Side Dish Recipes

Bacon fried rice with mushrooms, peas, bell pepper, scallions, and scrambled egg tossed in soy sauce. A quick skillet fried rice using leftover rice and simple pantry ingredients.

Kashmiri stir-fry with eggplant and broccoli seasoned with asafetida, cayenne, and paprika. A simple, vegan Indian wok dish that uses just a handful of spices to bring bold Kashmiri flavor to everyday vegetables.

This quick and easy to make salad is tasty and flavorful, the roasted bell peppers, white beans, and feta cheese go very well with the mixed greens, tossed with a very light vinaigrette, which gives the salad a refreshing taste.

Orange-pecan couscous cooked in orange juice with cinnamon sticks, cloves, turmeric, and raisins. A fragrant, Moroccan-inspired side dish ready in under 30 minutes.

Turkey pasta salad with red grapes, celery, and creamy mayo-sour cream dressing over mostaccioli. An easy cold lunch or potluck side that turns leftover holiday turkey into something genuinely crave-worthy.

Mushrooms and chestnuts in a light cream sauce with butter, flour, and half-and-half, served over baked potatoes. A rich, earthy autumn side dish with a nutty, woodsy character.

Thai-style stir-fried spinach with crushed garlic, soy bean paste, dried red chilies, and tomato wedges. A bold, savory side dish that comes together in the wok in under 5 minutes.

This is a perfect combination, there is a lot of omega-3 fatty acids. Very good for heart!

Scalloped corn deluxe casserole with fresh corn kernels, sharp cheddar, rose wine bechamel, and a buttery cracker-crumb topping. A retro side dish with serious holiday-table presence.

Fresh spinach salad tosses tender baby spinach with a Caesar dressing thinned by cottage cheese for a creamy, lightened-up dressing. Three-ingredient salad ready in minutes.

Pasta Nicoise salad with shell pasta, fresh tomatoes, steamed green beans, black olives, and capers tossed in a garlicky olive oil vinaigrette. Ready in 20 minutes.

An Indian-style aloo gobi with potatoes and cauliflower stewed in cayenne, turmeric, lemon juice, and green chilies. Vegan, simple, and full of warm spice.

Cheesy pea soup: sweet green peas blended with onion and fresh mozzarella into a creamy, vibrant soup, no cream needed. A vegetarian bowl from just four ingredients in 30 minutes.

Salmon corncakes flake poached salmon with sweet corn, shallots, peppers, and cilantro into pan-fried cracker-crumbed patties. Pacific Northwest meets Southwestern in one crispy bite.

Indian-style red lentil soup (masoor dal) simmered with ghee-bloomed onion, peppercorns, bay leaves, dried red chilies and grated fresh ginger. Vegetarian, high in fiber, ready in 45 minutes.

Southern-style collard greens simmered low and slow with vinegar until tender and flavorful. This simple two-ingredient side dish lets the natural earthy flavor of the greens shine through.