Wondering what to serve with prime rib? Look no further! I’ve got you covered with this handy guide. So, you can find the perfect side dish to complete your holiday dinner!
📖 Prime Rib Dinner Menu Ideas
Prime rib is always a great choice for special occasions.
Whether it’s the star of your holiday table, or you’re simply serving it at a dinner party, when serving roast beef, there are 4 essentials in my book:
- An amazing homemade au jus and horseradish sauce. Or, try one of these 12+ sauces for prime rib.
- A perfectly cooked prime rib – I love making it sous vide. And don’t forget the prime rib rub!
- Wine. Here are the best wine with prime rib options.
- And, of course, some really delicious side dishes.
📋 Sample 4 Course Prime Rib Dinner
- Appetizer: Shrimp Cocktail
- Salad: Arugula Salad with Parmesan
- Main Course: Sous Vide Prime Rib
- Dessert: Creme Brulee
When it comes to a holiday meal, you can never go wrong with the classics, like baked potatoes, brussels sprouts, and yorkshire pudding.
But, what else goes well with prime rib?
Here are the best prime rib sides. So that you can find that perfect dish to complete your holiday feast.
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🍤 Appetizers for Prime Rib Dinner
How to Cook Shrimp for Shrimp Cocktail
Learn How to Boil Shrimp for shrimp cocktail, party snacks, and more! This easy cooking method is practically foolproof and fun to customize.
Shrimp Cocktail
Olive Spread
This easy Olive Tapenade recipe comes together in just 10 minutes in your food processor or blender. It's amazing as an appetizer for parties, served as part of a charcuterie board, or used as a sandwich spread.
Olive Spread
Caramelized Garlic
This Caramelized Garlic recipe is one to keep in your back pocket at all times! The soft caramelized garlic cloves can be used to make almost anything, like soups, pasta, and sauces, extra delicious.
Roasted Garlic
Mushroom Pâté
This Mushroom Pate recipe is the perfect addition to a vegetarian charcuterie platter.
Mushroom Pate
🥦 Vegetable Side Dishes to Serve with Prime Rib
Parmesan Delicata Squash
This easy recipe for Parmesan Delicata Squash roasts Italian-seasoned and parmesan-coated squash slices in the oven until they’re cheesy and tender. Enjoy it as a simple but addictive side dish with any fall or winter meal.
Parmesan Delicata Squash
Cacio e Pepe Cauliflower
If you love cacio e pepe, this lightened-up Cacio e Pepe Cauliflower is for you! It puts a low-carb and gluten-free twist on the classic pasta dish but still has the same rich, cheesy, and peppery flavors you love.
Cacio e Pepe Cauliflower
Sous Vide Asparagus
How to cook perfect asparagus sous vide. Bright green, perfectly cooked spears. With three options for flavoring – garlic, parmesan or lemon.
Sous Vide Asparagus
Glazed Stovetop Carrots
These are the BEST Glazed Carrots – Lightly sweetened, delicately seasoned, and perfectly glazed. These carrots make an amazing side dish that both kids and adults can’t get enough of!
Glazed Carrots
Sauteed Spinach with Garlic Recipe
Add a healthy boost of nutrients to your dinner with this easy Sauteed Spinach. Baby spinach is added to a skillet along with garlic and olive oil, then sauteed gently to create a simple side dish that pairs with any meal!
Sauteed Spinach
Savory Roasted Delicata Squash
Savory Delicata Squash is a winter side dish that’s really easy to prepare. There’s no peeling required and the maple flavors and warm spices taste divine!
Roasted Delicata Squash
Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Reduction
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Reduction & Cranberries make a simple and elegant side dish that both kids and adults love!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Reduction
Mashed Cauliflower
Mashed Cauliflower is a delicious, low carb & keto friendly side dish. With 5 flavor variations and instructions for making Stovetop Mashed Cauliflower or Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower.
Mashed Cauliflower
Simple Roasted Sunchokes
Sunchokes are a knobby root vegetable that can be prepared in more ways than you can imagine! In this recipe, you’ll learn how to roast them with olive oil, garlic, and thyme. It’s an easy side dish you can pair with anything.
Roasted Sunchokes
5 Minute Sugar Snap Peas
Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas is a healthy, quick and delicious side dish to go with any main. Ready in 5 minutes, you’ll love the simplicity!
5 Minute Sugar Snap Peas
Crispy Air Fryer Mushrooms
Upgrade everyday dinners and holiday meals with Air Fryer Mushrooms! Perfectly seasoned and endlessly customizable, this quick and easy recipe serves as a delectable side dish or topping for burgers, steaks, and beyond.
