potato Halves are scrumptious! An easy baby potatoes recipe with cheese for perfectly coated, crispy potato halves, ideal for any main course!

Grandma's Homemade White Bread

Grandma's Homemade White Bread is the best grandma's old fashioned white bread recipe with yeast that makes soft, classic farmhouse bread from scratch.

Three slices of bread on a cutting board with the rest of loaf behind.

Air Fryer Parmesan Potatoes

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

Parmesan potatoes on a plate.

Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli Rice

This Instant Pot cheesy broccoli rice is always a crowd-pleaser. Easy to make and packed full of cheesy flavor, you'll want to make this Instant Pot broccoli cheese rice often!

Pepper Jack Potato Casserole

This pepper jack potato casserole is a cheesy potato casserole with everything but the kitchen sink. Try it once and love it forever.

Wooden spoon scooping some pepper jack potato casserole.

Sweet Onion Sage Bread Recipe

This sweet onion sage bread recipe has a flavor reminiscent of stuffing. It's a savory bread full of flavor, and it's so easy to make!

Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes are crispy, flavorful and super simple to make. If you're into delicious breakfast side dishes, then this is the recipe for you!

A close-up of a fork lifting seasoned crockpot potatoes garnished with parsley and tomatoes.

Awesome Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats

Awesome Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats are cheesy, creamy, filled with bacon or ground sausage and diced onions. And that's just the start. With the option of adding more delicious ingredients, you can create the perfect stuffed potato just for you!

Awesome Cheesy Twice Baked Potato Boats.

Red Red Rice

Red Red Rice is an easy side dish that we have been making for years. So different and a tasty change from traditional rice dishes with so many options!

Red Red Rice

Easy Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, and Onions

Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, and Onions is a time-saving, weeknight meal option that's absolutely delicious! This simple side dish goes well with a variety of proteins including chicken, beef, or fish, giving you so much flexibility. Toss in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and herbs, and you've got a side dish that's a cut above the rest!

Roasted carrots and potatoes in a bowl with green herbs on top.

Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes

Easy Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes recipe creates the best small baby potatoes in an air fryer EVER for breakfast or dinner!

Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole

This sliced potato casserole is made with layers of real potatoes, bacon, onions, and cheese for the best comfort food ever! Perfect for any occasion, it's one recipe you'll keep coming back to again and again.

Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole with Sliced Potatoes on the table.

Coq au vin is a classic French dish with a comforting flavor that is sure to please. It pairs wonderfully with a variety of side dishes, from roasted potatoes and glazed apples to steamed broccoli and salads. With our helpful tips about what to serve with this poultry favorite, your memorable culinary experience awaits! Enjoy!

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