Recipes BBQ & Grilling Chicken 15 Best Side Dishes for Barbequed and Grilled Chicken By Mary Claire Lagroue Mary Claire Lagroue Mary Claire Lagroue is the Commerce Editor at Food & Wine. A former associate editor at Allrecipes, she joined Dotdash Meredith in 2019. She has written about food since 2017, covering everything from product reviews to recipes to restaurants. Her work can be found in Cooking Light, Southern Living, and more. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on July 1, 2021 Close Photo: chibi chef Grilled chicken and barbequed chicken fuel our summers. We love this bird grilled with onion, torched on a skewer, and slathered in sauce and smoked till tender. You get the idea. Whatever your preferred method, the following sides let chicken take center stage in all its charred glory. 01 of 15 Sweet and Peppery Watermelon Salad View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole Arugula, red onion, and balsamic vinegar bring some bite to strawberries, watermelon, and feta. 02 of 15 Vegetarian Hoppin' John View Recipe Baking Nana Here, a traditional Southern recipe for rice and field peas goes vegetarian. Consider cooking the rice in chicken stock instead of veggie broth, as home cook Paula Schlotterbeck recommends. 03 of 15 Grilled Hearts of Romaine View Recipe Molly Grilling romaine hearts on high heat infuses them with a slight smokiness and caramelizes their edges. 04 of 15 Grilled Eggplant and Asparagus Salad View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole Serve grilled eggplant, asparagus, and tomatoes warm over crisp raw endive. Top it with a balsamic vinaigrette and Parmesan. 05 of 15 Grilled Corn Salad View Recipe Bobby Darapureddi Grill ears of corn on medium heat until the kernels begin to blacken. Make this salad ahead of time so it can refrigerate, or serve it later on with leftover grilled chicken breast. 06 of 15 Picnic Potato Salad with No Mayonnaise View Recipe Wyattdogster "This was excellent," cafromularo writes. "It was actually refreshing at a hot humid barbeque!" 07 of 15 Halloumi Three-Bean Salad with Pomegranate-Harissa Vinaigrette View Recipe Halloumi Three-Bean Salad with Pomegranate-Harissa Vinaigrette | Photo by Buckwheat Queen. Buckwheat Queen Trade dense baked beans for this bright (but filling!) bean salad. Fried Halloumi brings the comfort-food factor. 08 of 15 Thai Cucumber Salad View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine We could rave about each of the facets of this salad's flavor, but we'll spare you. Just make a point to pair it with chicken satay skewers, as per home cook EMILYG's suggestion. Got it? 09 of 15 Alyson's Broccoli Salad View Recipe cookin' mama Home cooks have made this coleslaw alternative their own with additions like shredded carrots, cauliflower, bell pepper, pine nuts, peanuts, cashews, and lemon zest. 10 of 15 Grilled Potato Salad View Recipe bd.weld "Absolutely perfect for summertime grilling. This easy-to-make, five-star recipe was a hit here during a barbeque without heating up the kitchen," bd.weld says. 11 of 15 Lemony Grilled Okra View Recipe Soup Loving Nicole Grilling okra nixes its sliminess and leaves it with an excellent char. 12 of 15 Black Bean and Couscous Salad View Recipe plantgrub You can totally make a meal of this make-ahead Tex-Mex tabbouleh. But you won't want to once you've tried it with smoky chicken coated in a spicy dry rub. 13 of 15 Salt and Pepper Skillet Fries View Recipe *Sherri* Just imagine these salty, starchy fries with chicken marinated in a ketchup-based barbeque sauce. 14 of 15 Al's Sufferin' Succotash View Recipe Renee Paj This staple side cooks in a single pot, in less than 30 minutes. Take a cue from home cooks and include the butter. 15 of 15 Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad View Recipe chibi chef "This was a big hit. I now know what I'll be bringing to barbeques this summer," ChrisNY says. 30 Best Side Dishes for Chicken, No Matter How You Cook It See our entire collection of BBQ & Grilled Chicken Recipes Our 15 Best Chicken Marinades Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit