North american side dishes recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Perfectly Imperfect Garlic Mashed Potatoes

My take on fancy steakhouses' mashed potatoes - perfect for the weeknight. No peeling required!

Asparagus Almandine

From the description of this recipe reads: "Something magical happens when asparagus meets almonds and lemon. Crispy nuts, tart citrus and ...…

Crispy Potato Cubes

Quinoa with Fresh Corn and Mint

This is a great quinoa dish to serve alongside fish or chicken. I have grown to love quinoa, and it is perfect for this dish. But this would also…

Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa

This is a delicious quinoa recipe that we served with our garlic lime grilled pork chops. This is flavorful enough that you'll want to serve it…

Make Your Own Refried Beans

Why buy the canned refried beans when you can make your own and control what little extras you can add to it? And of course, the way to add the kind…

Phoebe's Plum Sauce

This snappy sauce goes well with poultry, pork, beef, meatloaf and as an eggroll dipping sauce. The spices and hot sauce add just the right punch to…

mashed potatoes

These are special, and go well with the pan gravy recipe I am posting. Using Yukon Gold potatoes, you can either leave all the skins on, or, as I…

Creamy Polenta

Quick and easy side dish

Simply Smoked Potato Wedges

This is a very simple way to add a side of potato wedges to the smoker while doing the main dish on the smoker. Such as ribs, a nice beef roast, or…

Plum Pineapple Jam

I devised this recipe when I wanted a variation of plum jam and thought why not use canned crushed pineapple? The result was beautiful jewel-tone…

Quinoa with Vegetables and Herbs

This was easy and a delicious side for the yogurt chicken I made the other night. My sister raved about this…

Sweet Zucchini Pickles

Too many zucchini - what to do? A recipe by Chuck Allen (Palm Springs) caught my eye. Expectations are high from this retired chef, so he takes this…

Broccoli Rabe with Lemon!

This is a perfect side dish. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo

Broccoli Dip

Easy and flavorful dip for broccoli.