Easy Side Dish Ideas

Great barbecue all about family and great food. Here are some of my favorite side dish ideas.

Tex Mex Pork and Beans

This hearty and flavorful recipe combines tender pork carnitas with savory beans and spices in a way that will forever change your mind about pork and beans.

This is my adaptation of a recipe by Roberto Santibañez from his book, Truly Mexican. I modified the spices a bit for my taste, but in inspiration came from Roberto. By the way, it's a great cookbook.

Note: Many markets carry precooked carnitas meat that is perfect for this recipe. I have made this recipe from store-bought precooked carnitas meat and I have made it from my own carnitas meat. Honestly, it's hard to tell the difference. There are so many flavor in this dish you really can't tell one from the other.

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Smoked Charro Beans

Charro beans are a Tex Mex favorite in Austin, TX. This version is over the top with flavor from smoking the beans for about three hours. This is, by far, my favorite way to make beans.

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Texas Style Creamed Corn - How to Make Texas Style Creamed Corn

Do you like creamed corn? Try this Texas style creamed corn. This Texas creamed corn is first grilled, then creamed, and is mixed with poblano peppers and lots of rich cheesy sauce. This Texas style creamed corn is easy and delicious. Give it a try!

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Creamed Corn Without Cream

Great creamed corn starts with fresh corn, not a can opener. It's all about opening the kernels and "milking" the juice from the cob. That's easy to do with a neat little device I found online. Give this a try and you will never open a can of creamed corn again.

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Texas Corn Ribs - With a Little Heat and a Lot of Flavor

Want the best corn ribs recipe? These corn ribs are easy to make and fun to eat. Kids love these, give them a try.

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Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Do you like cheesy garlic rolls? Try this cheesy garlic roll recipe. These delicious rolls are easy to make. Don't worry if you don't have a wood fired oven, they are just as good in a conventional oven.

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Ultimate Barbecue Baked Beans

It's easy to make really good barbecue baked beans from canned beans.

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Smoked Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Do you like stuffed baked potatoes? Then try a smoked stuffed baked potato. The potato is first baked in the smoker until done. Then the stuffed potato went back into the smoker until the filling was hot and the cheese was melted.

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