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From mashed potatoes to pasta salad, find all your side dish needs here! Let's face it, sometimes the sides make the meal. To honor our love of sides, we have an infinite collection of recipes that can accompany any central ingredient. Hopefully your main dish won't get too jealous!
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| Prep Time: | 35 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This is a straight-forward version of the classic German bread dumpling recipe...but with a twist! I discovered a "secret" ingredient that makes this recipe foolproof... A common difficulty with any kind of dumplings is to get the right consistency, s…
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
French fries are one of my favorites foods, and the hardest to give up when I start dieting. This recipe for cheese fries gives me a lot of what I love with little guilt.
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
This is so good. I love playing with new salsa recipes for the summer! This one is great over grilled meat, or all alone!
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
The green chutney used is just coriander, a little chilli and some coconut all ground up. The chilli paste, on the other hand is just blistering hot green chillies ground up.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
These potatoes go great with almost any meat you would think to pair them with. They are extremely simple to prepare and the longest part is the cooking time. Set them in the oven and basically forget about them for about 20-25 minutes. This allows you…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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Cole Slaw is a quick recipe that you can make as a side dish to go with any main course, whether it is barbecue, burgers, or just a nice club sandwich, this is sure to be the perfect partner. Creamy cole slaw would be perfect for an outdoor picnic as wel…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Mashed potatoes are one of the favorite side dishes ever created. You can serve them with almost anything, cover them with cheese, gravy, or just eat them plain. You can whip them up with skins on, or make the traditional skin off kind. There are so ma…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
These tasty, cheesy potatoes are lightning fast and your family will love them! To make them even faster, use a package of "Simply Potatoes" (slices, wedges or diced) and eliminate the slicing and dicing. These terrific supermarket shortcuts are usually i…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
This recipe was given to me by a co-worker who tells me that a Catholic church in Florence, South Carolina makes them as a fundraiser. She brought a jar to a party at work and they were a big hit...surprisingly yummy.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
Polenta is a recipe that comes from Northern Italy. Italians use it as a base for braised meats, or just as a side dish to any great meal. This simple recipe is a substitute for the slow cooked polenta that would be made in Italy. Most of us don't have…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
Similar to spinach quiche, but without a crust. You could try adding bacon bits, some chopped water chestnuts, or whatever you prefer.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
If your family is anything like mine, the traditional green bean casserole is a staple at all holiday gatherings. For the last couple of years, I have been put in charge of making this casserole for our Christmas Eve dinner at my grandma's house. I have…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This is a really delicious salad that has almost no fat in it. It’s great flavor comes from the vinegar, herbs and salt. It’s also very versatile, it’s wonderful hot or at room temp but I didn’t care for it cold. Since it has no mayonnaise it can…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
“Vindaloo” is derived from the Portugese word “Vinha De Alhos” i.e. from the 2 main ingredients in it, which were "Vinho", meaning wine or wine vinegar, and "Alhos", meaning garlic. It was originally a vinegar and garlic based watery stew made wit…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Delicious way to quickly add vegetables to your grilling menu! We cooked this dish first out of necessity. We forgot to pick up fresh vegetables and needed a good way to make frozen veggies a tasty side dish.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
This is a truly delicious side dish that is far easier than the bursting flavor might lead your family or guests to believe. The garlic and lemon will really enhance your chicken or any white fish.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
Don't you like a quick and easy recipe? Throwing everything in the blender? And make a big batch that's even better the next day? I got this couscous recipe from my mom. It's a great summer cold dish that can be served as a main or a side. At home we cal…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
A wonderful savory side dish that goes well with just about any meat course.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
This simple salad takes advantage of late summer vegetables. It is fresh, satisfying, and delicious.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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This Recipe was given to me from one of my bookclub friends. She brought it to one of our annual summer barbeque potlucks. We all loved it. I begged her for the recipe and now I am sharing it with you. You may use fresh ingredients if they are in s…