Side Dish, Low-Fat Recipes

Brussel sprouts are sauteed with browned mushrooms, braised in a tasty tomato sauce, and served with toasted pine nuts and homemade croutons.

An Italian twist to Eggs Benedict. Pesto replaces the Hollandaise sauce, mozzarella and tomatoes replaces the ham.

This healthy version of Caesar salad has great flavor. For a complete dinner you can add cooked chicken breasts and toss in salad.

Might want to eat it with a blindfold. It tastes a hell of a lot better than it looks.

Indonesian-style mie goreng with soba noodles, tofu, snow peas, and bean sprouts, tossed in a soy-brown sugar-chili sauce. Vegetarian, low-fat, and on the table in 25 minutes.

Rice primavera with broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a light parmesan-mayo sauce. Vegetarian one-skillet weeknight dinner. Lighter than pasta primavera.

Very light and tasty noodle salad, I added more garlic, and some cucumber, good combination and flavor.

Kick it up a notch with this version of salmon salad. The crispy potatoes make the dish worthy of serving to guests. Be prepared for rave reviews. It can also be stuffed into a pita for a quick and healthy lunch.

A simple quick and easy rice side dish. A great way to quickly dress up plain rice.

A refreshing and tasty cilantro lime rice goes deliciously well with any your favorite Mexican main dishes.

This quick, easy and refreshing dish is a perfect side dish with a pan-seared or oven-baked fish dish.

Quick, easy and flavorful, it goes well with any kind of main course.

This easy, tasty and refreshing couscous salad is a perfect side dish served with an oven-roasted or pan-seared tilapia.

Simply blanched the rapini, then a quick stir-fry with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar. The simply tasty dish can be served as a side dish or toss with cooked pasta to make a meal.

Another dish from my childhood memories, and it's my all-time favorite dish that my mom used to make very often. All the ingredients are inexpensive, but the salad tastes so refreshing and flavorful.

Quick, easy and tasty salad is a great side dish with any main dish.