These African side dishes will add even more flavor to your meals. The dinner sides are easy to make and quick so they're perfect for weeknight dinners. You can even enjoy them on lazy weekends when you want to offer up a complete meal that's delicious.
The flavors of these side dishes range from spicy to sweet. That means they give you plenty of options to serve with your next dinner.
Chicken Hearts with Mushrooms
Chicken hearts are tender, nutritious, and loaded with protein. Pair them with mushrooms and cook them in a savory sauce to create a side dish that you'll love enjoying with your dinner.
Air Fryer Chicken Hearts
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, these chicken hearts are made in the air fryer for a quick and easy side dish. The low-carb and keto-friendly side will make a delicious addition to your meals.
Instant Pot Boiled Peanuts
A handful of spices are all you need to turn bland peanuts into a flavorful African side dish that you can enjoy with your meals. These are made in the instant pot for a quick and easy side peanut lovers won't be able to get enough of.
Peppered Gizzard
Since gizzards are one of the most nutritious parts of the chicken, it only makes sense to turn them into something delicious.
Even if you cringe at the thought of eating gizzards, this recipe will change your mind because the gizzards are cooked in such a flavorful sauce!
African Peppered Snails
Snails get simmered with peppers, onions, and garlic to create a flavor packed African side dish you'll want every night. With just a few spices and veggies, you can turn this side dish into a favorite.
Meat Floss (Dambu Nama)
Dried meat gets shredded into fine pieces and then seasoned with a handful of spices to create a side dish that's loaded with flavor. The seasoning used gives it a nutty, spicy combination that will leave you wanting more.
African Pepper Sauce
A spicy sauce that you can serve alongside your favorite main dishes to add even more flavor to the dinner table. It's a versatile recipe that you can control the amount of spiciness to and is something that works with a lot of different dishes.
Asun Recipe (Peppered Goat Meat)
Roasted goat meat sautéed in spicy habanero sauce with flavorful spices and red bell peppers turns into a African side dish that's worthy of any meal.
Kachumbari (Kenyan Tomato and Onion Salad)
A delicious Kenyon onion and tomato salad will be the perfect side dish for your upcoming meal. It'll go great with fish, chicken, and beef and the best part is that it comes together in just 15 minutes.
Chermoula Paste (Moroccan Chermoula Sauce)
The star of this paste is the mix of spices, parsley leaves, and fresh cilantro. You can enjoy it with your vegetables, chicken, or fish.
Sukuma Wiki (Kenyan Collard Greens)
Made with collard greens, spices, and tomatoes, this is a delicious East African dish that you can serve with a variety of different main dishes.
It's one of the most flavorful African side dishes that's also low carb so you can eat it without any extra guilt.
Air Fryer Chicken Gizzards
Ready in just 20 minutes, these gizzards are seasoned and cooked in the air fryer for one of the best African side dishes you'll ever taste. They're also nutritional so you can enjoy a healthy side dish with your meal.
Shito Sauce (Ghana Spicy Sauce)
A rich and aromatic sauce that brings in some of the best flavors Ghana has to offer. It's similar to a relish and will go perfectly with your meaty mains. If you love spice, this is one sauce you're going to want to try.
Pili Pili Sauce
Serve this sauce with your meats to add a little spice. It's a quick and easy side dish that's made with chili peppers, habanero peppers, garlic, and olive oil.
Enjoy these African side dishes with your next meal. Each dish offers a variety of unique flavors to create a filling meal that's perfect for weeknight dinners or special occasions.
Tayo Oredola is the founder of Low Carb Africa, where she shares healthy, low carb dishes with global flavors. She is passionate about teaching people how to cook drool-worthy dishes while losing weight and living their best lives. Tayo’s recipes have been featured on MSN, Women’s Health, Parade, Yahoo News, Pure Wow, Essence, and other online publications.
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