You don’t have to pay for takeout just to enjoy your favorite restaurant-quality dishes.

They’re topped with additional cheese and some breadcrumbs, then baked until golden brown and bubbling.

Serve the au gratin potatoes as a Thanksgiving side or with roasted chicken and vegetables for a satisfying dinner.

Au Gratin Potatoes

Will Dickey

They create beautiful ribbons that make this recipe reminiscent of fried shoestring onions.

And because this onion ring-inspired recipe is baked rather than fried, they’re really easy to make.

Serve them as a side with burgers or as a crunchy healthy snack for game night.

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Will Dickey

Vegan Creamed Spinach

This vegan creamed spinach is as good as the real thing.

It’s creamy and flavorful with rich umami from the mushroom powder and nutritional yeast.

Don’t use pre-shredded cheese here; shred it fresh for the best and creamiest results.

Loaded Sweet Potato Nacho Fries

Serve with ketchup, marinara, ranch or your favorite dipping sauce.

Creamed Spinach Casserole

This creamy spinach casserole recipe is a more sophisticated cousin to creamed spinach.

It’s perfect for weekend entertaining or as a holiday side dish.

Spiralized Onions with Crispy Parmesan Breadcrumbs

For the best texture, keep each fry as evenly sized as possible.

Try a mandoline to make quick work of equal fries if your knife work could use some help.

The secret to these crispy roasted fingerling potatoes?

Vegan Creamed Spinach

Will Dickey

Getting the baking sheet nice and hot before you spread the potatoes on it.

These meaty mushrooms are sliced, then coated in crispy breadcrumb topping.

Hot out of the oven, they’re served with a creamy ranch sauce.

Crispy Smashed Brussels Sprouts

Jacob Fox

They’re a perfect lower-carb alternative to regular french fries!

“When people taste it, they say, ‘Oooh, this macaroni!'”

Microwave Potato Chips

You don’t need a deep fryer to make crispy potato chips.

Cheesy Zucchini Tots

Casey Barber

Crispy, crunchy homemade potato chips with 8 grams less fat per serving than regular chips.

Parmesan Cauliflower Tater Tots

Cauliflower stands in for potato in this taterless cauliflower tot recipe.

Cauliflower is mashed, then mixed with cheese and given a crispy breadcrumb coating before being baked.

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These healthy cauliflower tater tots make a delicious side dish, appetizer or movie-night snack.

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

Cheddar cheese, scallions and bacon flavor these “twice baked” sweet potatoes.

Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Air-fried sweet potato fries are crispy, tender and delicately sweet.

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If the cinnamon-pepper spice is too intense, try thyme, oregano, paprika or garlic instead.

The greens in this side dish also create a nice contrast to the creamy, velvety potatoes.

Keep the potato skins on for more fiber and potassium.

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They are roasted to perfection, which gives a delicious crispy exterior.

Look for pre-spiralized squash in the refrigerated produce section.

Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Chips

Thinly sliced sweet potatoes fry to a crispy crunch in the air fryer.

Baked Garlic-Lemon Summer Squash Curly Fries

These homemade chips also use much less oil, which cuts down on calories and fat.

They’re a naturally sweet side for sandwiches, burgers, wraps and more.

The air fryer gives you a crispy crust, using much less oil than a traditional fryer.

Crispy Parmesan Mushroom Fries with Ranch Sauce

Enjoy these addictive little snacks on their own or with our Southern smoky, creamy dipping sauce.

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Johnny Autry

Microwave Potato Chips

Parmesan Cauliflower Tater Tots

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Air-Fryer Hush Puppies

Antonis Achilleos

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Crispy Salt & Vinegar Potatoes

Ryan Liebe

Baked Spiralized Butternut Squash Fries

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Vegan Mac & Cheese

air-fryer sweet potato chips

Crispy Air-Fryer Pickle Chips

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