Chicken Fried Steak Dinner

Make weeknight dinner fast and easy. Here's a main course recipe and three suggestions for rounding it out into a complete meal. Find out how to effortlessly dress up starters, sides, and desserts to fit the meal's main course.

By Fraya Berg

The Menu

Chicken Fried Steak (see recipe below)
All-American Relish Tray
Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions
Bacon Braised Green Beans

Chicken Fried Steak is a classic diner dinner in the South. When you add All-American Relish Tray, Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions, and Bacon Braised Green Beans, you have a real down-home dinner. Remember the re-crisping trick for the onion rings and keep them on hand -- they add great flavor and crunch to everything from soup to salad to veggies.

Chicken Fried Steak

Chicken Fried Steak recipe >>

All-American Relish Tray

Fill a shallow dish with carrot sticks, celery sticks, radishes, olives, and pepperoncini peppers.

Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions

Spread canned fried onions on a plate and microwave 45 seconds to crisp. Sprinkle on hot mashed potatoes.

Bacon Braised Green Beans

Cook 2-3 pieces of bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings from pan. Add green beans and a bit of broth, cover, and cook about 10 minutes. Crumble bacon and stir into cooked beans.