Air Fryer Mushrooms
🥔 Potato Side Dishes for Prime Rib
Cheesy Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes with Cheese are a fancy piped potato side dish that must make an appearance at your next dinner party. Rich, creamy, and cheesy with just a subtle crisp, these elegant baked mashed potatoes are unlike anything else!
Duchess Potatoes
Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes
These easy air fryer Hasselback potatoes are drenched in garlic herb butter, giving you an almost addictive crispy-on-the-outside, pillowy-on-inside snack or side dish in no time.
Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes
The BEST Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Sweet Potatoes are a salty, crispy, savory, and slightly sweet side dish you can pair with almost anything! Lightly spiced and so simple, this easy recipe is a total crowd pleaser and a must-have for weeknight dinners.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Crispy Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
Learn how to make Instant Pot Baked Potatoes with crispy skins! They cook in just 12 minutes in your pressure cooker. Then, finish them off under the broiler for perfect, crispy & salty skins.
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
These Easy Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream are the most delicious mashed potatoes you will ever have. They're light, creamy, buttery and tangy and easy to make with the help of your stand mixer – No hand mashing required!
Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes with garlic take a classic comfort food dish to a new level! Made with tangy goat cheese, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese, these potatoes are perfectly creamy and flavorful every time.
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes
These Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food side dish – rich, creamy, and packed with smoky, cheesy goodness. Yukon Gold potatoes are simmered in chicken broth for extra flavor, then mashed with butter and sour cream. Mix in Gouda cheese and top with Parmesan to broil until perfectly golden.
Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes
🥣 What Sauce Goes with Prime Rib?
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
This extra creamy, incredibly flavorful Mushroom Cream Sauce is easy to make and on the table in about 20 minutes. It’s a rich, umami-forward sauce that’s fantastic spooned over chicken, pork, steak, and even pasta!
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Au Jus Recipe (With or Without Drippings)
A rich and flavorful au jus recipe that can be made with or without drippings! Perfect with prime rib or French dip sandwiches. Lots of flavor, quick, easy.
Get the RECIPE from 40 Aprons
Au Jus
Get the RECIPE from 40 Aprons
Horseradish Sauce
Homemade horseradish sauce is easy to make and pairs perfectly with juicy slices of prime rib, filet mignon, or roast beef sandwiches.
Get the RECIPE from Jessica Gavin
Horseradish Sauce
Get the RECIPE from Jessica Gavin
Red Wine Reduction Sauce
Add elegance to home-cooked meals with a reduced Red Wine Sauce. This classic French steak sauce is ideal for beef tenderloin, filet mignon, and other juicy cuts of premium beef, lamb, pork, and game meats.
Red Wine Reduction
Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)
With only four ingredients, you can make your own whipped, creamy and delicious Toum, a traditional Lebanese garlic sauce, at home!
Garlic Sauce
🍮 Dessert for Prime Rib Dinner
Easy Creme Brulee
This is our favorite easy creme brulee recipe. Plus, you can make ahead of time (up to 4-days) for easy entertaining!
Creme Brulee
Butterscotch Budino
This Butterscotch Budino with Salted Caramel is like a pudding cup for grown ups. It's a rich and creamy indulgent treat that's not overly sweet.
Butterscotch Budino
Easy Apple Galette (with Premade Pie Crust)
This rustic Apple Galette can be assembled in just 10-minutes using a store-bought refrigerated pie crust. It's a delicious & easy dessert recipe!
Apple Galette
Coffee Mousse
Coffee Mousse is a decadent, airy dessert flavored with coffee & cocoa. Made with whipped cream & ricotta cheese to make it creamy without gelatin.
Coffee Mousse
ℹ️ How to Make Ahead and Store
Many of these prime rib side dish recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.
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35+ BEST Side Dishes for Prime Rib
Over 35 best side dishes for Prime Rib – including vegetable side dishes, pastas, potatoes, rice, salads, and more. One of my favorite side dish recipes is for these Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes.
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Serves 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (peeled if desired)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 Tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Chives (for topping)
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes and place them in a large pot with the chicken broth. Add enough water to cover the potatoes and add about 2 tablespoons of salt. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 to 12 minutes, until the potatoes fall apart easily when pierced with a fork.
- Meanwhile, heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan, until the butter is melted. Keep warm.
- As soon as the potatoes are tender, drain them in a colander.
- Place hot potatoes in mixing bowl and mix until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Slowly add in milk/butter mixture and sour cream.
- Turn up speed and beat for about 30 seconds, or until milk is absorbed. Gradually turn up speed and mix for 1 minute longer.
- Switch to whipping attachment and beat for about 1 minute, or until fluffy.
- Serve warm topped with extra butter (if desired) and chopped chives.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 2677mg | Potassium: 1106mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 31.5mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 7.5mg
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