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Side Dishes

Side dishes make the meal, and they should be healthy, too. The options are limitless, and you'll find so much that you love here!

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  • Small bowl of rice and beans, garnished with mint.
    Coconut Rice with Black Beans
  • Bowl of black beans garnished with cilantro and jalapeno slices.
    Instant Pot Cuban-Style Black Beans
  • Roasted beets and carrots, cut into large matchsticks, drizzled with a white sauce and sprinkled with chopped dill.
    Roasted Red Beets & Carrots with Creamy Garlic Dill Sauce
  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Serving bowl with sauteed spinach and onions in it, with wooden serving spoons and garnished with lemon slices.
    Sauteed Spinach and Onions with Smoked Paprika
  • Bowl with collard greens and crusty bread, garnished with a lemon slice.
    Slow Cooker Collard Greens (Low Sodium)
  • Salad with citrus and fennel in a small bowl, garnished with a fennel frond.
    Fennel Grapefruit Salad with Honey Mint Vinaigrette
  • Grilled broccoli on a serving plate, garnished with a grilled lemon half, lemon zest and a stem of thyme.
    Grilled Broccoli (super easy recipe!)
  • Roasted green beans in a bowl with serving utensils, garnished with fresh dill.
    Garlic Roasted Green Beans
  • Slices of roasted acorn squash on a plate over sage pesto with pepitas.
    Sage Pesto with Pepitas on Roasted Acorn Squash
  • Overhead image of Halloween pasta salad in a dish.
    Halloween Pasta Salad with Spooky Mushroom Skulls
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Roasted, halved parsnips, on a platter, with pesto sauce smeared under them.
    Easy Roasted Parsnips with Arugula Pistachio Pesto
  • Refried beans in a small cast iron skillet, garnished with feta cheese and green onion slices.
    Low Sodium Refried Beans {Instant Pot}
  • Glass baking dish with lentil baked beans and a wooden spoon scooping some.
    Healthy Baked Beans (with Lentils)
  • Wooden bowl with red cabbage coleslaw in it.
    Red Cabbage Vinegar Slaw
  • Bowl of black beans and rice, garnished with fresh basil and shredded parmesan cheese.
    Italian Beans and Greens
  • Spoonful of herb scalloped potatoes being held up, with the baking dish of potatoes in the background.
    Pesto Herb Scalloped Potatoes
  • Close up of a stack of 3 zucchini fritters, topped with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt.
    Gluten Free Zucchini Fritters
  • Large serving dish with kale and cauliflower on it, with serving utensils.
    Cauliflower Kale Salad with Apricots & Toasted Hazelnuts
  • Two bowls of ratatouille with crusty bread on the side.
    Crock Pot Ratatouille
  • A plate with farro pilaf on it, ready for serving, garnished with fresh mint and a fennel frond.
    Farro Pilaf with Fennel
  • A pile of sweet potato french fries
    Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fries
  • Plate of asparagus drizzled with sauce.
    Roasted Asparagus with Egg Free Hollandaise Sauce
  • Oval plate with glazed carrots on it, garnished with pepitas.
    Roasted Maple Curry Carrots
  • Stuffed honeynut squash halves on a baking pan.
    Roasted Honeynut Squash Stuffed with Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Overhead shot of carrot top tabbouleh in a blue bowl, half of the bowl shown, with a bunch of carrots with the tops still attached lying beside the bowl.
    Carrot Top Tabbouleh Salad
  • Large casserole dish with stuffing, and a spoon.
    Apple Sage Stuffing
  • Basket of root vegetable fries
    Root Vegetable Fries
  • Grilled Vegetable and wheat berry salad
    Grilled Vegetable and Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
  • Silver bowl with charred radish pods, garnished with orange peel. Fresh radish pods and sliced orange in background
    Citrus Charred Radish Pods
  • Serving platter with vegetable skewers piled on.
    Marinated Vegetable Skewers on the Grill
  • Overhead picture of a bowl of braised greens in a light pink broth.
    Creamy Braised Beet Greens
  • Bowl of cooked wheat berries.
    Instant Pot Wheat Berries
  • Overhead picture of smashed potatoes on a baking sheet.
    Garlic Miso Smashed Potatoes
  • Sautéed cabbage on a plate.
    Heart Healthy Southern-Style Cabbage
  • Roasted broccoli and mushrooms in a bowl.
    Garlicky Roasted Broccoli & Mushrooms
  • Bowl of mashed potatoes with a pat of butter on top. Text overlay: Healthy Colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes with kale).
    Healthy Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes)
  • Plate of salad with sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, fried garlic, and dressing.
    Deconstructed Pesto Herb Salad with Cracked Peppercorn Parmesan Dressing
  • Corn salad in a bowl.
    Charred Corn & Poblano Salad
  • Basket of potato wedges with a small bowl of ketchup.
    Garlic Potato Wedges in the Oven
  • Plate of quinoa, garnished with cilantro.
    Cilantro Lime Quinoa

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Cozy Winter Recipes

  • Orange drink in a glass with a straw, garnished with an orange slice.
    Blended Immunity Drink
  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)

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