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Home » Side Dishes & Snacks

Must-Make Side Dishes

Healthy Side dishes and snack recipes that go alongside any main dish to form a complete meal. These easy, approachable sides and snacks will level up your mealtimes 100%

 

You’ve gotta make my Garlic Herb Roasted Vegetables on repeat for meal prep! This Italian Salad recipe is the perfect side for large families, and my Greek Pasta Salad is incredible for summertime.

Large bowl full of corn and tomato salad with a golden spoon to the side, a napkin, and a bowl of seasonings.

Corn and Tomato Salad

8 minutes mins
Stack of oatmeal protein bars with many bars all around.

Chewy Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Protein Bars

35 minutes mins
Blue plate of breakfast cookies topped with chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, and hemp seeds. A bowl of hemp seeds and a golden napkin to the side.

No-Bake Breakfast Cookies

20 minutes mins
Kale slaw in a wooden bowl and two small bowls with servings of slaw. A small bowl of pumpkin seeds and a napkin to the side.

Crunchy Kale Slaw

15 minutes mins
Bowl of black bean salad with onions, tomatoes, and corn.

Black Bean Salad

10 minutes mins
Lemon Poppy Seed Energy Balls on a plate with a bowl of hemp seeds to the side and a fresh lemon cut in half.

Lemon Poppy Seed Energy Balls

15 minutes mins
Bowl full of baby bok choy with sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Sesame Garlic Sautéed Bok Choy

16 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of coconut lime rice.

Coconut Lime Rice

20 minutes mins
Blueberry Oatmeal Bars on a sheet of parchment paper, cut into slices.

6-Ingredient Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

28 minutes mins
Two green kabocha squash on a wooden table.

Roasted Kabocha Squash

1 hour hr
Butternut squash halves cut side up on a baking sheet, fresh out of the oven.

Cinnamon Maple Roasted Butternut Squash

50 minutes mins
Black plate full of energy balls sprinkled with hemp seeds. A bowl and measuring cup of oats and hemp seeds to the side.

No Bake Protein Power Balls

15 minutes mins
Large white bowl of energy balls with raw nuts and seeds sprinkled around, ready to eat

Fig and Date Energy Balls

20 minutes mins
Two bowls of creamy tomato soup with a spoon and fresh basil leaves.

Tomato Bisque Soup (Dairy-Free)

50 minutes mins
Orange ginger cranberry sauce in a bowl with fresh oranges and a blue napkin to the side.

Ginger Orange Cranberry Sauce

35 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of brussel sprouts, ready to serve.

Brussel Sprouts with Caramelized Onions and Bacon

Plate stacked with melting potatoes with pecans and maple, ready to serve.

Maple Butter Melting Sweet Potatoes

40 minutes mins
Easy Creamy Cauliflower Soup in a white bowl

Potato Leek Soup

50 minutes mins
Stainless steel skillet full of sauteed broccoli and mushrooms, ready to eat.

Sauteed Broccoli and Mushrooms with Crispy Bacon and Parmesan

35 minutes mins
Plate of energy balls with a red napkin and cinnamon sticks to the side.

Cinnamon Raisin Protein Energy Balls

15 minutes mins
Large jar full of vegetables and vinegar solution to make quick pickled vegetables.

Quick Pickled Vegetables

30 minutes mins
Shrimp skewers sprinkled with fresh parsley, ready to eat.

Grilled Shrimp Skewers

33 minutes mins
Cranberry Almond Protein Balls on a black plate with a bowl of dried cranberries and almonds to the side.

Cranberry Almond Protein Balls

15 minutes mins
Glass jar of trail mix with trail mix scattered about.

The Best Trail Mix (Made with Only 5 Ingredients!)

5 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of cheesy vegan roasted cauliflower sprinkled with pistachios and ready to serve.

“Cheesy” Vegan Roasted Cauliflower

45 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of macaroni salad with small bowls of salad and a bowl of chopped green onions

Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

25 minutes mins
White plate with blueberry muffins and one sliced in half, exposing the blueberry inside.

Blueberry Protein Muffins

35 minutes mins
Green bean salad in a white bowl with a golden spoon and a red napkin to the side.

Mediterranean Green Bean Salad

17 minutes mins
Large bowl of Italian salad with a golden serving spoon, golden napkin, and bowl of cherry tomatoes to the side.

Big Classic Italian Salad

10 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of bean salad with a golden spoon, ready to serve for dinner.

Easy Three Bean Salad

8 minutes mins
Wooden bowl with asparagus salad inside

Roasted Asparagus Salad

25 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of broccoli slaw with a wood inlay spoon, ready to serve. A bowl of sunflower seeds to the side and a golden napkin.

Crunchy Broccoli Slaw

15 minutes mins
Stainless steel skillet full of glazed meatballs with green onions and sesame seeds on top.

Sesame Garlic Meatballs

32 minutes mins
Black plate of pan-fried shrimp, drizzled in bang bang sauce with lemons to the side. A small bowl with more bang bang sauce and a napkin.

Bang Bang Shrimp

27 minutes mins
Acorn Squash stuffed with quinoa, pecans, goat cheese, dried cranberries sitting on a wooden plate.

Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash

1 hour hr
Large casserole dish of sweet potato casserole with pecan crumb topping.

Sweet Potato Casserole with Streusel Topping

1 hour hr 35 minutes mins
Maple Roasted Carrots in a wooden bowl with feta, dried cranberries and walnuts and a small bowl of parsley to the side.

Maple Roasted Carrots with Feta and Dried Cranberries

30 minutes mins
Wooden spoon scooping some green bean casserole out of the slow cooker.

Crock Pot Green Bean Casserole

3 hours hrs
Bowl of shaved brussel sprout salad with all sorts of goodies inside and balsamic vinaigrette in the background.

Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

40 minutes mins
White bowl of candied pecans with raw pecans all around.

Easy Maple Candied Pecans

7 minutes mins
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