If you're wondering what to serve with lasagna, you've come to the right place. We've selected 15 of our best side dishes and easy recipes, that complement Italian lasagna, vegetable lasagna, and white lasagna perfectly.
Browse through this list and pick your favorite: vegetables, fresh salads, and bread. These recipes will surely give you new ideas for what to pair with this Italian classic.
Focaccia
Airy, light, and crispy, this Italian focaccia is a crowd-pleaser and a perfect bread to serve with lasagna. Use a slice of focaccia to sop up the sauce leftovers from your lasagna
Quick Chickpea Salad
Looking for an easy side dish for lasagna? This 15-minute chickpea salad is a perfectly fresh and crunchy side salad for lasagna, no cooking required!
Air Fryer Asparagus
Whether you're eating white lasagna or red lasagna, these crunchy air fryer asparagus will add color and bold flavor to your Italian dinner.
Roasted Zucchini
This roasted zucchini recipe brings aromatic flavor and a juicy bite to your lasagna dinner. We use bread crumbs and Italian herbs before roasting the zucchini in the oven.
Crostini Recipe
Crostini is a quick and easy side dish for lasagna. Everyone loves crostini because they are tasty, fun to eat, and perfect to sop up lasagna leftovers. Brush your crostini with fresh garlic for an authentic Italian flavor and aromatic garlic smell.
Air Fryer Green Beans
If you're short on time, and you want a healthy lasagna side dish, air-frying vegetables is a great cooking method. This healthy green bean side dish is easy to prepare and ready in under 15 minutes.
Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower rice is the perfect side dish to lasagna, stews, and anything with a sauce. It's easy to make in just 10 minutes with a few simple ingredients. If you're looking for a low-carb side dish, this is a great option.
Steamed Asparagus
Another asparagus recipe perfectly fit for lasagna! The asparagus turn out incredibly tender and buttery, and they keep all its flavor thanks to the gentle steaming.
Shaved Brussels sprouts salad
A healthy way of eating Brussels sprouts, this salad is perfect for the holidays, and as a side with lasagna. No cooking is required, and it's served with a creamy and tangy mustard dressing.
Panzanella salad
Make your lasagna dinner even more authentic with this easy Panzanella salad. We use bread leftovers and fresh veggies for an aromatic tomato-packed side salad.
Zucchini Salad
Salads go incredibly well with lasagna! This raw zucchini salad is vibrant, with a bite and a delicious vinaigrette. A refreshing raw side dish idea that complements lasagna perfectly.
Fennel and orange salad
Another raw salad that cleanses your palate after eating one (or two) portions of lasagna. Fennel, orange and pomegranate make a refreshing side dish - and will impress everyone around your table.
Tomato Bruschetta
Level up your bread side dish, and add fresh tomatoes. Quickly, this Italian classic becomes a perfect companion with lasagna. Don't have tomatoes? No problem, you can easily make bruschetta with sauteed mushrooms, eggplant, or olive tapenade.
Air Fryer Zucchini
Easy, juicy and aromatic; air fryer zucchini goes well with lasagna and is a quick way of increasing your veggie intake for dinner. Make them in just 15 minutes and get an extra dose of easy healthy greens!
Roasted Eggplant
Eggplant is a great pairing with lasagna, and this roasted eggplant is no different. You can add eggplants to the lasagna or eat them as a healthy side dish.
How to serve lasagna
Lasagna is delicious on its own. But you can top the lasagna with your favorite toppings, such as this homemade plant-based melted cheese, or vegan cream cheese. If you're looking for alternatives to parmesan, try these easy homemade cheeses:
- Homemade vegan ricotta: we make this ricotta once a week and store it in the fridge ready to be used in recipes like this one. It's perfect when crumbled on top of the peppers after they are baked.
- Vegan parmesan: you can make your own vegan parmesan with simple ingredients. Sprinkle a little on top of a slice of lasagna.
- Freshly chopped parsley: add a sprinkle of green with freshly-chopped parsley.
More Vegetable Sides
These salads and vegetable side ideas easily pair with lasagna and other Italian pasta dishes. Here are some of our favorites:
- Steamed artichokes
- Oven-roasted broccoli
- Fried eggplant
- Easy side salad
- Italian salad
- Baked asparagus
- Zucchini soup
- Eggplant zaalouk
Or try any of these vegetable side dishes for more grilled, roasted, and steamed cooking ideas.
How to Store these Recipes
- Meal prep tips: The vegetable sides on this list are perfect for meal prep as they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Their flavor will be even richer the day after you cooked them. Bruschetta and other bread-based sides need to be prepared on the day of serving.
- When you reheat them, make sure you only reheat the veggies that you are going to eat.
For many more side dish ideas, check out our sides category page.
What to serve with Lasagna
Ingredients
- Check each individual recipe for ingredients required.
- Cook your favorite recipe and serve with lasagna.
- Store in the refrigerator, ideally in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
Instructions
- How to store: Keep these meals stored in the refrigerator, ideally in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- How to reheat: Warm it up on the stovetop or in the microwave. Before serving garnish with fresh herbs.
Notes
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