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Side Dishes

Every great main dish needs delicious sides to go with it. Below you’ll find a collection of my easy, healthy side dishes to complement your next family meal. I have the classics, of course, like garlic mashed potatoes and who doesn’t love a baked sweet potato! Plus loads more salads, and vegetable sides for every dietary need, whether it’s whole30, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, and more. Looking for healthier versions of your favorite holiday side dishes? Try my green bean casserole or this lightened-up version of my mom’s Thanksgiving stuffing.

Summer Side Dish Recipes

Make these healthy side dish recipes for your backyard BBQ, summer potlucks, beach or camping trips.

Greek Pasta Salad is light and fresh, loaded with garden tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a homemade Greek dressing with Kalamata olives and Feta cheese. Perfect for summer parties!
5

Greek Pasta Salad

30 mins
Baby Red Potato Salad
1

Red Potato Salad

25 mins
Grilled Corn Salad with Cojita
2

Mexican-Inspired Grilled Corn Salad with Cotija

30 mins
bowl with watermelon, feta and arugula
2

Watermelon Feta Salad

15 mins

Easy Low-Carb Side Dishes

I love creating satisfying sides, minus the extra calories and carbs. Try these easy low-carb side dish ideas.

Garlic Butter Mushrooms
4

Garlic Butter Mushrooms

15 mins
Spinach Gratin in a casserole dish with a serving spoon.
4

Spinach Gratin

50 mins
Cauliflower Rice
2

Cauliflower Rice

35 mins
Mashed Cauliflower is essentially a creamy cauliflower puree that makes a delicious low-carb or keto alternative to mashed potatoes.
2

Mashed Cauliflower

20 mins

Easy Vegetable Side Dishes

These are the easy vegetable side dishes I make most often and are always on rotation.

Roasted Broccoli with Smashed Garlic
2

Roasted Broccoli with Smashed Garlic

25 mins
String Beans with Garlic and Oil
2

String Beans with Garlic and Oil

15 mins
Grilled Asparagus
1

Grilled Asparagus

18 mins
sheet pan roasted broccoli and cauliflower
4

Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower

45 mins

Rice and Potato Recipes

If you love rice and potatoes, you will love these starchy side dishes.

Latin Yellow Rice
6

Latin Yellow Rice

30 mins
Roasted Sweet Potatoes on a baking sheet.
2

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

50 mins
I am a huge fan of the rice at Chipotle's. Here is my copycat version for their cilantro lime rice, it tastes just like the real thing! Of course, I used less oil. Makes a wonderful side dish for chicken, beef or pork.
6

Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice

25 mins
Baked Potato
4

Perfect Baked Potato

1 hr

Latest Healthy Side Dishes

I have so many side dishes that you can make using your air fryer, grill, oven, or skillet, plus easy no-cook options. No matter the holiday or occasion, these latest side dish ideas are sure to satisfy any and all cravings.

Cucumber Melon Salad
4

Cucumber Melon Salad

15 mins
Tortellini Salad with veggies
6

Tortellini Pasta Salad

1 hr 30 mins
Turmeric Basmati Rice and Peas
6

Turmeric Basmati Rice with Peas

35 mins
Air fry the asparagus
2

Air Fryer Asparagus Recipe

35 mins
baked risotto
7

Baked Risotto

50 mins
Golden Beet Salad
6

Golden Beet Salad

1 hr 30 mins
Sugar Snap Peas
3

Charred Sugar Snap Peas

12 mins
Air Fryer Radishes
1

Air Fryer Radishes

21 mins
White Bean Salad
2

White Bean Salad

30 mins
Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
3

Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts

20 mins
Air Fryer Green Beans
4

Air Fryer Green Beans

15 mins
Stirring jasmine rice in instant pot
5

Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

16 mins
Baked Sweet Potatoes
0

Baked Sweet Potato

55 mins
Black Eyed Peas Salad
1

Black Eyed Pea Salad

54 mins
Broccoli Casserole
6

Broccoli Casserole

1 hr 10 mins
Plate of butternut squash risotto with fork
7

Butternut Squash Risotto

55 mins
Spinach Gratin in a casserole dish with a serving spoon.
4

Spinach Gratin

50 mins
Sausage and Herb Stuffing
4

Sausage Stuffing

1 hr 35 mins
Sweet Potato Casserole
4

Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping

1 hr 45 mins