What to Serve with Porchetta: 20 Sides You’ll Love

Have you ever wondered what to serve with porchetta? So many fantastic side dishes go perfectly with this classic Italian pork dish, and we have found them all!

Porchetta is a juicy, hearty stuffed pork. The filling for porchetta is made with liver, fennel, rosemary, and plenty of other herbs and seasonings. It is important to keep those strong herby flavors in mind when choosing a side to serve with porchetta.

Light simple sides go best with porchetta. Pasta side dishes also reflect the Italian origin of the crispy roasted pork.

Best Porchetta Side Dishes

We have found twenty incredible sides to pair with your porchetta (sometimes called Italian roast pork). Read this list, and you will never wonder what to serve with porchetta again!

1. Brussels Sprouts

Pairing porchetta with a healthy vegetable is a great idea. Our Brussels sprouts make a wonderful side and perfectly compliment the boneless pork dish stuffed with herby filling.

Fresh Brussels sprouts are tossed in coconut oil, salt, pepper, and lime juice. The veggie is sauteed in a skillet until slightly crisp and tender.

Use olive oil in place of coconut oil for an Italian feel. Lemon juice in place of lime juice will also work well.

2. Green Beans

When thinking about what to serve with porchetta, it is good to consider vegetable side dishes. Porchetta is so hearty and packed with protein that a healthy vegetable is a good idea. These green beans from Cookie and Kate are the perfect dish!

The green beans are sauteed in butter with sliced almonds. The green beans only need to cook for a short amount of time. You want the green beans to stay crisp but just have a little bit of giving under the fork.

A simple seasoning of salt and pepper is all these green beans need. Serve them while they are nice and hot alongside your Italian roast pork.

3. Italian Potato Salad

An Italian potato salad is a great side dish to serve with Italian roast pork! Foods from the same country of origin tend to go well together.

This is definitely the case with Gimme Some Oven’s Italian baby potato salad recipe and your favorite pork loin recipe.

Small potatoes are chopped and boiled until tender. The potatoes are tossed with an Italian vinaigrette, mozzarella cheese, artichoke hearts, olives, and salami.

The longer the Italian potato salad marinates, the stronger the flavors. A powerful potato salad is definitely a great dish to serve with porchetta.

4. Italian Roasted Potatoes

While we are looking at Italian side dishes, we should definitely add Italian roasted potatoes to our list. These roasted potatoes from Jo Cooks are completely irresistible.

The potatoes are roasted in the oven with a little olive oil until the outside is golden brown and crispy. The nice crunchy texture will go well with the pork belly skin on the porchetta.

Parmesan cheese coats the roasted potatoes adding a nice salty taste. Italian seasoning is a simple way to flavor the potatoes. Sometimes simple is best!

5. Roasted Tomatoes

Roasted tomatoes are not only a great side dish to serve with porchetta, but they also make a fantastic sauce. This recipe from Foodiecrush is one you should definitely try.

Small, fresh tomatoes are cut in half then drizzled with a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. A little rosemary is added to the tray for extra flavor.

Try using juicy cherry tomatoes interspersed with some fresh thyme or chopped basil. Top the tomatoes with some creamy mozzarella for an even more Italian flavor.

Scoop the roasted tomatoes onto the plate with your porchetta dinner. You can also mash or blend the roasted Italian tomatoes and pour the fresh sauce right on top of the porchetta.

This may just be the answer to the question of what to serve with porchetta!

6. Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

Roasted cauliflower steaks are a great side dish to serve with porchetta. They are very nutritious, and the flavor of the veggie compliments the pork roast perfectly.

These cauliflower steaks from Jessica Gavin are drizzled with olive oil then sprinkled with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. The blend of seasonings is great with a seasoned pork belly roast.

7. Radicchio Fennel Salad

Fennel, radicchio, and endive salad is an incredible and flavorful side to serve with porchetta. The strong taste of the fennel and radicchio will hold up well next to the traditional Italian dish.

We love this radicchio fennel salad from Simply Recipes mainly because of the homemade fennel dressing. Fresh fennel fronds are blended with lemon juice, dijon mustard, sugar, and olive oil.

The mix is so unique that you will crave this salad often.

8. Homemade Pasta

Homemade pasta is the perfect side dish to serve with porchetta. Making pasta is not that hard, especially when you use this recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking. You only need two ingredients and no pasta machine at all!

Boil your fresh pasta and pile it into a large bowl. Slice your porchetta and place it on top of the homemade pasta. Add pasta sauce if you’d like, or just a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

You will have an incredible hearty dinner that you will want to recreate again and again!

9. Dinner Rolls

A warm, soft dinner roll is the perfect side dish to pair with porchetta. There is nothing quite like a homemade roll! Use this recipe from Modern Honey to make the best buttery rolls we have ever tried.

Using a stand mixer will make homemade rolls even easier to make. The mixer kneads the dough, cutting your work in half!

Rolling the dough into rolls does take a little practice, but it is a fun kitchen project you will surely enjoy! You will be especially happy when your fresh rolls are hot out of the oven, ready to enjoy with your porchetta.

10. Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Roasted sweet potatoes pair perfectly with porchetta. The sweet taste of the potatoes is delicious with the salty Italian roast pork. This recipe from Chelsea’s Messy Apron is exactly what to serve with porchetta.

