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What are your go-to side dishes?

post #1 of 6
4/14/10 at 7:38am
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What are your family's favorite side dishes that you find yourself always making? I need some more ideas.
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post #2 of 6
4/14/10 at 7:46am
My meals are usually protein/veggie/starch. So, we might have chicken, pork, steak, beef roast, fish - whatever. Pair it with rice or noodles or potato. Then veggie - salad or broccoli/asparagus/carrots/peas, etc...
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post #3 of 6
4/14/10 at 7:46am
We do lots of veggies...so we have steamed broccoli once a week at least and also steamed asparagus at least once a week.

Other things we have frequently:

Oven Roasted Potato Wedges
Shredded Carrots (quickly sauted in sm amt of butter)
Sweet Potatoes
Sugar Snap Peas

Sometimes I'll do fresh veggies as a side, mainly due to time constraints int the evening:

Cut up Tomatoes w/Balsamic Vinegar
Red/Orange/Yellow Pepper Strips

I'll also do stuff like couscous, brown rice, lentils etc
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post #4 of 6
4/14/10 at 7:46am
Risotto is my kids' favorite, but a little labor intensive. We have it once a week.

Carrots in butter with a little dill. (Best way to do this, is melt 2 tbsp. butter in a dutch oven, saute a little onion and garlic until soft, then add sliced carrots, saute about 3-4 min. Add about 1/2 cup water. Cover for at least 15 min. until all water is absorbed. Sprinkle dill and salt to taste. The carrots will still hold a little crunch, but my kids suck them down.)

Green bean tossed with butter and garlic. If I am feeling adventurous, I wrap them in bacon and bake.

Stir fry cabbage with onions and garlic.

Grilled asparagus - don't forget the lemon.

Those are the big hits, but we do the standard also, peas, rice, cauliflower and/or broccoli with cheese, etc.
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post #5 of 6
4/14/10 at 7:55am
Onions and shrooms sauteed in olive oil, and mixed with rice or quinoa.

Broccoli steamed crisp-tender, with lemon juice, butter, and sea salt.

Mac and cheese or pasta with garlic butter and parmesan.

Cornbread and mustard greens.

Rice and skillet gravy.

Sliced tomatoes.

Spicy green beans cooked with bacon and baby potatoes.

Cole slaw.

Lentils, red beans, etc. are not side dishes for us - they're favorite entrees for meatless meals.
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post #6 of 6
4/14/10 at 8:01am
canned veggies

avocado salad (sliced avocado and tomatoes with italian dressing)

bagged salads

buttered rice or noodles

raw carrots and ranch dressing
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