20 Comforting Side Dishes to Help You Beat Your Postholiday Blues

Unless you love the finger-food portions of the muffins, you can make this dish over the stovetop and serve the breadcrumbs on top to garnish.

Get the recipe: pumpkin mac and cheese muffins

Blue cheese and candied pecans adorn sweet potatoes that have been cooked until tender via a slow cooker.

Get the recipe: slow-cooker sweet potatoes

Bacon improves just about anything, including brussels sprouts.

Get the recipe: bacon and brown sugar roasted brussels sprouts with shallots and dried figs

Finally — a seasoned rice worth doubling! Wild rice cooked in broth and aromatics like onion and mushrooms will become a staple you'll want to reheat all week long.

Get the recipe: wild rice stuffing with mushrooms

Bring on the brie cheese if you're wanting the Velveeta-like texture in mac and cheese without having to go the processed-foods route.

Get the recipe: walnut-crusted brie mac and cheese

These little morsels are called "cauliflower snowflakes," according to Ina Garten. With a sweet name like that, you'll be inspired to eat your veggies.

Get the recipe: roasted cauliflower with breadcrumbs and parmesan

Goat cheese contributes to the creaminess of mashed potatoes, and baking it offers a caramelized crust like you'll find in shepherd's pie.

Get the recipe: goat cheese baked mashed potatoes

Though this recipe sounds almost too simple to be good, it's sure to become your standard method of cooking carrots.

Get the recipe: cinnamon butter baked carrots

Instead of twice-baked potatoes, try this butternut squash, which is stuffed with mashed sweet potatoes.

Get the recipe: Alex Guarnaschelli's twice-baked butternut squash

Breadcrumbs and shredded cheese improve the yumminess of any and all veggies, including broccoli and cauliflower.

Get the recipe: Daphne Oz's broccoli cauliflower gratin

Though these look cheesy, Chrissy's scalloped potatoes receive the richness from heavy cream, not cheese!

Get the recipe: Chrissy Teigen's scalloped potatoes

Almost like chips, it's easy to go through a pan of roasted brussels sprouts in seconds.

Get the recipe: spicy roasted brussels sprouts

This is the closest thing to sweet potato fries, minus the frying.

Get the recipe: Padma Lakshmi's sweet potato wedges

How do you perfectly roast potatoes? Parboil the potatoes first, then toss them in oil and roast to golden deliciousness.

Get the recipe: mustard roasted potatoes