American side dishes recipes with 100 or fewer calories

Brussels Sprouts with Pearl Onions

A vegetable dish made flavorful and healthy with a sprinkling of sesame seeds over steamed Brussels sprouts and…

Freezing Green Tomatoes

When the tomatoes freeze in the fall, there are still a lot of good green tomatoes on the vine. You can add these frozen green tomatoes to many…

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

Here's a simple but delicious recipe and it's diabetic friendly.

Zucchini Santa Fe

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

Giggling Gourmet's Fall / Winter Stuffing

This is a good stuffing I finally had a chance to create this year. Nice on the earthy farm fresh country…

Asparagus with Lemon Sauce

This fulfilled my need to go beyond that same old, same old steamed asparagus. The lip-smacking sauce is just lemony-perfect. Inspired by…

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…

Broccoli with Mustard Sauce

This is a delightfully tasty and simple side dish. The creamy mustard sauce is also a nice complement to cauliflower.

Chow-Chow Relish

Fall's green tomatoes are a perfect base for a batch of chow-chow. This pickled relish or condiment is lip-smacking good on hotdogs, hamburgers,…

Colorful Oven Vegetables

I often serve this attractive side dish with a steak dinner or at a brunch.

Fresh Corn Salad

A friend of mine here in Dallas made this side salad to go with sliders and it was fantastic.

Cranberry Cole Slaw

Are you craving crunchy freshness right about now? When meltingly tender slow-cooked stews and soups predominate. They are welcome, but sometimes…

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

This is a great side dish.

Summer Squash & Tomato Saute

Lemon-Pepper-Garlic Overnight Refrigerated Pickles

The easiest and best homemade pickles! We love these.