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    Side Dishes

    • Garlic Lemon Fresh Green Beans only require 6 ingredients and only take about 8 minutes to cook. Blanch green beans in a little water, drain, then pan fry with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon. A healthy, quick, easy and impressive dish!
      Garlic Lemon Fresh Green Beans
    • Asiago Garlic Mashed Potatoes combine red potatoes, authentic cheese, garlic, butter, milk, salt and pepper to make an easy and delicious side dish.
      Asiago Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    • Baked Cheesy Mashed Potato Cups combine mashed potatoes, cheese, bacon, an egg, salt and pepper to make a versatile kid-friendly side dish or appetizer.
      Baked Cheesy Mashed Potato Cups
    • Garden-Fresh Spaghetti Salad: Spaghetti, zucchini, cucumber, red and green bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, red onion, Italian dressing and Parmesan cheese.
      Garden-Fresh Spaghetti Salad
    • Broccoli Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing combines fresh broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, craisins, yogurt, lemon juice and pepper to make an easy side dish.
      Broccoli Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing
    • Closeup overhead of a serving of roasted hearts of palm and artichoke on a white plate.
      Roasted Hearts of Palm and Artichoke
    • Feature image of one serving of broccoli on a dinner plate with a pork chop and mashed potatoes.
      Easy Italian Roasted Broccoli
    • Feature image of a close up overhead view of the finished dish.
      Honey Glazed Baby Carrots
    • Super Easy Pan Fried Fresh Brussels Sprouts combine Brussels sprouts, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and water to make a healthy and easy side dish.
      Pan Fried Brussels Sprouts
    • Feature image of the entire cheesy scalloped potato dish that just came out of the oven.
      Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
    • Close up view of a serving of green beans on a whit plate.
      Easy Pan Fried Green Beans (Simple Stovetop Recipe)
    • Very closeup overhead shot of one half of a baked spaghetti squash on a wooden cutting board.
      Baked Spaghetti Squash with Italian Herbs and Cheese
    • Spaghetti Squash & Apples
    • Close up overhead view of the entire batch of Mashed Sweet Potatoes in a bowl ready to be served.
      Mashed Sweet Potatoes
    • Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes only require 5 ingredients; butter, brown sugar, milk, mini marshmallows, and of course, sweet potatoes. Traditional and delicious!
      Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
    • Overhead shot of the serving bowl full of Macaroni Pasta Salad with Cheddar Cheese.
      Cheddar Macaroni Salad Recipe (Creamy and Easy)
    • A large white serving bowl full of Roasted Green Beans with Paremasan Cheese and a slotted spoon is also in the bowl.
      Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
    • Ina Garten’s Baked Sweet Potato Fries
    • This Orange Sticky Rice makes a great side to any main dish. Orange juice, chicken broth, and onion dress up plain rice in this delicious side dish.
      Orange Sticky Rice
    • Overhead view of one serving of fried potatoes on a plate.
      Pan-Fried Potatoes

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