Side dishes recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

corn fritters

courtesy julia moskins cook fight ny times

Avocado salsa

Enjoy on the side or as a dip

Avocado Pasta

Delicious, creamy (with no milk or cream!), and healthy. Makes a great side dish, or top with grilled chicken for a complete meal. Pairs well with…

Cornbread and Sweet Sausage Stuffing

This recipe gets rave reviews!

Homemade Cole Slaw

A perfect side for burgers and sandwiches.

Scalloped Potatoes ~ Microwave Quick!

Scalloped potatoes cooked in 12 minutes? Compare that to the hour-and-a-half baking time most scalloped potato…

Creamed Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes

Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our…

Spinach Casserole

Delicious side dish combining chopped spinach with a Parmesan cheese sauce.

Succotash with Fresh Herbs & Smoked Meat

To a great extent, succotash was another of the many gifts to the table from Native Americans. Corn, beans and…

Beet and Carrot Pancake/patty

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

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

Band Booster hot dog sauce

great at the game or at home

Potato Spinach Gratin.Goes great with anything,try it with the Lobster stuffed Beef Wellington.

A great Holiday dish Pairs well with everything.

In-a-Pinch Cranberry Sauce made from Dried Cranberries

I serve turkey year round but forget to keep canned cranberry sauce on hand; even when I do it's hard to use up…

Black Beans with Smoked Bacon (feijoada)

More often than not I prepare black beans vegetarian. However I wanted to compare them to a recipe from "South…