Dinner party side dishes recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

Cream Corn Casserole

mashed potatoes

These are special, and go well with the pan gravy recipe I am posting. Using Yukon Gold potatoes, you can either leave all the skins on, or, as I…

Lemon Cashew Nut Rice

Ghee and curry leaves scented rice with cashew nuts and coconut.

Long Beans (Kacang Panjang) In Milk And Turmeric Gravy

Cooked with coconut milk, cumin seeds and turmeric for its creaminess and vibrant color.

Chinese New Year Spicy Shrimp Floss Seafood

With a mix of succulent Cuttlefish and Prawns, it's spicy, it's sweet, and it's lip-smacking good!

Healthy Stuffed Bitter Gourd Boat with Minced Pork

Be enticed by the kaleidoscope of colours & flavours slowly coaxed into this Stuffed Bitter Gourd Boat with…

Cheesy Potatoes

This is so easy to make but it will give that WOW factor to your dinner. I used potato chips for the topping, but most recipes call for corn…

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…

Gobi 65

Cauliflower florets - nicely tender to the bite, coated with puffy batter and scented with cumin seeds and curry leaves.

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…

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…

Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken)

A blend of creamy, peppery and natural sour tang from the yogurt into the tender and juicy chicken pieces.

Cabbage Stir Fried with Kadalai Paruppu/Chana Dal And Cumin Seeds

Unless you enjoy pairing this dish with something else, it's lovely with…

Aloo Gobi

Potatoes, cauliflower, green peas and spices.

Hudson's Nutmeg Scalloped Potatoes

"Cooking Fearlessly" Hudson's on the Bend Restaurant