12 Summer Side Dishes You Can Whip Up In Minutes

Everyone knows the sides totally make the meal. Bring some big-time flavor to your next warm-weather gathering with Suddenly Salad: homemade flavor that's fast and easy to make!

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1. Caribbean Chicken Salad

Courtesy of Betty Crocker

This sweet and savory salad has a whole lotta complex tastes and textures going on, but it's far from complex to make! Recipe here.

2. Chicken Parmesan Pasta Salad

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Throw together just five ingredients, mix, and — voilà — you've got some major chicken Caesar flavor! Recipe here.

3. Club Pasta Salad

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There's nothing like the crunch of bacon and lettuce paired with hearty chicken and cool creamy mayo...and here, pasta subs for bread to totally rock your club-loving world. Recipe here.

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4. Crunchy Potluck Taco Salad

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Everything we love about tacos -- including the crunchy tortillas -- in salad form? Yes, please! Recipe here.

5. Black Bean and Roasted Corn Salsa

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Sweet corn, hearty black beans, just the right amount of spice... Don't be surprised if people just start eating this with a fork! Recipe here.

6. Corn and Avocado Salsa

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Sorry to anyone who brought boring old guac — this rich, creamy salsa is going to take the cake (or should we say...the chips?). Recipe here.

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7. Garden Ranch Pasta Salad

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Remember when you were a kid and your parents drenched your veggies in ranch dressing to get you to eat them? Yeah...that combo still tastes pretty darn good. Recipe here.

8. Three-Bean Pasta Salad

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Know some vegetarians who will be attending the potluck? This protein-packed bean dish will satisfy their meat-free desires instantly! Recipe here.

9. Fresh Vegetable-Pasta Salad

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Crisp veggies + pasta + oil and vinegar = pure summer side dish simplicity. No going wrong there! Recipe here.

10. Southwestern Ranch Pasta Salad

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Yeeeehaw, this Southwestern salad will bring out the cowboy in every potluck guest! Recipe here.

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11. Loaded Au Gratin Potatoes

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Potatoes, bacon, butter, and cheese? Loaded is right...and oh so deliciously comforting. Recipe here.

12. Scalloped Potatoes Supreme

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Go on, bring a little bit of the Thanksgiving table to the potluck table. Potatoes and green beans are in style no matter what the season. ;) Recipe here.