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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.

Bowl of granola with milk, ready to eat.

The Only Homemade Granola Recipe You’ll Ever Need

50 minutes mins
Herbed ricotta stuffed dates on a plate with chopped pecans on top, ready to serve.

Herbed Ricotta Stuffed Dates

25 minutes mins
Brown rice salad in a wooden bowl with pumpkin seeds and pecans to the side in small bowls. Ready to serve.

Roasted Sweet Potato Brown Rice Salad

45 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of wild rice salad with sauteed onion, cabbage, green beans, white beans, and more.

Lemon Garlic Cabbage Green Bean Wild Rice Salad

1 hour hr
Spoon holding a couple of sliced apples that are softened to perfection with sauce around.

Easy Stewed Apples

22 minutes mins
Cranberry relish in a ceramic bowl with fresh orange slice in the bowl.

Ginger Orange Cranberry Relish

10 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of butternut squash lentil salad with dried cranberries, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and maple balsamic vinaigrette. A golden napkin to the side, a small bowl full of pecans, and pumpkin seeds to the side. A golden spoon inside the bowl, ready to serve the salad

Roasted Butternut Squash Lentil Salad

50 minutes mins
Baking sheet of roasted vegetables with an orange sliced in half.

Orange Balsamic Maple Roasted Vegetables

45 minutes mins
Roasted sweet potatoes on a plate, coated with butter, honey and garlic, with a gold fork picking one up.

Hot Honey Sweet Potato Bites

45 minutes mins
Pistachio energy balls on a black plate with chopped pistachios sprinkled all around. A wooden bowl of ground up pistachios in the background and a golden napkin.

Pistachio Protein Balls

20 minutes mins
Roasted potatoes in a baking dish with lemon slices and fresh oregano.

Crispy Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes

Stack of cookie dough protein bars on a plate with a chocolate layer on top.

No-Bake Cookie Dough Protein Bars

10 minutes mins
Edamame salad in a wooden bowl with a golden spoon and a blue bowl of sesame seeds to the side.

Edamame Salad with Garlic Ginger Dressing

10 minutes mins
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
Graphic for roasted kabocha squash

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
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