Side Dish Recipes

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Honey balsamic zucchini

Honey Balsamic Zucchini: Quick and Simple 15 Minute Recipe

Honey Balsamic Zucchini. Fresh zucchini sliced thin and sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, honey, and balsamic vinegar.
Green Beans with garlic and onions

Green Beans with Garlic and Onions: A 25 Minute Recipe

Green Beans with Garlic and Onions. Green beans sautéed in garlic and oil and mixed with a simple tomato sauce.
Zucchini with Tomatoes: Feature Image

Zucchini with Tomatoes and Garlic: A 30 Minute Recipe

Zucchini with Tomatoes and Garlic. Fresh zucchini sliced thin and sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, onions, and tomatoes.
Green beans with garlic and tomatoes

Green Beans with Garlic and Tomatoes: A Great Side Dish Recipe

Green beans with garlic and tomatoes sauteed in extra-virgin olive oil. This is a great #meatlessmonday option. Couple this with your favorite grains, or maybe just a nice piece of crusty Italian bread for dipping!

Welcome to our side dish recipes page

Side Dish Recipes

On this page I share my favorite side dish recipes and ideas from my experiences. Not all ideas turn into great recipes, but they can make for interesting stories, or spark a new idea which eventually leads to amazing food! 

I hope one of these recipes will become a staple with your family, or lead to a fun and enjoyable time cooking together. Start with one of these base recipes and invent what works for you. Add a little of this, take away some of that, or change the cooking method. It is entirely up to you.

A lot of the these recipes I make are full of vegetables. I eat multiple serving of vegetables each day. Sometime all I eat in a day are fruits and vegetables, so I am always looking for simple ways to incorporate vegetables into every dish. My favorite side dishes usually include green beans, broccoli, beans, peppers, onions, garlic, spinach, zucchini, or any other type of vegetable really.

I hope you enjoy these recipes. Let us know what you think.