Easy Side Dishes for Steak (2024)

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We love a great steak and love all the side dishes that go along with it! You’re going to want to make steak dinners more than ever after you get a look at these easy Side Dishes for Steak!

From mouth-watering roasted potato recipes to flavorful, fluffy, easy rice recipes and more, these steak dinner sides are perfect for any cut of beef.

If you ask me, good sides are as important as the steak itself! Why cook the perfect steak if you don’t have the best side recipes?

That’s where these steak dinner ideas come into play! These are the best sides for steak, no matter which beef cut you’re preparing. Whenever I have a juicy steak I want to cook up, I always look at this list for the sides.

Steak Side Dishes

My favorite sides are potatoes, salads, vegetables, rice, and pasta. I especially love making Portuguese rice but it’s hard to resist a good french fry potato recipe!

Especially when it comes with a garlic parmesan potato seasoning and sriracha fry sauce!

Best Steak Recipes

I have yet to meet a steak dinner that I don’t like! These are some of my favorite steak dinner ideas of all time.

• Juicy Garlic Butter Steak Bites
• Easy Steak Diane Recipe
• Grilled Picanha (Sirloin Cap)
• Porterhouse Recipe with French Onion Green Beans
• Easy Grilled Steak Foil Packets

Of course, the ultimate celebratory steak dish is a good old fashioned surf and turf! Have you tried making surf and turf in an air fryer? It is super quick and easy and packed with flavor!

Garlic Butter Sauce for Steak

I like to serve almost all of my steaks with homemade Garlic Butter Sauce! Adding a little garlic herb butter makes the juiciest, most flavorful cut of beef ever.

What to Serve with Steak

I know you’re going to love these easy side dishes for steak. I’m excited to share my favorites with you!

Potato Side Dishes for Steak

I love steak and potatoes recipes! It’s hard to beat something like this classic pairing!

• Easy Mashed Potatoes in Instant Pot – in 12 minutes!
• Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
• Creamy Mashed Potatoes
• Baked Crispy Potato Wedges
• Foil Pack Potatoes (Foil Packet Potatoes)
• Gluten Free Au Gratin Potatoes

Healthy sides for Steak

Salads make some of the most healthy sides for steak, but they’re also flavorful and easy to make, too!

• Zesty Spanish Potato Salad (Ensaladilla Rusa)
• Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
• Broccoli Apple Salad
• Greek Cauliflower Rice Salad
• Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad

Vegetable Side Dishes

My favorite veggie side dishes are garlic roasted carrots and green beans of any kind, but I also love mushrooms and onions. Especially when you cook them together!

• Roasted Vegetables with Cheese Sauce
• Parmesan Garlic Roasted Carrots
• The Best Fresh Green Bean Almondine Recipe
• Garlic Butter White Button Mushroom Recipe
• Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions

Rice Side Dishes

Rice is so easy to make, and there’s nothing like a good steak and risotto!

• Homemade Rice-A-Roni Gluten Free
• Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto
• Easy Mushroom Risotto Recipe
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts Wild Rice

Pasta Side Dishes for Steak

Pasta is a must for me some nights, especially if you have leftover steak you want to use up.

My favorites are our creamy penne pasta, which is amazing with leftover ribeye. Our fettuccine alfredo is also on the top of my list. It has always been one of my favorite sides to go with steak!

• Creamy Penne Pasta
• Creamy Mushroom Pasta
• Mushroom Spinach Pasta
• Lobster Ravioli with Sage Butter Sauce

Other Steak Side Dishes to Try

• Zuppa Toscana Instant Pot Soup (Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana)
• Hungarian Mushroom Soup
• Shrimp Scampi Linguine
• Steamed Crab Legs (How to Boil Crab Legs)
• Shrimp Foil Pack

Steak Sauce Recipes

• Easy Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe
• Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe

What is your favorite delicious side dish for steak? Let me know in the comments below, or share your creations with us on ! We love to hear from you.