Side Dish, Easy Recipes

Quick braising creates a nice texture and flavor. Not mushy or overcooked with simple flavors make it a quick and economical side.

Honey, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper, these a few ingredients create a tasty, sweet and buttery glazed mini carrots.

Sweet corn and juicy cherry tomatoes are combined with a quick, easy and smoky cheese garlic sauce. You can have it as a side dish or a simply delicious main course. Next day the leftover tastes even better.

This quick and easy sauteed peas are very tasty, red onions and fresh mint are great accompaniments. The dish comes out refreshing and flavorful!

These easy to make mashed potatoes are very smooth and creamy. The garlic is boiled with the potatoes which embeds the garlic into the potatoes.

Refreshing lime cilantro sour cream dip is great with some baked sweet potato wedges.

This quick, easy and refreshing green bean salad is a great side dish in any occasion.

Slightly sweet orange Asian flavors dressing coats the sweetness and crispness of the sugar snap peas in this light quick and easy side dish.

Esparragos con tomatillos: blanched asparagus topped with raw chopped tomatillo, tomato, and crumbled cotija. A simple, bright Mexican-style vegetable side in 15 minutes.

New potatoes in a tangy cheesy butter caper sauce.

Brussel sprouts develop a deep flavor and retain their texture when roasted (no more mushy brussels sprouts). Then they're tossed with a flavorful quick and easy sun-dried tomato pesto.

Arugula (Rocket) or Baby Spinach tossed with a flavorful warm mushroom and onion dressing. A perfect balancing of fresh clean flavor with a warm woodsy note from the mushrooms.

Simple ingredients create this sophisticated side dish. The bacon performs double-duty creating a silky coating for toasting the Israeli couscous as well as garnish. The couscous and peas produce a very pleasing texture while the bacon and lemon contribute tang and a silky mouth-feel.

Quick, easy to make, and it's also very tasty. Serve this freshly homemade hummus with store-bought or homemade pita bread.

Made this recipe with low-fat sour cream and a bit mayonnaise, deliciously creamy, and loved the fruitiness from the apples. This coleslaw is delicious at many ways, topping for burgers, sandwiches, even hot dogs, pulled pork...

A quick steam keeps the brussel sprout green and fresh. Browned butter develops a nutty rich flavor. Toss them together with some toasted almonds and simple seasonings and they create a winning recipe that will make you wonder why you didn't like brussel sprouts when you were a kid.