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.

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When you think of grilled vegetables, corn, eggplant, peppers and zucchini usually come to mind. But did you know you can make brussels sprouts on the grill too? They come out charred on the edges and make the perfect side to grilled steaks, pork or chicken.
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Grilled Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze

32 mins
This creamy potato salad made with rainbow potatoes, celery, pickles, mustard and dill is lightened up using half mayonnaise, half yogurt. Perfect for picnics and backyard parties all summer long.
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Rainbow Potato Salad

25 mins
This Mexican inspired dish of Cauliflower Rice uses finely chopped cauliflower, which makes a fantastic low-carb, grain-free stand in for rice.
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Mexican Cauliflower “Rice”

10 mins
This shredded raw brussels sprout salad with bacon and avocado can be eaten as a main or a side dish. Because raw brussels stand up so well to dressing, it's also great to make ahead – just add the avocado right before serving.
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Shredded Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Bacon and Avocado

15 mins
An easy 5-ingredient carrot salad that is lemony, bright and delicious! You don't need a spiralizer to make it, you can use pre-shredded carrots or use a potato peeler to cut the carrots into ribbons.
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Spiralized Carrot Salad with Lemon and Dijon

15 mins
Colcannon is an Irish mashed potato dish mixed with greens and sometimes cabbage. This low-carb mash uses cauliflower in place of potatoes and added kale, which I have to say is really darn good!
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Creamy Cauliflower Mash with Kale (Low-Carb Colcannon)

30 mins
Roasted Spiralized Butternut Squash Noodles are a healthy pasta alternative or side dish that only takes about 10 minutes to roast in the oven.
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Roasted Spiralized Butternut Squash Noodles

25 mins
Puerto Rican Beans
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Puerto Rican Style Beans

25 mins
Sesame Orange Broccoli
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Sesame Orange Broccoli

15 mins
In an effort to still enjoy the flavors yet lighten things up a bit, I decided to create this roasted cauliflower and chickpea dish with minty yogurt. It’s great for lunch or as a side dish with dinner.
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Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas with Minted Yogurt

30 mins
Madison, my youngest daughter loves raw carrots. She gets them in her lunch box every single day, so when she saw these rainbow carrots in Trader Joe's, she couldn't believe carrots came in so many colors so I had to buy them for her to taste. The colors are just gorgeous, but you can also use orange carrots for this recipe.
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Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Ginger

35 mins
These sweet potatoes are sliced and roasted in the oven, then drizzled with balsamic and topped with parmesan and fresh herbs.
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Parmesan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Glaze

1 hr 15 mins
This Quick Mexican Brown Rice is the perfect side dish that goes with everything from tacos, enchiladas, refried beans –you name it!
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Quick Mexican Brown Rice

10 mins
Asian Spicy Garlic Edamame is a flavor explosion in your mouth! An easy, totally addicting snack or side dish!
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Spicy Garlic Edamame

15 mins
Roasted Heirloom Carrots with Feta, Lemon and Truffle
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Roasted Heirloom Carrots with Feta, Truffle and Lemon

40 mins
This easy light summer salad, made with cucumbers, strawberries, almonds and fresh herbs is great alongside grilled chicken, fish or for a light lunch you can double the serving and add some goat cheese to the mix or serve it over quinoa for more protein.
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Strawberry Cucumber Salad

15 mins
I think it was on an episode of MasterChef Junior that I heard the quote "what grows together, goes together" which makes so much sense. Zucchini, tomatoes and basil are just made for each other, you can serve as a side dish, as suggested, or even as a main dish topped with some grilled shrimp or chicken.
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Quick Spiralized Zucchini and Grape Tomatoes

15 mins
Skinny Shrimp Salsa is so good, you might not want to share! Made with shrimp, tomatoes, cilantro, red onion and lime juice. Bring this to a party and watch it disappear!
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Shrimp Salsa

15 mins
This savory Watermelon "Pizza" with Feta and Balsamic is delicious, refreshing and makes a fun summer salad or side dish with anything you're grilling!
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Watermelon “Pizza” with Feta and Balsamic

15 mins
Watermelon Caprese Salad is a delicious summer twist on the classic Caprese typically made with tomato.
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Watermelon Caprese Salad

25 mins