American side dishes recipes costing less than $1.5 per serving

Copper Carrots

Tri-Color Vegetable Risotto

Perfectly Imperfect Garlic Mashed Potatoes

My take on fancy steakhouses' mashed potatoes - perfect for the weeknight. No peeling required!

Bacon, Feta and Pear Stuffing

Salty bacon and feta, sweet pears and crusty French bread create a stuffing to simply swoon over!

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce adds a splash of vibrant ruby color to your meal. It’s that hint of bright flavor that makes everything else on the plate taste…

Sweet Potatoes (Yams) with Cranberries and Granny Apples

A family favorite side to holiday dinners. This colorful dish has just the right balance of tart and sweet.

Grown Up Green Beans Casserole

Ditch the canned soup, keep the fried onions...

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…

Creamy Spinach

I think the Boursin Cheese makes the difference in this recipe. Make sure you get the right Boursin as there are several types in the cheese aisle.

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…

Cranberry Grits Casserole

This slightly sweet casserole would make a great Holiday weekend breakfast side with leftover ham or some freshly cooked bacon! I topped mine with…

Scalloped Potatoes ~ Microwave Quick!

Scalloped potatoes cooked in 12 minutes? Compare that to the hour-and-a-half baking time most scalloped potato…

Glazed Carrots

I made these carrots to be a sweet, vegetable side to go with the Caribbean Pork we made tonight. I wanted something that would be sweet like…

Dried Apricots and Currant Rice

Special Baked Potatoes

Here's a great way to change up plain, boring potatoes. I recommend it not just for the taste, but for presentation. It will ooh-n-aah your…