Side dishes recipes with 400 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Homemade Beets

Easy prep recipe for beet lovers. Better than canned!

Chow-Chow Relish

Fall's green tomatoes are a perfect base for a batch of chow-chow. This pickled relish or condiment is lip-smacking good on hotdogs, hamburgers,…

Roasted Butternut Squash

To roast butternut squash you can either roast cut in half, cut side down, in a pan with a little water for about 1-1½ hours and then scoop out of…

Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

An unusual recipe ingredient caught my attention when I saw this on the Internet and after trying it out the recipe went straight to my rotation…

Piccalilli Relish

The final harvest of green tomatoes I relegated to a batch of Piccalilli, a relish of East Indian origin. Just can't get enough of that lightly…

Dipping sauce from water Melon rind

Laster year I had a long recovery from a tumor.but I got my taste buds back and smell. This recipe is one of…

Betty's Cole Slaw

I have tasted alot of cole slaw and this one wins. I use this recipe for alot of caterings.

Herbed Quinoa

Turkey Stuffing or Side: Brown & Wild Rice w/Apples, Cranberries & Pecans

At last ~ a HEALTHY stuffing.....that seems like an oxymoron! High in…

Naan

I LOVE naan and it was sooo easy to make!

Provencal Tomato Roast

So easy, wonderfully sweet, and absolutely delicious.

Cumin & Lime Chickpeas

This was so fresh and delicious.

Bacon Mac (Macaroni & Cheese with Bacon)

It's hard to improve on an American classic, but I think this recipe based on Cooking Light Magazine (9/09)…

Green Bean, Carrot and Mushroom Medley

A quick-to-fix green bean side dish or vegetarian main dish. I like to use my steamer for the beans and…

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