Healthy Side Dish Recipes

Use a little sugar and lemon juice in the water to make the sweetest, quickest, tastiest boiled corn on the cob.

This is a no-nonsense recipe for corn on the cob. Perfect for when you run out of stove or grill space.

Roasted butternut squash with garlic is a quick and easy side dish ready in less than an hour for a weeknight or a holiday gathering.

Roasted broccoli is quick and easy to prepare with just four ingredients.

Potato pancakes are classic comfort food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Make your own applesauce at home with just apples, sugar, cinnamon, and this recipe.

These are a nice change from regular pancakes. They make a great dinner meal when served with bratwurst sausage. I spread mine with cranberry sauce and top with maple syrup.

A 20-minute refried beans recipe for busy evenings. Hello, Taco Tuesday!

Baby red potatoes roasted to perfection with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

A great roasted potato side dish made with olive oil and herbs.

Colorful, flavorful kabobs are packed with garden produce and pineapple!

These mushrooms are a treasure of the woods hunted by many in the early spring here in Missouri. Simple and quick to fry and enjoy. Finding these can be very hard to find in the woods but well worth the work once you get a mess of them to eat.

A casserole dish of seasonal vegetables that is so easy to prepare. It can be made a day ahead - just reheat before serving. Lemon juice can be substituted for balsamic vinegar, and you can use baking potatoes if you don't have any Yukon Golds on hand.

Favorite at a Brazilian steakhouse in Dallas. Not sure if this is the exact recipe they use but it tastes very close. Great side for kabobs and steak.

Use your slow cooker to make tender baked potatoes while you attend to other things.

Very healthy and tasty sweet potatoes that will be a great addition to any meal. Very easy!

I was looking for a unique way to prepare broccoli and decided to give this a try! Florets are roasted after being tossed in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, and minced garlic. A squeeze of lemon juice before serving seals the deal.

Very flavorful alternative to black beans and rice. Quinoa is a nutty grain from South America.

Roast asparagus is a 15-minute side dish (and YUM).

Kale is sauteed with olive oil and garlic for a simply delicious side dish.

You'll make a bee line for these Chinese buffet favorites—green beans stir-fried with garlic and tossed with a sweet and savory sauce.

Navy beans, molasses, and maple syrup combine to make this classic dish at home.

Crispy fried plantains. A plantain is a very firm banana. Serve as side dish with your meal or as appetizers.

This baked bean recipe uses canned beans instead of the dry type so it is quick and easy to prepare.