What to Serve with Chicken Sandwiches – 14 Amazing Side Dishes

Fried chicken sandwiches are their own kind of heaven, with breaded, deep-fried chicken, creamy condiments, bread & butter pickles, and toasted buns. But what’s better than a sandwich alone? Let’s take a look at what to serve with chicken sandwiches. These amazing sides will take your crispy chicken sandwich to the next level. 

Whether it's more deep-fried dishes, creamy coleslaw, mac & cheese, or sweet and crumbly cornbread. Read on to learn more about the recipes for amazing side dishes that’ll clear up what to serve with Chicken sandwiches. In this post, you’ll get a breakdown of the best side dishes to put your chicken sandwich over the top. Learn exactly what ingredients you need, and how best to cook the sides. Let’s get into the details of these delicious side dishes.

1. Coleslaw

Starting off with this great Coleslaw recipe, you'll need condiments including mustard, mayonnaise, olive oil, wine vinegar, and ketchup. For seasonings, you'll want to add sea salt and garlic salt. Combine these with the gathered condiments and make the dressing for your slaw. Shred your cabbage, cut your bell pepper, and chop your onions. Allow the dish to soak up all the flavor by letting it marinate for at least an hour before serving.

2. Sweet Potato Wedges

This recipe for sweet potato wedges includes olive oil, brown sugar, ground cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cut your sweet potatoes into wedges, and lay them out on a baking sheet. Cover with cooking spray, and preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Sprinkle your seasonings and bake the sheet for 10 minutes. Turn your potatoes, then up the heat to 400º and bake for another 20 minutes. Serve once the wedges are tender, and crispy.

3. Baked Beans

This recipe for healthy baked beans involves 3 cans of beans, ketchup, and brown sugar. In a casserole dish mix up beans with ketchup and sugar, and bake at 350º Fahrenheit for 30 minutes until it's bubbling.

4. Mac & Cheese

This Mac and Cheese With Bacon recipe calls for applewood smoked bacon, cooked until crispy. Take the bacon from the pan and add some all-purpose flour, then add in milk, and salt to further thicken it. Add cheese and stir til melted, remove from heat. Add cooked macaroni, and diced tomatoes to a baking dish, then pour your creamy sauce over the top. Bake at 450º Fahrenheit for 20 minutes before adding bacon, and more cheese. Bake for another 5-7 minutes for the cheese to properly melt.

5. Potato Salad

This healthy potato salad involves potatoes, green onions, black pepper, dried dill weed, and olive oil. Boil and drain your potatoes, and allow them to cool before cutting them into fourths. Mix your dressing with your potatoes and serve alongside your crispy chicken sandwich.

6. Onion Rings

These onion rings call for two white onions, thinly sliced. You'll need beer for cooking, salt, baking powder, flour, oil, and an egg. Make a mixture out of the flour, baking powder, salt, beer, oil, and egg. Blend it up and dip your onion rings into the batter before dropping into the hot oil (375º). Fry til golden brown, and carefully remove to dry on a paper towel. Serve with ketchup.

7. Cornbread

This healthy cornbread recipe involves cornmeal, flour, white sugar, baking powder, an egg, butter, vegetable oil, and buttermilk. Preheat your oven to 350º Fahrenheit, while you mix together the buttermilk with your egg, and beat til combined. Combine dry ingredients and add the buttermilk batter in slowly. Blend in the butter with a mixer until you have a proper cornbread batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes in a greased baking dish. Cut and serve.

8. Pickles

Try these refrigerator dill pickles. For this, you'll need white vinegar, white sugar, sea salt, garlic, dill, and water. Cut cucumber spears from whole cucumbers and mix together sugar, water, vinegar, and sea salt. Bring this to a boil in a saucepan and then allow it to cool. Prepare a container with your cucumber spears, as well as some garlic, and dill. Add the vinegar mixture to the jar and seal tightly. Refrigerate for 3 days or more before trying.

9. Caesar Salad

Sometimes a classic Caesar Salad is the way to go. You'll need Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, and garlic cloves. You can use either French bread or sourdough to home-make your croutons. Soft boil an egg and start your dressing with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. to make your dressing. Bake your bread into croutons at 275º Fahrenheit and toss the whole thing together. Be sure to add more cheese.

10. Cherry Tomato Salad

Try this great Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe. You'll need cherry tomatoes, basil, Romaine lettuce, chives, and bacon. For the dressing gather mayonnaise, olive oil, salt, and tarragon vinegar. Get your bacon nice and crispy, mix your salad, chop your tomatoes, and crumble that bacon overtop.

11. Corn On The Cob

Try these sweet corn on the cob recipe. Take your stripped ears of corn, softened butter, salt, and pepper. Preheat a grill and coat the corn in butter and seasoning before wrapping it in tinfoil. Place on a grill and roast for 30 minutes checking that the corn is properly cooked. You can either eat it right off the cob or slice it off with a knife and enjoy it with your chicken sandwich.

12. Collard Greens

And lastly, but not least, try this collard greens recipe. You'll need olive oil, bacon, an onion, garlic, collard greens, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Heat the oil and cook the bacon until crispy. Add in chopped onion, garlic, and collar greens. Cook until they're properly wilted and the garlic is fragrant. Add the chicken broth and further season. Simmer on low for around 45 minutes until the greens are tender and the flavors are full.

13. Glazed Carrots

This Glazed Carrots Recipe calls for sliced carrots, in a glaze of maple syrup, butter, ginger, and grated orange peel. Boil your carrots until they're tender (10-20 minutes). Make a glaze of the other ingredients in a saucepan and allow it to cool after combined. Plate the carrots and pour the glaze over. Sprinkle it with chopped parsley, artisanal salt, and pepper.

14. Corn Fritters

For another crispy side dish, try Corn Fritters. You need 3 eggs, canned corn, salt, vegetable oil, pepper, and all-purpose flour. Separate the egg whites from the yolk and whip the whites until they've thickened. Combine canned corn, seasonings, flour, and egg yolks. Once those are blended, folk in the whipped egg whites. Fold in the beaten egg whites and mix. Now it's time to fry them. Drop spoonfuls into hot vegetable oil and cook til both sides have properly browned. Carefully remove and lay to dry on a paper towel. Serve and enjoy these crispy, sweet corn fritters.

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