Side dishes recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Copper Carrots

Hashbrown Casserole

If you love Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole, then you have to try this remake of it! It tastes like it just came out of the restaurant!

Simple Sesame Green Beans

I realize that 5 stars is an awfully high rating for such a simple dish. But honestly, I end up eating a pound of green beans every time I make…

Honey-Ginger Glazed Carrots

This is a standard side dish for us when we're serving an asian-inspired meal. It's also great with any grilled meat. The honey brings out the…

Buttered Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. Opponents of the vegetable swear it tastes like metal. Or worse, like feet. But when coated with the right…

Bow Ties With Bacon And Tomatoes

Bow-tie pasta dresses up this easy skillet side for a special occasion or a weeknight family meal!

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…

German Spaetzle

Spaetzle (SPETZ-LAY) is a traditional, and very popular German noodle. It's excellent to use in place of egg noodles. In Bavaria, where my family…

Arroz A La Mexicana

Potatoes au Gratan

This recipe was adapted from a little booklet put out in the 1930s by Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. for the new electric range…

German Potato Salad

A delicious warm potato salad that pairs wonderfully breaded pork chops

Bitter Gourd Chicken with Fermented Black Beans

Bitter gourd or bitter melon is delicious cooked in this simple Chinese dish. Bitter gourd is very low in…

Zucchini Santa Fe

This fast side is great with the green chilies. It gives this recipe a great zip.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Roasting garlic in the oven brings out its sweet, nutty flavor. So it doesn't overpower mellow mashed potatoes. If you're looking for a Diabetic…

Czech Potato Pancakes

These little snacks are popular street food in the Czech Republic, and they are available at roadside stalls and cafe's. Quick and easy to make,…