Side dishes, 500 or fewer calories Recetas

Arroz A La Mexicana

Zucchini Santa Fe

This fast side is great with the green chilies. It gives this recipe a great zip.

Orange Sauce (for cooked carrots)

Are you tired of serving plain carrots? This is an excellent sweet sauce you can serve on top of cooked…

Potatoes With Parsley and Garlic - Pommes Parsillade

These are the fantastic potatoes you've probably had in a french bistro...the ones that weren't pommes frites…

Green Beans with Basil and Tomato

This is an attractive and tasty side dish. The butter, basil and tomato adds a nice flavor boost to the green…

Mexican Rice Pilaf

Generally, Mexican cooks make this rice with fresh tomatoes, but ever the corner-cutter, I use petite diced, drained.

Homemade Nutella

Creamy Chocolate Hazelnut Spread you can make at home

Incredible, Skinny Roasted Garlic Mashers

This recipe is it! These are one of my favorite ways to make mashed potatoes. And for garlic lovers, a dream…

Steamed Green Beans with Lemon & Dill

Delightfully easy and refreshing, these lemon-laced green beans compliment chicken, pork, beef or vegetarian…

Cardamom Carrots

This side of sweet carrots with a hint of cardamom blend well. They're particularly nice during the holiday's, served up with poultry.

Creamy Polenta

Quick and easy side dish

Orange Marjoram Carrots

It can be hard to come by a vegetable dish both children and adults enjoy. You'll appreciate this recipe because it found that middle ground.…

Homemade White Butter

You must be wondering why you should bother with making your own butter. There are actually several reasons! First, it's really easy and also you…

Easy-Does-It Fried Rice

Leftover rice is a perfect excuse to make fried rice, and this is a simple recipe for a favorite oriental comfort food. Add in any desired meat or…