What To Serve With BBQ Chicken: 24 Of The Best Side Dishes
We’re always on the lookout for the best bbq side dish recipes. When you’ve got a grill full of bbq chicken, you’ll want to make sure you have some great recipes to go along.
These delicious side dishes are easy to make and all have fresh ingredients for tasty sides around the bbq in the backyard or at the park.
The list features some of my favorite sides and some versatile recipes to serve along with your chicken dinner.
Grab those sandwich buns, ingredients, and get to barbecuin’.

What To Serve With BBQ Chicken: 24 Of The Best Side Dishes
Roasted Red Potatoes Recipe
Roasted red potatoes are one of the easiest side dish recipes to make, they are super budget-friendly, have some seriously delicious flavor, and are perfect for any BBQ. Grab a side of ketchup or bbq sauce to dip away.
Green Beans and Bacon
Green beans and bacon, with onion, might just be one of the easiest recipes to make and it always turns out so flavorful.
Baked Beans and Weenies
Baked beans and weenies are a great meal for dinner, football parties, or a picnic. The flavorful, easy, and budget-friendly beanie weenies combine sweet and hearty flavors. This is the perfect dish to serve at parties, potlucks, and barbecues.ย For the recipe, you can use either hot dogs or Vienna sausages.
Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Oven Baked Potato Wedges are the perfect recipe for a side dish or appetizer. The potato wedges recipe is easy to make, only costs a few dollars, and is ready in less than one hour. These are amazingly tasty and believe me, I could eat them any night of the week.
Mouthwatering Chick-Fil-A Coleslaw
You are going to love this mouthwatering Chick-Fil-A coleslaw recipe because it's not only the original, it's delicious, and it's super easy to make.ย The coleslaw dressing is super simple to make and it will be a hit at the barbecue. The mayonnaise helps make it a bit of a creamy coleslaw for the win.
Mashed Potato Cakes
Mashed potato cakes are a delicious, mouthwatering side dish that is a great option for any party. They are easy to make and always turn out flavorful. Be sure and grab some sour cream to do some dipping.
Jiffy Cornbread Hush Puppies
Jiffy cornbread hush puppies are a favoriteย side dishย that go well withย BBQย sandwiches, fried fish, or even sausage.
The southern hush puppiesย recipeย is super easy to make and is packed full of flavor.
Creamed corn recipe
Creamed corn is the perfect side dish, a comforting food to eat, and a super-duper easy recipe. Just add a little bit of melted butter and a pinch of salt right on top and you're in business.
What Can I Do To Make Jiffy Cornbread More Moist?
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix is a wonderful treat. Cornbread is a delicious side at any meal. If you're from the South, it's on the table at most meals. It's that good.ย But, I've made it plenty of times when it turns out dry and crumbly. There's nothing worse than spending time baking cornbread only to have it turn out dry.ย This recipe solves that. You'll have the most moist Jiffy Cornbread around.
Crock Pot Corn on the Cob with Coconut Milk
Crock Pot corn on the cob with coconut milk is an easy recipe that offers a buttery and creamy flavor. This corn on the cob recipe is one of the easiest ways to cook this wonderful side dish--I promise.ย
Corn Fritters (+Video)
Corn Fritters with cornmeal are a great southern side dish for summer barbecues, as well as any gathering. The fritters are easy to make using corn on the cob or corn right out of the can. This simple recipe only uses five ingredients for a quick and easy addition to a meal that everyone will love.
Quick and Easy White Bean Salad
Simply Recipes has a great white bean salad that can be made a day ahead. It's an easy recipe and everyone will love it.
Easy Mayonnaise Biscuits Recipe
Julia, over at Julia's Simply Southern, always has the best recipes and these biscuits are no exception. Be sure to give the easy mayonnaise biscuits a try.
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Love and Lemons has a tasty recipe for grilled corn on the cob. Jeanine and Jack share a couple of different methods for grilling your corn on the barbecue that turn out fantastic.
Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Crock Pot macaroni and cheese is a delicious, comforting, and very easy recipe to make. It's the perfect side dish recipe all year round and during the holidays.
The Best Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe with Evaporated Milk
This really is the best baked macaroni and cheese recipe with evaporated milk. The cheesy meal combines a creamy and crunchy texture in every bite. The mac and cheese dinner is filling and everyone will come back for more.ย
Homemade Potato Chips
Kathy, over at Beyond The Chicken Coop, has a wonderful how-to recipe for homemade potato chips that are perfect for any barbecue.
Mexican Black Beans Recipe
Black beans are a must at any BBQ, and this is a super flavorful and easy recipe for Mexican black beans. The recipe features fresh herbs, beans, onion, and garlic for a tasty side dish.
Zesty Rotini Pasta Salad Without Mayonnaise
If you're wanting to watch a few calories, give this pasta salad without mayonnaise a try. The recipe features fresh ingredients and tastes amazing. While you wait for your chicken to rest on the cooker, grab a bowl and dig in.
Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad
There's nothing more refreshing than cucumber salad on a hot summer afternoon. Cooking With Carlee has a tasty creamy dill cucumber salad that belongs on the BBQ table.
The Best Homemade Potato Salad Around
Brace yourself--this may be the best creamy potato salad around. It's delicious and it is a super simple recipe.ย
The Best Brussels Sprouts of Your Life!
Brussels sprouts are a great addition to the bbq picnic table and these are packed with flavor.
Quick Collard Greens Recipe
You can't have a picnic without collard greens. Cookie + Kate has a delicious recipe to share at any backyard bbq.
Skillet Mexican Street Corn {Elote}
I can't get enough of Mexican street corn, and this skillet recipe from Miss In The Kitchen is one to hang on to. It has tons of flavor and is a great option for the barbecue.
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe | Gimme Some Oven
Homemade bbq sauce is not a side dish, but I thought it would be great to share the tasty recipe. This homemade sauce from Gimme Some Oven is the perfect addition to any bbq.
The sauce tastes great on top of rotisserie chicken, skinless chicken breasts, bbq chicken sandwiches, and shredded chicken, as well as any type of meat. You can even drizzle it over your leftover chicken.
It's a tangy bbq sauce with a bit of smoky sweetness for a combination of great flavors.