North american picnic side dishes recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Festive Pasta Salad

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

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese

Everyone will thank you for this one make double if you have big eaters this has never failed me .... This is a very heavy, creamy filling side…

Chili Sauce

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

Avocado Pasta

Delicious, creamy (with no milk or cream!), and healthy. Makes a great side dish, or top with grilled chicken for a complete meal. Pairs well with…

Easy Corn Casserole

My family loves corn anything and this will be a regular thing at our dinners. Thanks to my friend Jaynee Levy-Polis for the recipe.

Orange Sauce (for cooked carrots)

Are you tired of serving plain carrots? This is an excellent sweet sauce you can serve on top of cooked…

Pineapple Heaven

My boyfriends grandmother introduced me to this recipe. I adore it! It is so simple, even your children can help.

Potatoes, Fried Home Style

This recipe is similar to the way my Father would cook potatoes on a Sunday morning. I added the Bell Peppers. If it was good weather, we would…

Garlic Herbed Sweet Potatoes

TRY THIS AT EASTER - it is a signature dish! It is sweet and savory with fresh herbs, dairy products and chicken broth. This is a North…

Cream Corn Casserole

Mac & Cheese

Tater Wedges

Crispy and delicious tater wedges to compliment any meal. Simple and easy to prepare--and frugal on the budget! It's a win-win all the way around…

Giggling Gourmet's Campfire Baked Potatoes

Here's my camp fire baked potato that I make either when we are backpacking or on a good mountain car camp.…

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Delicious, easy, creamy mashed potatoes.