American side dishes recipes with 100 or fewer calories

Creole Style Butter Beans

Butter beans (another name for Lima beans) are super healthy and flavorful. I've been looking for a simple and flavorful way to cook these, and…

Homemade Cranberry-Apple Sauce

If some people at your Thanksgiving dinner like cranberry sauce and others prefer applesauce this recipe just might work for you... We decided to…

Chili Sauce

Chili sauce is one answer to that bumper tomato harvest. The perky piquant sauce can compliment many classic recipes like meatballs, meatloaf,…

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

This is a great side dish.

Dairy Food Safety

How Safe Are Your Dairy Products? Many Americans often question how long dairy products can be safely stored, what type of milk container to buy,…

Asparagus with Parmesan Crust

Can be used as either a side dish or a warm appetizer. Indulge yourself with the finest balsamic vinegar you can find.

Fat Free Sweet Potato Souffle

If you live in the Carolinas you are pretty much required to love sweet potatoes. And generally they’re pretty healthy but to make them really tasty…

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…

Pan Seared Asparagus Spears

The farmer’s markets are bursting with so many wonderful vegetables to choose from. June is here and the weather is heating up in the Carolinas.…

Plum Pineapple Jam

I devised this recipe when I wanted a variation of plum jam and thought why not use canned crushed pineapple? The result was beautiful jewel-tone…

Broccoli Rabe with Lemon!

This is a perfect side dish. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo

Grilled Asparagus

SKILLET CABBAGE

Baked Acorn Squash with Pine Nuts and Garlic

Delicious and beautiful side dish. Pile it up and serve it for company! (Or eat it with your hands in front of…

Baked Green Tomatoes

Quick and tasty adjunct for spaghetti.