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

Sesame Noodle Salad

I would highly recommend making them at least 6 hours before and preferably 24 hours. The noodles absorb the "sauce" and the flavors meld.

PA pickles

This is a recipe my dad used to make in the summer. I completely forgot about it until recently when I went back to my hometown and was served it…

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…

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…

Kale with Kalamata Olives

Kale is hearty and healthy, and often teams in winter soups with potatoes and beans. But in this recipe, based on Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian…

Quick polenta

Broccoli 2/3 cup pp

Aztec Corn 400pp

Islanders Rice 400pp@3/4cup

Mashed Potatoes 400pp@1/2cup

Vegetable medley 400pp@3/4cup

Honey Dijon Vegetables-400

Yield 400-3/4c srvngs

Tijuana Rice

Sweet Corn with Parmesan and Cilantro Recipe

A little tart and a touch sassy, this fun way to fix corn will be a hit. Just a few minutes of pan frying gives…

Pineapple Rice with Green Soybeans

This colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed…