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    Home » Roundups

    What To Serve With Pizza: 45 Easy Side Dishes

    Published: Feb 8, 2022 by Beth Sachs · Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Easy sides for pizza pin image.

    Nothing says Friday night quite like homemade pizza... well it does in this house at least!

    I always turn to my tried and tested easy pizza dough recipe when I want pizza. But what are the best side dishes to serve with pizza? Sides that will turn a regular pizza night, into a full-on pizza fest!

    Read on for 45 of the best healthy(ish) sides for pizza!

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    Pizza night in our house usually involves a large meat feast pizza and a white pizza (for my eldest daughter who doesn't like tomato sauce!).

    Whatever your choice of pizza, whether it be homemade, fresh, or even frozen pizza, here are 45 easy (and mainly healthy) sides to serve at your next pizza party!

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    • Most popular sides to serve with pizza
    • Salads
    • Fries
    • Bread
    • Soups & Dips
    • Chicken
    • Desserts
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    Most popular sides to serve with pizza

    Before we get stuck into the recipes themselves, here's a list of some of my favorite side dishes to serve with pizza!

    • Chicken Wings
    • Caesar Salad
    • Onion Rings
    • Potato Salad
    • Mozzarella Sticks
    • Dough Balls
    • Jalepeno Poppers
    • Green Beans
    • French Fries
    • Sweet Potato Fries
    • Zucchini Fries
    • Grilled Chicken Breasts
    • Wedge Salad
    • Broccoli Salad
    • Kale Salad
    • Buffalo Wings
    • Tomato Soup

    I bet you're thinking 'soup?..with pizza?'. You've obviously never tried dipping a cheesy pizza slice into creamy tomato soup then!

    A slice of meat feast pizza.

    Salads

    Easy salad recipes to serve with pizza! From potato salads to pasta salads to green salads, and much more!

    Spicy Potato Salad Recipe
    Baby potato salad.
    A spicy potato salad with a creamy sriracha, lime, and honey dressing.
    Servings => 6
    Takes => 24 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 157
    Spicy Potato Salad
    Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad
    Chicken bacon pasta salad.
    A delicious and satisfying chicken and bacon pasta salad recipe, tossed in a creamy homemade ranch dressing – perfect for barbecues, summer picnics, or a relaxed al fresco lunch.
    Servings => 6
    Takes => 20 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 453
    Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
    Best Curried Rice Salad Recipe
    Curried rice salad on a white serving platter.
    Enjoy this vibrant curried rice salad with aromatic basmati rice, sweet fruits, crunchy vegetables, and a flavourful dressing made from simple pantry ingredients like curry powder, mango chutney, soy sauce, and lemon juice.
    Servings => 8
    Takes => 15 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 263
    Curried Rice Salad
    Caesar Salad Recipe {with homemade Caesar Dressing} - Belly Full
    Classic Caesar salad made with crisp romaine lettuce, fresh Parmesan, homemade croutons, and the absolute best homemade Caesar dressing!
    Caesar Salad
    Asian Cucumber Salad - Beyond the Chicken Coop
    Asian cucumber salad is a marinated cucumber and onion salad with a Asian flavor. Made with soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar this salad is packed with flavor.
    Asian Cucumber Salad
    Mango Avocado Salad (Whole30, Low Calorie) - All Nutritious
    Spicing up your regular boring salads can be super easy when you prepare this crazy yummy mango avocado salad. Make this easy low calorie meal this week and enjoy more plant-based lunches this week.
    Mango Avocado Salad
    Romaine Salad with Simple Vinaigrette
    For an easy healthy side dish, you’re going to love this Romaine Salad Recipe with a Simple Vinaigrette Dressing. Vegan and dairy-free.
    Clean Eating Kitchen
    Balsamic Tomato Basil Salad - The Forked Spoon
    Made with garden-fresh tomatoes, spicy red onions, delicious sweet basil, and an easy three ingredient balsamic dressing, this Tomato Basil Salad takes just 10 minutes to prepare start to finish. Enjoy this gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-carb Tomato Basil Salad as a light lunch or delicious side.
    Balsamic Tomato Basil Salad
    Burrata Salad Recipe - Joy Food Sunshine
    Burrata Salad Recipe - Joy Food Sunshine
    This Burrata Salad Recipe is made with homemade croutons, homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing tomatoes and spring mix. It’s a simple yet elegant salad that serves a crowd!
    Burrata Salad
    Spinach Mandarin Orange Salad - Champagne Tastes
    This vegan spinach mandarin orange salad is served with almond slivers and tossed in a quick Dijon vinaigrette for an easy spring side dish.
    Spinach Mandarin Orange Salad

    Fries

    Regular potato fries and vegetable fries that go great with pizza.

    Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
    A bowl of seasoned air fryer sweet potato fries.
    These deliciously crispy air fryer sweet potato fries are super quick and easy to make, but most importantly incredibly tasty! Great as a side dish or just for dipping!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 28 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 130
    Sweet Potato Fries
    Baked Carrot Fries
    baked carrot fires
    These healthy baked carrot fries, or carrot chips as they are more commonly known in the UK, are a delicious side dish, but could also be served as a tasty and nutritious after school snack for kids, with dips like hummus or homemade ketchup!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 45 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 92
    Baked Carrot Fries
    Easy Cheesy Chips
    A plate of cheesy chips.
    Enjoy the ultimate comfort food with this quick and easy cheesy chips recipe! Made with frozen oven chips and a simple cheese sauce, this budget-friendly dish is perfect for family gatherings or a late-night snack. A crowd-pleaser for all ages!
    Servings => 3
    Takes => 23 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 714
    Cheesy Chips
    Roasted Baby Potatoes
    Roasted baby potatoes in a grey bowl.
    Easy oven roasted baby potatoes with garlic and herbs! No peeling, no parboiling, and ready in 35 minutes!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 40 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 221
    Baby Roasted Potatoes
    Quick Air Fryer Roast Potatoes
    Roast potatoes in an air fryer.
    Crispy roast potatoes in just 25 minutes without parboiling - this quick air fryer roast potatoes recipe is perfect for busy weeknights.
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 1 hour hour
    Calories per serving => 361
    Air Fryer Roast Potatoes
    Airfryer chips recipe (fries & chunky chips too!) - KatyKicker
    Delicious crisp yet fluffy air fryer chips are the perfect simple airfryer recipe that takes just minutes to prepare and are SO tasty!
    Air Fryer Chips
    Potato Wedges In Air Fryer - Culinary Shades
    This is an easy recipe to make fresh potato wedges in air fryer from fresh white potatoes and a seasoning. They are vegan, gluten-free, and absolutely yummy.
    Potato Wedges In Air Fryer
    Air Fryer Zucchini Fries + Video - Recipes From A Pantry
    Air Fryer Zucchini Fries are healthy, delicious and soooo quick and easy to make! Crispy and golden, these Parmesan zucchini fries are totally crave worthy.
    Air Fryer Zucchini Fries

    Bread

    You can never have too much bread, even when the main meal is pizza! Here are some delicious bread-based sides for pizza.

    Pizza Dough Garlic Balls - Bite on the Side
    Pizza Dough Garlic Balls - Bite on the Side
    Simple to make with just a few simple ingredients, these pizza dough garlic balls are filled with a garlic herb butter and are so delicious!
    Pizza Dough Garlic Balls
    Easy Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks - Berly's Kitchen
    For your next big game party try our cheese stuffed breadsticks. Pizza crust seasoned with Italian spices and stuffed with gooey mozzarella cheese!
    Easy Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks
    Cheese and Garlic Pull Apart Bread - Madhu's Everyday Indian
    This Cheese and Garlic Pull Apart Bread is loaded with butter, herbs and loads of cheese. Perfect appetizer or a side for any gathering!
    Cheese and Garlic Pull Apart Bread
    Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe - Little Sunny Kitchen
    Buttery, garlicky, and crispy garlic bread goes great with everything. This homemade garlic bread recipe will be the only one you’ll ever need.
    Homemade Garlic Bread
    Focaccia Bread - Fantabulosity
    Focaccia Bread: An easy recipe that’s perfect to serve as a stand-alone side, as a sandwich, or even as an appetizer!
    Focaccia Bread

    Soups & Dips

    Easy soups and homemade dips to serve with pizza.

    Easy Tomato Soup - Veggie Desserts
    This delicious easy tomato soup recipe only takes 20 minutes to make and 6 simple ingredients. It’s quick, creamy, and delicious!
    Easy Tomato Soup
    Crostini Dip - Madhu's Everyday Indian
    Crostini Dip - Madhu's Everyday Indian
    Crostini Dip -Ricotta Cheese is whipped with herbs and serrano chili and topped with pan roasted cherry tomatoes. This decadent yet simple dip is served with toasted baguette slices.
    Crostini Dip
    Creamy Italian Salad Dressing - great with Pizza! - Fab Food 4 All
    Creamy Italian Salad Dressing is made with mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, oregano & parsley amongst other things and is the perfect accompaniment to pizza!
    Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
    The Best Homemade Pizza Dipping Sauce to Serve - Walking on Sunshine Recipes
    Homemade Pizza Dipping Sauce is delicious and easy to make and serve with pizza sliced into strips or use to dip the pizza crust in!
    Pizza Dipping Sauce

    Chicken

    From wings to drumsticks, we've got the perfect chicken sides for pizza!

