You’ve got a big bowl of chili ready for dinner, and we’ve got 50 Side dishes to serve with Chili that are the perfect match!
A chili dinner is always a great option for the whole family. Especially on those chilly winter nights! Are your taste buds singing and dancing just thinking about chili night?
We know chili makes a great main dish on it’s own. But what are the best side dishes to serve with chili to turn it into a satisfying, delicious meal?
The perfect side dish can take any meal to the next level. And we have gathered a list of the best sides that make the perfect pairing for your favorite chili recipe.
Whether you love hot dogs, french fries, cheesy breadsticks, or a simple salad, you’ll find a side to love.
Before we get to the chili side dishes, here are a few of our top chili recipes to try!
- Mom’s Easy Slow Cooker Chili Recipe (our Halloween Tradition!)
- Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
- Instant Pot No-Bean Chili with Ground Beef
- Instant Pot Ground Turkey and Pumpkin Chili
- The BEST Instant Pot Chili (Dump and Go Recipe)
- Wendy’s Copycat Chili
What Toppings Go With Chili?
One of the best things about chili is, you can top it with any of your family favorites! Try topping a chili bowl with:
- sour cream
- cream cheese
- cheddar cheese
- green onions
- red onions
- crispy tortilla chips (crumbled up)
- green chilis
How to Store Leftover Chili?
If you’ve made a big batch of meaty chili, here’s what to do with those leftovers, After cooking chili, let the warm chili cool to room temperature.. Transfer chili to air-tight containers, glass jars or freezer-safe bags (double bag the freezer bags to avoid leakage and freezer burn). Freeze for up to six months for best results. To reheat, defrost in the fridge overnight and reheat on the stove or in the mirowave. Add a great side dish and your favorite toppings, and you’ve got a delicious hearty chili meal!
Now you won’t have to worry about what to serve with chili.
Which easy side dish do you have your eye on? Let’s get cooking!
Olive Garden Breadsticks Copycat Recipe
The perfect copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks! Perfect with any salad, soup and pasta dish!
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Easy Homemade Rolls Recipe
These are the easiest homemade rolls I have ever made. Fluffy and light and bursting with flavor.
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Seven Layer Green Salad
Easy-to-make and much easier to serve than your traditional seven layer salad! Nobody misses out on any layer with our take on this classic Midwestern side.
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Italian Fresh Green Salad Recipe
The Fresh Italian Salad is packed with veggies and makes the perfect side dish for any dinner!
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Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe
Our easy homemade cornbread is a sweet and deliciously crumbly bread that is perfect for your next BBQ.
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Disneyland’s Sweet Cornbread Recipe
This Disneyland's Sweet Cornbread Recipe is so simple and tastes absolutely amazing. You will love this simple appetizer or side dish, perfect for the holidays or barbecues.
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Copycat Famous Dave’s Cornbread Muffins Recipe
I am a sucker when it comes to cornbread, especially when it is a Cornbread Muffin from Famous Dave’s BBQ. You need these in your life.
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Broccoli Salad Recipe
No cooking needed when making this delicious broccoli salad. MIx all of the dressing ingredients together and drizzle the dressing over the top and stir well. It's that simple and "no-fail".
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Easy Green Garden Salad Recipe
This Easy Green Garden Salad is made with crisp salad greens and fresh veggies, it's a delicious, classic garden salad!
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Greek Yogurt Fruit Salad Recipe
This Greek Yogurt Fruit Salad is so simple to make and works for any season. I make this for barbecues and holiday get togethers in the winter.
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Southwest Cornbread Recipe
This Southwest Cornbread Recipe is just like your favorite cornbread recipe with a some delicious southwest flavor!
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Grandma’s Corn Pudding Casserole Recipe
If you love cornbread, then you are going to like this corn pudding casserole recipe.
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3 Ingredient Easy Parmesan Rolls Recipe
Soft, fluffy rolls coated in butter and Parmesan. You'll love these 3 Ingredient Parmesan Rolls!
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Homemade Lion House Rolls Recipe (and Honey Butter)
Soft Lion House Rolls that will make your mouth dance with joy at their fluffiness. You can easily make these with a few ingredients.
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30 Minute Homemade Rolls Recipe
Perfect homemade rolls in just 30 minutes!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz34vuDXHUU
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No Knead Honey Wheat Dinner Roll Recipe
I felt like a true domestic goddess when my husband came home to these warm rolls and slow cooker beef stew. Trust me- if I could make these rolls, you could probably make them blindfolded.
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30 Minute Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls Recipe
You'll love these light and fluffy homemade 30 Minute Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls – ready in just 30 minutes from start to finish.
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Texas Roadhouse Rolls Copycat Recipe
If you want to enjoy the delicious rolls from Texas Roadhouse, then look no further, you’ve found the best Texas Roadhouse rolls copycat recipe.
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Parkerhouse Rolls Recipe
Delicious homemade rolls that are easy to make. They are light, fluffy, and have the perfect amount of sweetness.
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Sheet Pan Garlic Breadsticks Recipe
A huge pan of easy homemade breadsticks ready in less than 45 minutes! Top with your favorite herbs and seasonings to make these a family favorite.
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Quick Homemade Breadsticks Recipe (35 Minutes)
This Quick Homemade Breadsticks Recipe only takes 35 minutes! They are so easy and go perfect with soups, pastas, and salads!
