American summer side dishes recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $0.5 per serving

Chili Sauce

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

Festive Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is colorful and zesty! Serve warm or at room temperature.

Cooler Corn

Large gatherings of people who like corn on the cob requires a couple of lobster pots or a wash tub and a lot of boiling water and patience. Not…

Copper Carrots

Boston Baked Beans

Deep flavored, muscular, savory baked beans for people who love the experience of good slow-cooked fare.

Cardamom Carrots

This side of sweet carrots with a hint of cardamom blend well. They're particularly nice during the holiday's, served up with poultry.

Savory Baked Sweet Corn

A farm dish makes it to the city table. Use fresh sweet corn for a tasty creamy hot side dish with fried chicken and green beans. ©2007-2014…

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…

Pineapple Rice with Green Soybeans

This colorful rice side or vegetarian entrée is a healthy and novel departure from same-old, same-old steamed…

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Caramelized Onion and Sage

If you've been searching for a new sweet potato recipe to serve, look no further! These twice baked sweet…

Roasted Beets

Think you don't like beets? Once you've roasted your own fresh beets, you'll never settle for the can again. You don't peel them until they are…

Grandma's Cheese Macaroni Casserole

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

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…

Vegetable Pancakes

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

Slow Cooked Sweet Baked Beans

Delicious beans with any BBQ, picnic fare, great with grilled meats as a side dish.