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Coq au Vin is a flavorful, elegant dish of tender chicken simmered in a rich red wine sauce flavored with root vegetables and cooked bacon. .

This is the perfect meal for a special occasion. The dish is elevated and elegant. At the same time, the timing of the dish is not precise, so you can focus on your dinner guests – rather than the cooking – when they arrive. In fact, you can even make this famous French chicken stew ahead and serve it the next day!

While it’s most often served with mashed potatoes, there are plenty of alternative accompaniments that will work best for your tastes.

In this post, you’ll find the best side dishes in every category: Potatoes/starches, Green vegetables, Salads, and Desserts.

Whether you’re looking for something light and refreshing or hearty, rich flavors, I’ve provided links to every single side dish recipe. Now you can easily plan and execute a mouthwatering menu for your next French feast!

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How To Use This List

To make the list more readable, I separated it into 5 sections: Starches, Vegetables, Salads, Breads, and Desserts
Make sure you read through the whole list. You’ll want to plan a balanced menu that doesn’t reuse too many ingredients. Light dishes should balance out rich sides.
Use this list as inspiration. Combine ideas, flavors, ingredients, and techniques from the recipes you like.
Let me know how it all turns out! I’d love to hear!

12 Starches to Serve with Coq au Vin

MASHED POTATOES

Mashed Potatoes are the indisputable champion of Coq au Vin sides. And for good reason – creamy and hearty, they hold up to the meaty textures and absorb the delicious, rich wine and herb-infused sauce. Here are my 3 favorite mashed potato recipes:

BEYOND MASHED POTATOES

If you want something smooth and creamy that’s NOT mashed potatoes, you still have lots of options. Explore these recipes for big visual impact and unique flavors.

Make sure to also check out Mashed Rutabagas with Sour Cream and Dill by Simply Recipes!

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8 Vegetables to Pair with Coq au Vin

Choosing the right vegetables to pair with Coq au Vin can be a little tricky, because the dish already contains pearl onions and mushrooms. So choose vegetables that bring a totally different flavor profile compared to the main ingredients in the dish. I tend to prefer green vegetables that are simple yet flavorful, tasty and nutritious.

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Make sure to also check out another delicious recipe form Eat Well 101 Garlic Roasted Butternut Squash!

9 Salad Ideas

A salad presents you with an opportunity to bring cool, light, fresh, sweet and acidic flavors to balance the Coq au Vin. Go crazy!

Make sure to check out these other salad recipes Easy Fruit Salad by The Spruce Eats and Celery, Fennel, and Apple Salad by Food and Wine

6 Breads

It’s hard to imagine this classic French dish without that most classic of all French culinary triumphs – BREAD!!!! Crusty, round, tender, skinny – it doesn’t matter. Just don’t forget the BUTTER!

A DOZEN DESSERTS

For me, I’m not a dessert person. I put my effort into the meal. For dessert – buy a carton of ice cream, and call it a day.

However, not everyone is like me! And if you’re creating an elegant French feast for guests – then dessert may be your pièce de résistance!

In choosing dessert ideas for Coq au Vin, I did lean heavily towards French favorites. Some are simple, some are gloriously complicated. You choose!

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BONUS!Wine Pairing Ideas

Experts recommend pairing with a deep, full-bodied red wine, similar (or identical) to what you used in the sauce.
Ideas include Merlot, Pinot Noir or Beaujolais.
Get more ideas and insight from this article from Drink and Pair.

How To Make Classic Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin is a traditional French dish made famous by Julia Child in her seminal book with co-authors Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. It translates to “rooster in wine” but is most often cooked with chicken.

To make this dish, you will need chicken (traditionally rooster). Choose dark meat like chicken thighs and drumsticks with the skin on. You will also need bacon fat (or lardon), mushrooms, pearl onions, garlic, fresh thyme and/or bay leaf, red wine (Pinot noir is a great choice), chicken broth, flour, and butter.
Start by cooking the bacon in a large skillet or large dutch oven over medium heat until it’s crispy, then remove it from the pan and set it aside.
Brown the chicken pieces in the same pan. Take care not to overcrowd – You may need to do these in batches. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, sauté the mushrooms and onions until they’re softened, then add the garlic and thyme. Remove both with a slotted spoon.
Use wine or cognac to deglaze the pan. Scrape all the delicious caramelized bits from the bottom of the pan and whisk them into the sauce. This step is integral to creating a delicious sauce.
Sprinkle some flour over the mixture and whisk until it’s combined.
Add the wine and chicken broth, then return the chicken and bacon to the pan. Season with salt and black pepper.
Simmer the mixture for about an hour, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

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Try Julia Child’s Coq au Vin original recipe from The Endless Meal.

Serve the Coq au Vin with any of the 47 sides in this article!

How To Make Vegan Coq au Vin

This magical Vegan Lentil Stew recipe from my podcast guests, Beth and Lexi at Crowded Kitchen, has all the rich, fresh layers of flavor and texture that you love in traditional Coq au Vin – except with plant-based proteins.