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Homemade Pizza Factory Breadsticks Recipe
These Homemade Pizza Factory Breadsticks are the real deal. They taste exactly like the restaurant and are so simple to make.
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Easy Garlic Breadsticks Recipe
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Cheesy Garlic Texas Toast Recipe
Our Cheesy Garlic Texas Toast is better than anything that you can find in the frozen section at the store – make it fresh right at home!
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Air Fryer Parmesan Broccoli Recipe
This Air Fryer Parmesan Broccoli is full of flavor and just the right amount of crispy!
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Instant Pot Honey Glazed Carrots Recipe
Sticky and sweet these are some of the best Instant Pot honey glazed carrots you will have! Sometimes you even feel like you’re eating a dessert.
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The Best Simple Greek Tossed Green Salad Recipe
Our take on an easy Greek Tossed Green Salad is a simple salad and is the perfect side dish to so many things. Or you can add in some grilled chicken or beef and make this salad a complete meal!
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Layered Bacon and Swiss Green Salad Recipe
This is the perfect recipe to feed dinner guests or bring to a party. So many tasty layers!
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Perfect Baked Potato – Love and Lemons
A perfect baked potato has crispy skin and fluffy insides. This method for how to bake a potato works every time! Add your favorite toppings, and dig in!
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Baked Sweet Potato – Love and Lemons
Learn how to bake sweet potatoes with these tips & tricks! Enjoy them with butter, salt & pepper, or use them in your favorite baked sweet potato recipes.
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Soft Pretzel Recipe
The best Soft Pretzel Recipe! These pretzels are soft and chewy in the middle, golden brown on the outside, and have that delicious iconic pretzel flavor. They’re super easy to make at home!
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The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Nothing is more comforting than a hot, melty grilled cheese sandwich. Grilled cheese sandwiches are an easy lunch that is perfect for kids and adults!
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Sheet Pan Nachos – Damn Delicious
Sheet Pan Nachos – Loaded nachos that are guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser! Simply layer your toppings, bake onto a sheet pan and serve. Done. Easy peasy!
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Easy Cornbread Recipe – Moist and Fluffy Homemade Cornbread!
My family has been making this easy cornbread recipe for generations. With a golden crust and fluffy center, this is the best homemade cornbread out there!
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Homemade Tortilla Chips {and Guacamole!} | High Heels and Grills
Homemade Tortilla Chips always hit the spot! They are crispy, salty, and are surprisingly easy to make. Pair it with the guacamole for an even bigger taste.
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Crispy Oven Baked Potato Skins
These crispy oven baked potato skins are crispy, cheesy, and bacon-y. They are so yummy it will be hard to stop at one!
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Crispy Onion Rings
One of my favorite things to serve up alongside hamburgers and hot dogs is a pile of Crispy Onion Rings! Crunchy and sweet, they’re delicious dipped in fry sauce!
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The Best Tossed Salad
Tossed salad is full of fresh garden and farmers market vegetables. You’ll hardly be able to wait for a giant helping of the best tossed salad recipe ever!
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Life Changing Queso Dip (Mexican Cheese Dip)
Code cracked: made with real cheese, this Queso Dip is a copycat of the dip sold in jars and served at your favourite Mexican restaurant. Silky smooth!
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Bacon Cheddar Cornbread
Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. Bacon Cheddar Cornbread has a irresistible salty, smokey flavor with just a little sweetness from some corn
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Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe – Handle the Heat
This simple recipe for Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks makes buttery, garlic-scented, and chewy breadsticks that are utterly addictive!
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The BEST Baked Potato Recipe | Gimme Some Oven
The best baked potato recipe — perfectly crispy and flavorful on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and SO flavorful and delicious!
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Baked Sweet Potato (How To Bake In The Oven)
Baked Sweet Potatoes in the oven are so easy and come out perfectly sweet and fluffy on the inside with this foolproof recipe.
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Gourmet Hot Dogs
How to create the ultimate Gourmet Hot Dogs with all of the delicious hot dog toppings. You can create famous hot dogs such as Chicago Dogs, Chili Dogs, and even BBQ Bacon Dogs. Tips on how to turn an ordinary hot dog into the most flavorful hot dog you will ever eat!
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The Best Garlic Bread You’ll Ever Eat | Ambitious Kitchen
The BEST garlic bread has fresh herbs, tons of flavorful garlic, and is perfectly toasted. This garlic bread is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser!
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Fruit Salad {With the Best Dressing}
Fruit Salad with honey lime dressing is sweet and full of fresh flavor. This easy fruit salad recipe is a favorite summer side dish!
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Twice Baked Pepper Stuffed Potatoes
Twice Baked Pepper Stuffed Potatoes are fluffy potatoes with spicy peppers, cumin, chili powder, and sour cream.
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Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes
These Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes only require a couple of ingredients and a few simple steps to make. The perfect air fryer side dish!
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Gouda Smashed Potatoes
Gouda Smashed Potatoes are crispy and warm making the perfect holiday side dish for your family and topped with fresh parsley.
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Air fryer jacket potatoes – Crisp yet fluffy on the inside
Delicious crisp yet fluffy air fryer jacket potatoes that take around half the time of the oven and are perfect for freezing too.
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