Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes, Basil, and Parmesan
Here is a delicious late summer side dish bursting with fresh flavors. This dish would go well with a grilled entrée.
Pico de Gallo
A fantastic recipe to try when your garden or market is overflowing with fresh, flavorful tomatoes!
Spinach Black Bean Salad
This tasty salad is packed with protein and fiber. Add your favorite salad toppings to make it a fast favorite.
Quinoa and Black Bean Salad
Quinoa (pronounced "KEEN-wah") is a whole grain with origins in South America. It is combined in this recipe with black beans, savory vegetables, and spices for a cold salad that is light and refreshing. This salad is high in protein and can be served as a main or side dish.
Green Bean Sauté
Jazz up green beans with mushrooms, onions, and garlic in a quick and easy vegetable side dish.
Black Bean Salsa
This salsa uses fresh and canned vegetables that are available year-round and add flavor and beautiful color. Kids and grown-ups alike can't resist how good it tastes and smells.
Beef and Bean Chile Verde
This recipe blends flavors and packs a nutritional punch as a source of iron, vitamin C, and fiber. Bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes bring color to the dish.
Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup
Frozen vegetables, canned tomatoes, and chicken broth make this an easy soup to throw together on a cold work night. Noodles and beef make it extra hearty and comforting.
Zucchini Stir Fry
Enjoy your zucchini bumper crop or farmers market bounty with this quick and easy vegetable side dish.
Tortilla Chips and Bean Dip
Prepare this layered dip with beans, salsa, sour cream, and cheese for your next party. Make your own tortilla chips to serve on the side. Fill up on fiber while having fun.
Broccoli Rice Casserole
Pantry staples and frozen veggies combine to make a hearty, home-made main dish for dinner.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger combined with vanilla extract are a delicious backdrop for sweet potatoes. Use canned sweet potatoes if you don't have whole sweet potatoes on hand. This recipe would be great for Thanksgiving.
Chilled Blueberry Soup
This refreshing and beautiful quick, summer soup features a blend of blueberries, apple juice, and low-fat yogurt, and is garnished with fresh mint leaves.
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
If you've never made homemade granola, you might be surprised at how a few simple ingredients like oatmeal and honey turn into a tasty, satisfying, whole-grain snack!
Cream of Broccoli Soup
This creamy soup makes a perfect lunch or dinner. Keep it healthy using fat-free milk and fresh or frozen broccoli.
Microwave Cauliflower and Peas in Cream Sauce
Prepare cauliflower, peas, and onion in a flavorful cream sauce without even turning on your stove.
Roasted Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
These crunchy chickpeas make a great on-the-go snack or a healthy topping to your favorite salad. Experiment with different spices to see which ones you like best.
Sweet Acorn Squash
Squash baked in the oven and then seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg give this dish a taste of fall.
Grilled Vegetable Packets
Veggies are wrapped in foil and cooked on the grill for an easy side dish to your cookout. Don't have a grill? This recipe can also be made in the oven.
Tuna Apple Salad
Pita bread stuffed with salad greens, tuna, veggies, and fruit makes an easy and flavorful lunch or dinner.