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What Goes With Lasagna? 34 of the Best Side Dishes to Serve

what to serve with lasagna
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It’s an indisputable fact: Everyone loves lasagna. Whether it’s loaded with meat and cheese, plant-based and made with fresh zucchini or cooked in an Instant Pot, it’s the ultimate comfort food. But when it comes to side dishes, what should you make to go with lasagna? There is a whole world of dishes out there that complement these layers of pasta and sauce, and we’ve got 34 recipes to make sure you have a well-rounded feast.

what to serve with lasagna prosciutto fig salad board recipe
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1. Prosciutto and Fig Salad Board

Just make sure you snap an Instagram shot first.

what to serve with lasagna kale salad with persimmons and chickpeas recipe
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2. Kale Salad with Persimmons & Crispy Chickpeas

Salad or work of art?

what to serve with lasagna brussels sprouts skillet with pancetta recipe
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3. Brussels Sprouts Skillet with Crispy Pancetta-Garlic Bread Crumbs

Don’t skimp on the bacon.

what to serve with lasagna cauliflower olive pepper and caper salad recipe
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4. Cauliflower, Olive, Pepper & Caper Salad

It’s sharp and vinegary to balance that cheese.

what to serve with lasagna baked gorgonzola bites recipe
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5. Baked Gorgonzola Bites

Pre-made pizza dough makes this app a snap.

what to serve with lasagna prosciutto bites recipe
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6. Prosciutto Bites

Rosé not required, but recommended.

what to serve with lasagna spicy roasted brussels sprouts recipe
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7. Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Make room for seconds (and thirds).

what to serve with lasagna pesto zoodles recipe
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8. Pesto Zoodles

Just as satisfying as spaghetti, but about a billion times lighter.

what to serve with lasagna caprese salad with grilled zucchini recipe
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9. Caprese Salad with Grilled Zucchini

Psst: Might want to make a double batch.

what to serve with lasagna asparagus caesar salad recipe
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10. Asparagus Caesar Salad

Crunchy is key.

what to serve with lasagna whole roasted carrots recipe
Erin McDowell

11. Whole Roasted Carrots

Hearty and saucy lasagna, meet bright and spicy carrots.

what to serve with lasagna kale caesar salad recipe
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12. Kale Caesar Salad

Simple and satisfying.

what to serve with lasagna kale and brussels sprout caesar slaw recipe
Ana Cuba/The Modern Cook's Year

13. Kale and Brussels Sprout Caesar Slaw

Crisp and creamy were made for each other.

what to serve with lasagna crispy mushrooms recipe
Erin McDowell

14. Crispy Mushrooms

Bite-size sides are the best kind.

what to serve with lasagna garlic knots recipe
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

15. Garlic ‘Nots’

Danger: Don’t eat them all before the lasagna is ready.

what to serve with lasagna radicchio lentil and apple salad with vegan cashew dressing recipe
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16. Radicchio, Lentil and Apple Salad with Vegan Cashew Dressing

We can’t believe it’s not dairy.

what to serve with lasagna scallion and chive flatbread recipe
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17. Scallion and Chive Flatbread

It’s almost too pretty to eat, no?

what to serve with lasagna crisp fall green salad with benne seed ginger dressing recipe
Emily Dorio/The Saltwater Table

18. Crisp Fall Green Salad with Benne Seed Ginger Dressing

We love this nutty, honey-laced dressing.

what to serve with lasagna easy dinner rolls recipe
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19. Easy Dinner Rolls

You just can’t go wrong.

what to serve with lasagna roasted beet and citrus salad recipe
Nicole Franzen/Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?

20. Roasted Beet and Citrus Salad

Meaty and cheesy, meet crisp and refreshing.

what to serve with lasagna ina garten roasted broccolini and cheddar recipe
Quentin Bacon/Modern Comfort Food

21. Ina Garten’s Roasted Broccolini & Cheddar

The Barefoot Contessa is coming to dinner.

what to serve with lasagna broccoli rabe with burrata and lemon recipe
Jeanine Donofrio/Love & Lemons Every Day

22. Broccoli Rabe and Burrata with Lemon

You had us at “burrata.”

what to serve with lasagna vegan ricotta sun dried tomato pesto salad recipe
The Minimalist Baker

23. Vegan Ricotta and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Salad

Cheesy, garlicky and surprisingly healthy.

what to serve with lasagna fried zucchini blossoms recipe
Salt and Wind

24. Italian Fried Zucchini Flowers

Expand your culinary horizons.

what to serve with lasagna giant baked cauliflower arancini recipe
Spoon Fork Bacon

25. Giant Baked Cauliflower Arancini

The secret trick to getting everyone at the table to eat their veggies.

what to serve with lasagna garlic bread recipe
Ambitious Kitchen

26. Garlic Bread

We dare you to eat just one slice.

what to serve with lasagna italian chopped salad lasagna side dish recipe
Cookie and Kate

27. Vegetarian Italian Chopped Salad

An easy way to add some greens to your meal.

what to serve with lasagna rainbow roasted vegetables recipe
Averie Cooks

28. Rainbow Roasted Vegetables

Toss with a little Italian seasoning.

what to serve with lasagna baked balsamic vegetables recipe
Foodie Crush

29. Baked Balsamic Vegetables and Roasted Garlic

Way better than frozen peas.

what to serve with lasagna parmesan ranch broccoli recipe
Yellow Bliss Road

30. Parmesan Ranch Broccoli

Five minutes, people.

what to serve with lasagna sun dried tomato basil arancini lasagna side dish recipe
Minimalist Baker

31. Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Arancini

Bonus: They're vegan.

what to serve with lasagna roasted eggplant panzanella recipe
The Bojon Gourmet

32. Roasted Eggplant Panzanella with Capers, Olives and Pine Nuts

Decadent and delicious.

what to serve with lasagna lemony raosted asparagus recipe
Cookie and Kate

33. Lemony Roasted Asparagus

Oh, and they’re ready in 15 minutes.

what to serve with lasagna roasted artichokes recipe
Gimme Some Oven

34. Roasted Artichokes

Don’t forget the dipping sauce.


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