Side Dish Recipes

Closet Cooking’s spinach salad with bacon, carmelized onions and mushrooms in a warm bacon pan dressing

July 16, 2011
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An elegant spinach and bacon salad served with a warm bacon dressing. 5 PointsPlus for 4 first course servings, or 9 PointsPlus for 2 full servings.

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Kid-Favorite Skinny Scalloped Potatoes Gratin

July 9, 2011
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These cheesy scalloped potatoes are a total hit with my family — despite being Weight Watchers-friendly. Only 4 PointsPlus per serving!

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Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls

June 26, 2011
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These quick easy Vietnamese-inspired shrimp spring rolls are only 2 PointsPlus each, and are perfect for a light meal, appetizer, or side dish.

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Easy Sides: Thai green beans in peanut sauce

February 16, 2011
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An excellent vegetable to accompany any Asian-marinated meat. And yes, smothered in peanut sauce, yet only 4 PointsPlus!

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Easy Sides: Sunomono – Japanese Cucumber Salad

February 1, 2011
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Sunomono: A quick, easy, healthy and cool sounding Japanese cucumber salad that will give you a break from stir fry vegetables or iceberg lettuce in preparing your Asian (or Asian-fusion) side dishes.

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Spicy (sorta) BBQ (kinda) Beans!

January 28, 2011
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BBQ Beans are a classic side for smoked or barbecued meats, along with cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, watermelon, and corn bread. These easy Texas-style spicy bbq beans aren’t really all that spicy, but they are tasty!

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Easy Sides: Best ever broccoli cheese casserole

January 11, 2011
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An easy delicious warm cheesy side dish that disguises healthy broccoli in a manner your kids will love.

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Welcoming in the New Year with Hoppin’ John and a bit of good luck

January 4, 2011
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We kicked off 2011 with Hoppin’ John — the traditional southern New Year’s Day dish. Only 3 PointsPlus for a full serving or 2 PointsPlus for a side serving.

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Holiday Posole – preserving a Mexican Christmas tradition

December 31, 2010
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This delicious tender pork posole recipe successfully passes the culinary litmus test of my extended Mexican family, and has become part of our annual Christmas tamale party menu. It takes quite a bit of work, but is so worth it!

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Emeril’s port-glazed cranberry sauce — sure beats the canned stuff!

December 11, 2010
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Emeril Lagasse’s cranberry sauce with port wine is a great side dish for your Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas ham, or anything else you like cranberries with!

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Sunset’s Sourdough Parmesan Artichoke Stuffing–Not Your Momma’s Turkey Dressing!

December 6, 2010
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An awesome non-traditional take on stuffing/dressing that uses sourdough bread, artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese, and mushrooms.

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A lightened-up version of Paula Deen’s creamy mac & cheese

November 20, 2010
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With a few simple substitutions, I made this excellent kid-approved comfort dish much healthier — only 4 Points!

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