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Must-Make Side Dishes

Baked Carrot Fries are quick and easy to prepare and make for a healthy side dish to any main entrée.

Baked Carrot Fries

30 mins

Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad with fresh vegetables - a quick and easy pasta salad recipe using leftover chicken - amazing side dish for summer!

Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad

25 mins

Mayo-Free Macaroni Salad Recipe - simple ingredients, lots of flavor and a Greek yogurt dressing make this easy macaroni salad so refreshing!

Mayo-Free Macaroni Salad

30 mins

Big bowl of homemade coleslaw without mayo! Ready to serve.

Mayo-Free Coleslaw

10 mins

Pea Salad with Bacon, raisins, pecans, and red onion in a large wooden serving bowl with a blue napkin to the side.

Pea Salad with Bacon (Mayo-Free)

10 mins

Gluten free Italian pasta salad in a large bowl with a bowl of cherry tomatoes to the side. Pasta noodles, red onions, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and more.

Italian Pasta Salad (Gluten-Free, Vegetarian)

30 mins

White ceramic bowl with cucumber salad inside, sprinkled with sesame seeds. A golden spoon for serving.

Easy Asian Cucumber Salad

15 mins

Roasted Radishes - an easy tutorial on how to make perfect roasted radishes for a healthy side dish.

Roasted Radishes

25 mins

Sweet Potato Hash Recipe in a skillet with crispy bacon, onions, and spinach and a linen wrapped around the handle of the skillet. Pepper grinder to the side.

Sweet Potato Hash

30 mins

Fried Plantains - an easy tutorial on how to make fried plantains - how to pick perfect plantains for frying, how to cut plantains, and more!

Fried Plantains

20 mins

Lemon Asparagus Risotto with garlic and mushrooms - a fresh and easy risotto recipe

Lemon Asparagus Risotto

40 mins

Large ceramic bowl full of creamy rice with sauteed mushrooms on top, ready to serve.

Mushroom Risotto

45 mins

Sweet Potato Animal Style Fries - loaded fries with cheese, caramelized onions and special sauce on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Copycat In & Out Animal Style Fries

55 mins

Plate of sweet potato fries with a small bowl of ketchup, sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley. Ready to serve.

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

35 mins

Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe with napa cabbage. An easy side dish to go along any main entree! Paleo, Keto, Whole30 and delicious!

Cabbage Stir Fry (Keto, Paleo, Whole30)

30 mins

Crispy Baked Avocado "Fries" with Chipotle Dipping Sauce - grain-free, paleo, keto, and whole30! | TheRoastedRoot.net #glutenfree #healthysnack

Crispy Baked Avocado Fries (With Air Fryer Option)

30 mins

Easy Mashed Cauliflower with roasted garlic - creamy mashed cauliflower is a low-carb keto replacement for mashed potatoes. Healthy, flavorful, delicious!

Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower (Keto)

50 mins

Maple Cinnamon Roasted Delicata Squash is a healthy side dish #paleo #glutenfree #holiday

Maple Cinnamon Roasted Delicata Squash

40 mins

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower - an easy superfood side dish with cauliflower, turmeric, garlic powder, liquid aminos and sriracha for a flavorful vegan, paleo, keto side dish

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower (Vegan, Paleo, Keto)

45 mins

Large casserole dish full of creamy brussel sprout casserole with a wooden spoon scooping out some of the casserole.

Creamy Brussel Sprout Casserole (Low-Carb)

50 mins

Garlic Roasted Potatoes - an easy recipe for herby garlicky fingerling potatoes with the perfect crisp. A delightful side dish to any meal!

Garlic Roasted Potatoes

1 hr

Mediterranean Scalloped Potatoes with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and roasted bell peppers. A unique spin on classic scalloped potatoes for an amazing side dish!

Mediterranean Scalloped Potatoes

1 hr 35 mins

Caramelized Cabbage and Bacon - an easy vegetable side dish with cabbage, onions, garlic, and bacon! Use it as a side, or even as a condiment, like caramelized onions

Caramelized Cabbage with Bacon (Keto, Paleo, Whole30)

1 hr 10 mins

Maple Bourbon Cranberry Sauce with cinnamon and orange zest - a flavorful unique approach to homemade cranberry sauce for your Thanksgiving feast!

Maple Bourbon Cranberry Sauce

20 mins

Top down image of a large casserole dish filled with healthy green bean casserole with caramelized onions and bacon on top.

Healthy Green Bean Casserole (Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)

1 hr 30 mins

Two bowls full of kimchi fried rice with chopsticks and sesame seeds to the side.

Kimchi Fried Rice

40 mins

Casserole dish full of cheesy cauliflower casserole with a red napkin to the side and a wooden spoon ready to serve.

Creamy Cauliflower Casserole (Keto)

1 hr

Roasted green beans on a large baking sheet fresh out of the oven with golden brown color.

Roasted Green Beans

25 mins

Apple Fruit Leather - a healthy snack or treat using fresh apples. Fun for kids school lunches or afterschool snack

Apple Fruit Leather

45 mins

Stainless steel skillet of Creamy Tuscan Spaghetti Squash with grey napkin.

Creamy Tuscan Spaghetti Squash (Paleo, Vegan)

1 hr 10 mins

Red Curry Fried Rice - Thai style fried rice with red curry paste and plenty of vegetables

Red Curry Fried Rice

45 mins

Zesty Buttery Lemon Rosemary Rice with sauteed onion and garlic is a flavorful side dish for any meal

Lemon Garlic Rosemary Rice

35 mins

1 large and two small bowls of black bean corn salad

Black Bean Corn Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

30 mins

Bowl of salmon poke with a spoon in it on a white surface

Salmon Poke Recipe

30 mins

bowl of pineapple fried rice with shrimp and cashews

Pineapple Fried Rice

30 mins

Big pot of spanish rice

Homemade Spanish Rice (w/ Instant Pot Option)

30 mins

Hand pulling a cheese pupusa apart so you can see the gooey cheesy inside. A plate with more pupusas and a bowl of salsa and beans.

Cheese Pupusas

50 mins

Turmeric Chicken Fried Rice in a stainless steel skillet with a green napkin to the side and a bowl full of chopped green onions.

Turmeric Chicken Fried Rice

40 mins

Pressure cooker full of black beans with fresh limes to the side.

Instant Pot Black Beans

1 hr 10 mins

roasted carrots on a baking sheet with pumpkin seeds

Apple Cider Glazed Roasted Carrots with Rosemary

40 mins

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