Quick and easy side dishes recipes with 300 or fewer calories

Broccoli with Mustard Sauce

This is a delightfully tasty and simple side dish. The creamy mustard sauce is also a nice complement to cauliflower.

Parsley Potatoes

These fork-tender and flavorful potatoes make an easy yet elegant accompaniment to any main entree

Orange Rice Medley

This is a lovely, slightly sweet side dish. It looks so pretty with the harvest colors of chopped green and red peppers and orange slices tucked in…

Lentil Salad with Warm Spices

Lentils are perfect for cold or room temperature salads. This salad features the warm flavors of cumin, coriander, ginger and turmeric. Red onion…

Crustless Zucchini Pie

I use the term “pie” liberally in this recipe. This is not really a pie per say. I did start out thinking I would put this delicious zucchini…

Shallot Herb Grilled Corn

My immersion blender came with a small bowl and attachment that allows it to work like a food processor. I love it. It is great for small…

Oven Roasted Zucchini

I love zucchini. I could eat it every day and often do in the summer. Nothing better than a big plate of zucchini for dinner. This recipe is…

Cumin & Lime Chickpeas

This was so fresh and delicious.

Macaroni and slaw salad

This recipe comes from my Taste of Home cookbook. It is a delicious, easy to make and my go to salad recipe for potlucks.

Pan Seared Asparagus Spears

The farmer’s markets are bursting with so many wonderful vegetables to choose from. June is here and the weather is heating up in the Carolinas.…

Creole Seasoning

I love this on Hamburgers, chicken, and steak.

Provencal Tomato Roast

So easy, wonderfully sweet, and absolutely delicious.

Fried Rice

Only 4 Weight Watchers points per 3/4 C serving

Fresh Roasted Veggies

Seasoned Crinkle Cut French Fries

Fresh cut potatoes crinkle cut and baked in the oven till crispy.