American labor day side dishes recipes costing less than $2.0 per serving

Best Ever Macaroni and Cheese

A family favorite that I've been making for 15 years.

Yellow Garlic Rice and Broccoli

I make this all the time for a quick and easy side dish. Alternately, this can be a main dish by adding 1 lb. of chicken, beef, or pork. my…

Hawaiian Crest Salsa

I came up with this recipe at the spur of the moment to accompany the shrimp recipe I was preparing for a late lunch get-together with several of my…

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Delicious, easy, creamy mashed potatoes.

Lemon Herb Potato Salad

A light and fresh potato salad with a lemon herb dressing. Only 75 calories!

Sage Butter Brussel Sprouts with Prosciutto

I don’t know why brussel sprouts get a bad reputation. If you cook them the right way, they are delicious! This…

Dorothy's Pickled Beets

This is a great and refreshing way to eat beets. No fuss, no muss, just big taste.

Squash Caserole

This recipe is very close to Boston Market's squash casserole. We have always loved this side at the restaurant, but they only have it during the…

Balsamic Mayonnaise

This is mayonnaise set on it's ear. I came up with it one day while making my traditional homemade mayo. I searched my pantry, and to my dismay, I…

Potato salad

I have tried lots of recipes online for potato salad and none came close to really tasting good to me. This one I kind of made up from four…

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…

Grilled Potato Packs

Grilled Potato Packs with Bacon, Cheddar Cheese and Green Onions!

Sweet Green Bean Bundles

Mac & Cheese

Cajun Corn and Bacon Maque Choux

If you don't have time for fresh corn you can always use 1 1/4 c of shoepeg corn with 1/4 c cream corn...