19 Sides to Go With Wings (2024)

Recipes
Winter
Game Day

From crispy onion rings and creamy potato salad to crunchy homemade chips and Korean corn cheese, these sides are the ultimate complement to a plate of wings.

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Published January 27, 2023

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What's game day without a big plate of juicy wings? While we have no shortage of wing recipes to choose from, we're not just going to plop a plate of them on the table and call it a day. In the interest of sparking inspiration and helping plan out a more well-rounded game day (or any day!) table, we've put together a list of sides to serve next to the main event. With recipes like crispy onion rings, creamy potato salad, and Korean corn cheese, they might just steal the show!

Perfect Thin and Crispy French Fries

The McDonald's–style fries of your dreams can easily be made at home. Employing the double-fry method gives the fries a perfectly crisp exterior.
Perfect Thin and Crispy French Fries
Classic Potato Salad

Tangy, salty, and sweet potato salad with a texture that's simultaneously creamy, crunchy, and fluffy in each bite.
Classic Potato Salad
Crispy Baked Potato Wedges

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Crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, oven fries don't have to be forgettable.
Crispy Baked Potato
3-Ingredient Stovetop Mac and Cheese

This stovetop mac and cheese uses fewer ingredients than the boxed version but comes together in the same amount of time.
3-Ingredient Stovetop Mac and Cheese
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Classic Coleslaw

This creamy, tangy slaw stays crunchy thanks to a little moisture management.
Classic Coleslaw
Crispy Deep-Fried Jalapeño Poppers

Fried jalapeño poppers with shatteringly crisp exteriors, and a melted cream cheese filling—what's not to like?
Crispy Deep-Fried Jalapeño Poppers
Foolproof Onion Rings

These are the crispiest, lightest onion rings you'll ever taste, thanks to a mixture of flour and cornstarch mixed with vodka and beer, which limits gluten formation.
Foolproof Onion Rings
Homemade Tater Tots

Making tots from scratch provides the opportunity to customize them with a plethora of flavor combinations.
Homemade Tater Tots
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Extra-Crunchy Potato Chips

Potato chips should offer pure, unadulterated, greasy (and we mean that in a good way), salty potato flavor—and this recipe delivers.
Extra-Crunchy Potato Chips
Tangy and Creamy Macaroni Salad

This recipe takes the standard macaroni salad and gives it a depth and tang that makes it stand out in a crowd.
Tangy and Creamy Macaroni Salad
Creamy Cucumber Salad

A crunchy, creamy cucumber salad made with tahini, lemon, and fresh dill is a refreshing accompaniment to juicy wings.
Creamy Cucumber Salad
The Best Caesar Salad

The crowd-pleasing salad of crisp romaine leaves, crunchy croutons, and anchovy can easily be adjusted to your tastes.
The Best Caesar Salad
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Blistered-Tomato Pasta Salad With Basil

Here we give classic pasta salad a thoughtful upgrade by cooking the tomatoes just until bursting, so that they release their rich juices into a flavorful sauce that coats the pasta even when cooled.
Blistered-Tomato Pasta Salad With Basil
Homemade Cheez-Its

This DIY version of the classic has a deep, nutty, grilled cheese sort of vibe.
Homemade Cheez-Its
Easy Pull-Apart Pepperoni Garlic Knots

To make an easy recipe even easier, you can use store-bought pizza dough in place of homemade in this crowd-pleasing recipe.
Easy Pull-Apart Pepperoni Garlic Knots
Cuñapes/Pão de Queijo (South American Cheesy Bread)

Cheesy bread goes by many names, but no matter what you call it, we can all agree that it's absurdly good.
Cuñapes/Pão de Queijo (South American Cheesy Bread)
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Korean Corn Cheese

The savory funk of doenjang and the sharp bite of hot mustard balance the sweetness of corn and richness of melted mozzarella in this classic Korean dish.
Korean Corn Cheese
Crispy Kimchi Cheese Rice

Turn leftover rice into this crispy-chewy rice that's made with gooey cheese and finished in a cast iron skillet.
Crispy Kimchi Cheese Rice
Fried Plantain Chips

In Central American countries these chips are typically seasoned lightly with salt or chile powder and lime juice, but there's nothing stopping you from experimenting with additional seasonings.
Fried Plantain Chips