20 Best Side Dishes for Chicken Wings

If you're eating something heavy, like chicken wings, you should try to pair it with something light.

Corn on the cob is a fantastic option because you get some extra nutrients.

Most people like to douse their corn on the cob in butter and salt, but you can keep it lighter and healthier if you prefer for a balanced meal.

A creamy cucumber salad is a nice, healthy side dish to have with your chicken wings.

It will give you some much-needed nutrients after eating your chicken wings.

Additionally, the creamy sauce can help cool down your mouth if you are eating spicy wings.

Macaroni salad is another option that is a great food to balance your wings.

Chicken wings are usually hot and tangy, but macaroni salad is nice and cold.

So, when you bite into a wing with buffalo sauce and need some relief, macaroni salad can help you out.

Avocado fries are a nice alternative to regular fries.

They are much healthier than traditional fries, but they still taste delicious. Plus, you can dip them in your excess chicken wing sauce.

If you have been to a Super Bowl party, you probably know about jalapeno poppers.

They are delicious snack food that is made even better when you wrap them in bacon.

You might need to go on a diet after eating them, but they will taste delicious.

You can make a crack dip with cheese, jalapenos, bacon, and other seasonings.

Crack dip is a great option if you need something to dip your wings in. You can easily make lots of it to pair with your other dippable food.

If you want to double down on deep-fried food, you can add deep-fried pickles to the list.

They are not traditional food, but you might just love them if you try them. They are easy to make and pretty cheap too - not to mention delicious!

We prefer to pair our wings with something healthy, and there are few options better than coleslaw.

With coleslaw, you get something cool for your tongue after eating something spicy like chicken wings.

Additionally, you get the vitamins and minerals you are missing after eating a bunch of wings.

Onion rings are an American classic. It seems like almost everyone in the country loves them.

So, if you need snacks to pair with your chicken wings, onion rings are a great option.

In addition, they are a party pleaser, so you can safely serve them at your Super Bowl party. 

Who does not love fries? You cannot go wrong with fries, especially as a side.

So, when trying to figure out what to serve with chicken wings, you can always go with fries.

However, we recommend mixing things up with sweet potato fries. You can make them yourself without much issue.

Fried mozzarella cheese sticks are delicious and underrated in our opinion.

While they aren't the healthiest pairing, they're savory and cheesy and they pair well with your wings.

So, we recommend picking them up to serve with your chicken wings. 

Mozzarella sticks and boneless wings are my favorite pairing if I'm getting Applebee's half priced apps!

Mac and cheese is not necessarily a side, but it still pairs well with chicken wings.

The rich flavor you get from baked mac and cheese tastes delicious next to the tangy flavor of chicken wings.

You will be eating two heavy foods, but it is ok to do that every once in a while.

If you do not want to write the day off entirely regarding calories, pairing a caesar salad with your chicken wings is smart.

Like other salads we have discussed, caesar salad is nice and cool.

Additionally, caesar dressing is similar to ranch, a typical dipping sauce for chicken wings. So, it is reasonable to pair the two items.

Mashed potatoes are a classic side dish at Thanksgiving, so why not have them on the side with your chicken wings?

You can add plenty of things to them to make them more delicious.

People love adding cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, and green onions to mashed potatoes to give them extra flavor.

You will probably get a dipping sauce on the side when you purchase chicken wings. Unfortunately, you probably will not use all of the sauce.

So, why not get bread sticks to use with the dipping sauce too? Doing so will help you avoid being wasteful.

We add this item to the list, knowing they are not for everyone.

Many people hate brussels sprouts, but we still recommend them as an option. If you want a healthy side, vegetables are much better than breadsticks.

They can even taste amazing if cooked right. Check out our favorite ways to cook them in an air fryer!

Pasta salad is another cool side you can have with your wings.

You can easily prepare it in 20 minutes and store it for up to five days. So you can prepare it ahead of time or in a pinch.

Many people will not think to pair fried rice with their wings, but we like doing it.

Fried rice is delicious all the time, so there is no reason not to pair it with wings. It will give your meal a unique feeling.

We like oven-roasted vegetables because you can prepare them with your wings.

Wings are easy to bake in the oven, but you likely have more than one rack.

Oven roast some veggies while your wings are cooking, and you have two meals in the time it took to make one.

Finally, you cannot go wrong with a delicious potato salad on the side.

You can make potato salad in several ways, so you can pick the one you like the most. It is usually nice, creamy, and cold.

So, after you have a hot wing, you can take a bite of potato salad. You can then get right back to your wings without slowing down.