Side dishes recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Urulaikilangu Poriyal (Potato Stir Fry)

A dose of spices, chillies and aromatic curry and coriander leaves; yummylicious.

Garlic Parmesan Quinoa

I found this recipe online at www.thegraciouspantry.com, they have great clean eating recipes. For me there is only two of us so I actually halved…

Quinoa Toss with Chickpeas and Herbs

Browned Butter

The Amish use browned butter on their vegetable and over mashed potatoes. You can make it and keep in the refridgerator til ready to use. It has a…

Knepp (Amish Dumplings)

Knepp are Amish dumplings they are part of an old amish dish Schnitz und Knepp. I will post that recipe as well, but these dumplings can be used in…

Lancaster County Lima Beans

The Amish serve many of their vegetables in cream and most of the are very good. Lima beans in cream are outstanding!

Baked Cabbage

Being Irish I grew up eating cabbage and ham, I love Cabbage. But we always had it plain, or in colcannon. In Lancaster Pa (Amish country) at…

Easy Crock Pot Orzo

I love the versatility of a crock pot, from desserts, to soups to even this easy orzo side dish. It takes no time to prepare and only a few short…

Baked Sweet and Spicy Peppers

Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes

Since we can have great tomatoes year around, we can always enjoy their fresh flavor this way. Remember: Never store your fresh tomatoes in the…

Easy Corn Casserole

My family loves corn anything and this will be a regular thing at our dinners. Thanks to my friend Jaynee Levy-Polis for the recipe.

Collard Greens, corn and Tortilla Strata

A layered casserole of vegetables and flour tortillas. A vegetarian side dish to be enjoyed with or without a…

Colcannon with Kale

An Irish potato dish, colcannon is mashed potatoes with cabbage or kale and a dollop of butter on top. This recipe changed little from Craig…