Sweet potatoes are peeled, chopped, and tossed with olive oil and seasonings. We like the spicy kick of the chili powder and cumin in the recipe; however, you can feel free to skip the spice.

A little chopped parsley sprinkled over the cooked sweet potatoes will do!

11. Parmesan White Bean Soup

A big bowl of creamy parmesan white bean soup is an ideal side dish to serve with porchetta. The warm soup goes perfectly with the pork roast and creates a very hearty meal.

We love this parmesan white bean soup recipe from Cafe Delites. It is full of healthy beans, spinach, and Italian seasonings. Add some sliced tomatoes for even more veggies.

We recommend making a double batch of this soup. It stores really well, and there is a good chance you will have leftover porchetta to serve with the soup all week long!

12. Caprese Salad

A fresh Caprese salad is a delicious side dish for porchetta. It is especially great in the summer when tomatoes are ripe and in season. Use this recipe from Cooking Classy as a guide to help you create the perfect Caprese salad.

Large, sliced tomatoes are layered with fresh mozzarella. Chopped basil is sprinkled over the plate, and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar is poured over the top.

Using balsamic reduction in place of balsamic vinegar will give the salad a stronger, sweeter taste. Be sure to make the Caprese salad right before you plan to enjoy it for the best, fresh flavor.

13. Mashed Potatoes

Hearty mashed potatoes make a great side dish for porchetta. We love these creamy potatoes from Spend With Pennies.

Yukon gold or Russet potatoes are best for making mashed potatoes. They have the perfect balance of starch that makes the potatoes creamy and soft rather than sticky or dry.

Make sure you use extra butter as directed in the recipe. Butter, cream, and milk are what make these potatoes so flavorful and tasty.

Try topping the mashed potatoes and porchetta with the same sauce to make your meal more cohesive. Mustard, caper browned butter, or an Italian salsa verde will both work wonderfully.

15. Roasted Veggies

Still trying to decide what to serve with porchetta? Roasted veggies may be your answer. Use the directions from Minimalist Baker to make the best roasted vegetables you have ever had.

Hearty vegetables roast the best. Root veggies, like carrots, beets, and potatoes, all roast well. The crispy outer skin of the vegetables lends to a tender inside.

A little seasoning on the veggies will bring the side dish to life. Try sprinkling some garlic powder, fresh thyme, or even fennel seeds over the vegetables before placing the tray in the oven.

16. Kale Salad

A light side dish recipe is always a good idea to pair with hearty porchetta. Kale is an extremely healthy green that tastes great and is also good for you.

Give this recipe from Skinnytaste a try. Kale, quinoa, and cranberries are the main ingredients in the salad, and they blend together in just the right way.

This recipe is quite flexible as well. Fall harvest Honeycrisp apple kale salad sounds like a great twist.

Using a dijon mustard dressing for the salad is another great way to make the recipe fresh and exciting. Although, red wine vinegar dressing may par better with your salty meat.

Keep the flavors of the porchetta in mind while you play around with ingredient additions.

17. Garlic Bread

Homemade garlic bread is flavorful, warm, and irresistible. So much fresh garlic flavor goes into this tasty bread that you will want to make the recipe again and again. It is one of the best porchetta side dishes on our list!

Garlic bread is a classic side of Italian food. All that garlic is an Italian signature! This recipe from The Cookie Rookie will help you create the perfect homemade garlic bread.

Take this recipe and try adding a little tomato sauce, some creamy mozzarella, and your favorite pizza topping to the bread. This is an easy way to make soft pizza to serve with your porchetta.

18. Italian Tomato Soup

A warm bowl of Italian tomato soup may be the best answer to the question of what to serve with porchetta. This recipe from The Kitchn is full of incredible flavors that you really can’t find in any other soup.

The soup is made with fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, kale, cannellini beans, and seasonings. There is no need to serve your meal with a side of bean salad or roasted cauliflower. This soup is packed with veggies!

Cubed bread is added to the soup to give it texture and lightness. Some parmesan cheese is sprinkled over the top of the soup as a finishing touch.

Try adding some bell peppers to the soup. Italian bell pepper stew is a flavorful dish you will love to serve with your favorite porchetta recipe.

19. French Fries

French fries and porchetta are a match made in heaven. Make your own French fries using this recipe from A Cozy Chef.

Russet potatoes make the best fries. You can season and deep fry the potatoes or roast them in the oven until golden brown. Be sure to serve the fries while they are nice and hot for the best results.

20. Flatbread Pizza

Pizza and porchetta go hand in hand with classic Italian foods. Why not serve these two classics together!

A flatbread pizza can be served as an appetizer to your porchetta dinner, or it can be paired with the main course. Use this recipe from SkinnyMs. as a guide.

Feel free to add your favorite pizza toppings to the dish. I love crispy prosciutto and fresh basil on my flatbread. These ingredients are also delicious next to salty porchetta.

Delicious Sides for Italian Roast Pork Loin

There are so many amazing sides that you can pair with porchetta. The classic main course may be hard to make, but your sides don’ have to be!

Think about the flavors of the porchetta, the texture of the meat, and even the presentation of the pork. Choose side dish recipes that compliment all of these tastes! Enjoy.