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Quick and easy grains recipes with 500 or fewer calories

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Bulgur Pilaf Faster and easier to cook than rice, bulgur is a grain to consider for making pilaf. High in fiber and low in fat makes this side dish a healthful…	Salad Foodie Jun 2012 Professional	1 vote 5081 views
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…	Nancy Miyasaki Sep 2011 Intermediate	5 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 4473 views
Tabbouleh Salad A refreshing, low calorie, garlicky, tasty bulgur salad.	Micheline Apr 2011 Intermediate	2 votes 5638 views

Garlic Rice This is a very simple side dish that goes really well with any sort of grilled fish or meat. My wife is asian american and we eat rice 4-5 nights a…	John Spottiswood Apr 2008 Advanced	4 votes 2 reviews 8472 views
Pineapple Rice with Green Soybeans This colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed…	Salad Foodie Dec 2013 Professional	1 vote 4916 views
Polenta Squares w/Sherry Mushroom Sauce Although I always ate Polenta growing up, I have just recently been making it for my family. I am really…	Dana Salvo Mar 2011 Advanced	1 vote 3361 views
Couscous with olives Light, easy to prepare and delicious side dish. Serve with meat or fish.	Easy Cook - Laka kuharica Oct 2012 Intermediate	1 vote 1960 views
Couscous Medley Vegetarian side-dish or vegetarian potluck dish; good for picnics as well. For dinner, serve with shish kebab, or barbecued lamb or roast chicken	Vivien Apr 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 2511 views
Baked Polenta with Parmesan & Chives Delicious baked side dish	"Cheffie Cooks" Mar 2016 Advanced	1 vote 1534 views
Cheddar~Jalapeno Skillet Corn Bread Savory at its best, serve with any Mexican Fare.	"Cheffie Cooks" Apr 2016 Advanced	1 vote 1613 views
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…	John Spottiswood Sep 2011 Advanced	2 votes 1 review 1 comment 1830 views
Cranberry Couscous love couscous and thought this recipe would be so tasty, and a new and different side dish for my Thanksgiving meal. The tangy sweetness of the…	Carolinaheartstrings Nov 2011 Intermediate	2 votes 1562 views
Quinoa Salad with Black Beans I used to make this salad with pasta but decided to substitute quinoa and it was great. Cutting the veggies very tiny allows the taste of all of…	Marianne Richards Castiglia Aug 2010 Intermediate	2 votes 2256 views