    Air Fryer Chicken Breasts
    Air fryer chicken breast with crispy potatoes.
    Tender and juicy air fryer chicken breasts are quick to make, super tasty and so versatile. Eat them with potatoes, rice, pasta or salad for a simple weeknight dinner.
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 23 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 291
    Air Fryer Chicken Breasts
    Garlic Butter Chicken
    Garlic butter chicken is a pan.
    Juicy, tender, and full of flavour, this garlic butter chicken recipe is sure to become a real family favourite, and best of all it's ready in just 20 minutes!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 20 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 349
    Garlic Butter Chicken
    Air Fryer Buffalo Drumsticks - Recipes From a Pantry
    Buffalo Drumsticks are a delicious full-size version of the classic snack! Buffalo chicken legs are quick and easy to make in the air fryer.
    Air Fryer Buffalo Drumsticks
    Oven Baked Chicken Wings - Simply Stacie
    These Oven Baked Chicken Wings are the BEST wing recipe ever! Juicy chicken wings are oven baked in a flavorful honey garlic sauce.
    Oven Baked Chicken Wings
    Air Fryer Chicken Bites - Crumb Top Baking
    Air Fryer Chicken Bites are homemade chicken nuggets with a crispy and tender texture, a simple panko crumb breading and minimal oil.
    Air Fryer Chicken Bites
    Lemon Pepper Wings - Budget Delicious
    Lemon Pepper Wings are crispy and flavorful. Just 4 ingredients are all you need to make delicious lemon pepper chicken wings at home.
    Lemon Pepper Wings

    Desserts

    The best dishes to eat for dessert....after devouring that extra cheesy pizza!

    5 Ingredient No Churn Honeycomb Ice Cream
    no churn ice cream in loaf
    Indulge in this homemade, no-churn honeycomb ice cream with just 5 ingredients (including Cadbury Crunchie bars). Whip up this creamy, preservative-free treat with ease!
    Servings => 8
    Calories per serving => 462
    Honeycomb Ice Cream
    Lotus Biscoff Mug Cake Recipe
    Biscoff mug cake in a large black mug sprinkled with lotus biscuit crumbs.
    This delicious Biscoff Mug Cake is the perfect sweet treat for one! It's the easiest Biscoff dessert you'll ever make, ready in just 5 minutes with a few pantry staples.
    Servings => 1
    Takes => 5 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 968
    Biscoff Mug Cake
    Lemon Curd Tartlets
    A lemon curd tartlet topped with raspberries and cream.
    These no-bake mini lemon curd tartlets with a biscuit base are sweet, tangy, and buttery, all rolled into one!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 455
    Lemon Curd Tartlets
    Nutella Swirls
    Nutella puff pastry swirls on a plate.
    Quick and delicious 2-ingredient Nutella swirls made with ready-rolled puff pastry and a rich, creamy chocolate hazelnut filling
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 20 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 167
    Nutella Swirls
    Easy Chocolate Orange Pots
    Chocolate orange pots dusted with icing sugar.
    Easy 2 ingredient chocolate orange pots made with Terry's chocolate orange and double cream! Silky smooth and indulgent!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 2 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 171
    Chocolate Orange Pots
    Easy Lemon Blueberry Blondies
    Moist lemon and blueberry blondies.
    Moist, buttery, and golden, these lemon blueberry blondies with a sweet white chocolate drizzle are the perfect bake for afternoon tea or to pop into lunchboxes.
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 32 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 181
    Lemon and Blueberry Blondies
    Easy Mini Egg Ice Cream (No Churn)
    Mini egg ice cream in a cone.
    A delicious homemade mini egg ice cream recipe made with sweetened condensed milk, double cream, and crushed mini eggs! Easy no-churn recipe!
    Servings => 8
    Takes => 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 589
    Mini Egg Ice Cream
    Easy Nutella Blondies Recipe
    Nutella blondies cut into squares.
    Dense, soft, and fudgy, these easy Nutella blondies take just a few minutes to throw together and will definitely fix your sugar craving! Delicious on their own or served with ice cream, you are not going to want to miss this recipe!
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 38 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 451
    Nutella Blondies
    Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies
    Creme egg brownies cut into bars.
    Easy Cadbury creme egg brownies studded with white chocolate chips, topped with halved Cadbury creme eggs, and drizzled with a sweet white chocolate glaze.
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 38 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 446
    Creme Egg Brownies
    Biscoff Tiffin
    Biscoff Tiffin cut into squares.
    Indulge in the ultimate treat with our no-bake Biscoff tiffin! This easy and delicious recipe features a crunchy base of crushed Lotus Biscoff biscuits and digestives, layered with smooth white chocolate and Biscoff spread. Perfect for Biscoff lovers, it's a quick and irresistible dessert that will leave you craving more!
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 277
    Biscoff Tiffin
    Easy Cinnamon Apple Muffins
    Easy cinnamon apple muffins on a cake stand.
    Make the most of apple season with these simple and delicious apple and cinnamon muffins. Made using tart Bramley apples and coated with a dusting of cinnamon sugar, these muffins have a light and fluffy texture, making them the perfect choice for packed lunches, bake sales, and picnics.
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 26 minutes minutes
    Calories per serving => 266
    Cinnamon Apple Muffins
    The best and easiest fruit salad! - Urban Bliss Life
    Perfect for picnics, barbecues, potlucks, and any family meal. Recipe on UrbanBlissLife.com
    Fruit Salad

    So there you have it! 45 tasty and delicious side dishes for pizza. What would be on your list?

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