Christmas Side Dishes for Delicious Holiday Feasts
Cooking a big holiday dinner takes a lot of work and careful planning. This holiday season, shorten your to-do list with Christmas side dishes from Williams Sonoma. These delicious dishes come fully prepared and ready to heat and enjoy, with incredible flavor profiles that you and your guests will love. And if you'd prefer to do the cooking yourself, you can also find side dish starter mixes and seasoning sets to enhance your Christmas party.
Prepared Side Dishes for Holiday Dinners
While the main dish is important, it's the sides that make any meal truly satisfying. Design a menu full of delicious flavors with the prepared holiday dishes from Williams Sonoma. They're typically shipped frozen to retain their just-cooked freshness. When you're ready to enjoy, simply remove the dish from the freezer and bake it in the oven according to the instructions provided. Since they're so easy to reheat, these sides make excellent gift options for families with young children and busy schedules. You can also send home some Christmas cookies or a frozen, ready-to-bake dessert to enhance their meal.
Build your perfect holiday menu with classic Christmas side dishes like mashed potatoes. These comfort-food favorites use plenty of butter and garlic to ensure a gourmet taste experience, with frozen turkey gravy also available for added savory flavor. Other crowd-pleasing potato dishes, like potato and cheese gratin or stuffed potatoes, make great additions to the menu. If your meal could use some greens, browse for sides like creamed spinach, Brussels sprouts or green beans, all with flavorful additions like smoked gouda, pancetta or toasted almonds. With your festive side dishes taken care of, you'll be free to spend more time creating a stunning holiday table look.
Christmas Side Starter Kits
For those who'd prefer to bust out their holiday cookware and bakeware and do the cooking themselves, consider side starter kits instead. These kits include many ingredients or seasonings you'll need to create delicious, flavorful holiday sides, saving you the time you'd spend carefully measuring these ingredients. The green bean casserole starter mix, for example, contains all the dry ingredients you'll need to create a savory sauce, plus crispy onions for topping. Other options include regular and gluten-free stuffing mixes, turkey gravy bases and mashed potato seasoning kits.
Once you've mixed and cooked your festive sides, serve them on Christmas serving dishes to enhance the presentation. At Williams Sonoma, you'll find a wide range of holiday serving platters, serving bowls and other dishes. They typically follow the classic red, white and green color palette, with a few metallic accents to add festive flair. Many are printed with iconic symbols, like mistletoe, reindeer, Christmas trees or Santa Claus. With the right presentation, no one will ever know you had any help making the side dishes for your holiday feast.
Shop for Christmas side dishes at Williams Sonoma to help simplify your holiday cooking requirements. Choose from a variety of frozen heat-and-serve options, like mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, stuffed potatoes or creamed spinach. If you just want to skip a few steps, you can also find specialty ingredient kits that will help you put together fresh, flavorful sides in less time than from scratch. Serve them in festive bowls or holiday serving platters, and enjoy your delicious Christmas meal.