American side dishes recipes with 400 or fewer calories costing less than $0.5 per serving

Red Beans and Rice

Comfort food from New Orleans.

Grandma's Cheese Macaroni Casserole

Creamy southern style Macaroni and Cheese with a crunchy cracker topping. Great make ahead dish for events and…

Vegan spicy sautéed mushrooms in 10 minutes.

It is mushroom season, and I wrote a lot about (button) crimini mushrooms lately. Button mushrooms have an…

Creamy Mac and Cheese

Super Low Calorie Honey Mustard Broccoli Slaw

I love all kinds of slaw, particularly this flavorful one! Using broccoli slaw is a wonderful alternative to…

Squash Patties

So often after Thanksgiving and the holidays we quit thinking of pumpkin and squashes. But with healthy eating on my mind I wanted to incorporate…

3 cheese baked gnocchi mac and cheese

a creamy delicious mac and cheese with a twist

Vegetable Pancakes

"fritter-like" cakes containing fresh vegetables. Make them small and serve as appetizers or make them larger for a delicious side dish.

Golden Olive Oil Roasted Potatoes

Creamy Yukon gold potatoes make for a great side dish for dinner or fried up as a side for breakfast.

Southern BBQ Baked Beans

This one takes a little time but it's worth it.

RED CABBAGE AND APPLES

Potato Filled Onion Cups

These onion cups are a nice switch from the usual side dishes. Sometimes I like to add shredded sharp cheddar or pepper jack cheese to the cups for…

Easy Crock Pot Orzo

I love the versatility of a crock pot, from desserts, to soups to even this easy orzo side dish. It takes no time to prepare and only a few short…

Spicy Red Anjou Pear Sauce:

A cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice flavored sauce made from Red Anjou Pears. A tasty side dish to have with pork, chicken or vegetarian as salad or…

Cheddar~Jalapeno Skillet Corn Bread

Savory at its best, serve with any Mexican Fare.