Kick Up Meals With These Amazing 100+ Healthy Side Dishes

Elevate Your Meals with Over 100 Delicious and Nutritious Side Dishes
Popular Health
By Popular Health Staff

Healthy Side Dishes

Enjoy healthy side dishes for your next breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Also enjoy side dishes for a potluck, summer BBQ, Thanksgiving, Christmas or the next party!

Healthy sides are super easy & quick to prepare.

They are delicious, kid friendly and can be incorporated for meal prep and clean eating.

Popular Ingredients

  • Quinoa
  • Zucchini
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Cauliflower
  • Green beans
  • Vegetables
  • Rice

Sides Typically Served With

  • Chicken
  • Salmon
  • Shrimp
  • Burgers
  • Steak
  • Pork
  • Ham

What Side Dishes Go With Chicken?

  • Salads
  • Corn
  • Roasted veggies
  • Mac and cheese
  • Coleslaw
  • Leafy greens
  • Green beans
  • Biscuits
  • Mashed potatoes

Best Side Dishes To Serve With Fish?

  • Salad
  • Pasta
  • Veggies
  • Quinoa
  • Potatoes

Dietary Type For Recipes

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Low carb
  • Keto
  • Paleo

Cuisine Featured

  • American
  • Mexican
  • Asian
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Thai

Types Of Side Dishes

  • Salads
  • Vegetarian
  • American
  • Middle eastern
  • Potato dishes
  • Desserts
  • Side dishes for BBQ
  • Quinoa salads
  • Pasta
  • Cheese

Enjoy our compiled list below of tasty, simple recipes!

Black Bean Salsa

Black Bean Salsa
Black Bean Salsa

Read full details on: Peas & Crayons

Healthy Appetizers

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

featured on changeinseconds.com and photo source: healthynibblesandbits.com

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Garlic Parmesan Green Beans With Bacon

Garlic Parmesan Green Beans with Bacon
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans with Bacon

Read full details on: The Recipe Critic

Roasted Garlic Soy Balsamic Mushroom

Roasted-Garlic-Soy-Balsamic-Mushrooms
Roasted-Garlic-Soy-Balsamic-Mushrooms

featured on changeinseconds.com and photo source: closetcooking.com

Get the 4 recipes.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

homemade cranberry sauce
homemade cranberry sauce

Read full details on: Dinner At The Zoo

Quinoa Salads

Herbed Quinoa Garden Veggie Salad
Herbed Quinoa Garden Veggie Salad

Get the 20 recipes.

No-Mayo Potato Salad

No-Mayo Potato Salad
No-Mayo Potato Salad

Read full details on: Foodie Crush

Lemon Garlic Roasted Broccoli Salad

Lemon Garlic Roasted Broccoli Salad
Lemon Garlic Roasted Broccoli Salad

Read full details on: Half Baked Harvest

Noodle Bowls

Asian Noodle Bowls
Asian Noodle Bowls

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Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Read full details on: Crunchy Creamy Sweet

Healthy Mashed Potatoes

Healthy Mashed Potatoes
Healthy Mashed Potatoes

Read full details on: Fit Foodie Finds

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps
Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

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Baked Potatoes with Spinach and Mushrooms

Cheesy Vegetarian Loaded Baked Potatoes with Spinach and Mushrooms
Cheesy Vegetarian Loaded Baked Potatoes with Spinach and Mushrooms

Read full details on: Peas & Crayons

Keto Snacks

Simple Keto Snacks
Simple Keto Snacks

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Spinach Salad

Quinoa Spinach Salad 
Quinoa Spinach Salad 

Read full details on: Peas & Crayons

Healthy Sandwiches

Cucumber Avocado Sandwich
Cucumber Avocado Sandwich

featured on changeinseconds.com and photo source: twopeasandtheirpod.com

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Asparagus Chickpea Salad

Asparagus Chickpea Quinoa Salad
Asparagus Chickpea Quinoa Salad

Read full details on: Two Peas & Their Pod

Buddha Bowls

The Ultimate Winter Bliss Bowls
The Ultimate Winter Bliss Bowls

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Mexican Street Corn

Mexican Street Corn
Mexican Street Corn

Read full details on: The Skinnyish Dish

Healthy Wraps

Healthy Wraps For Lunch
Healthy Wraps For Lunch

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Greek Quinoa Bowls

Greek Quinoa Bowls
Greek Quinoa Bowls

Read full details on: Peas & Crayons

Saucy Stovetop Thai Green Beans

Thai Green Beans
Thai Green Beans

Read full details on: Ambitious Kitchen

Cauliflower Breadsticks

Best Cauliflower Breadsticks
Best Cauliflower Breadsticks

Featured on changeinseconds.com and photo source: ifoodreal.com

Get the 2 recipes.

Sweet Potato and Eggs

Sweet Potato and Eggs
Sweet Potato and Eggs

Read full details on: ifoodreal

Mexican Cauliflower Rice

Mexican Cauliflower Rice
Mexican Cauliflower Rice

Read full details on: Peas & Crayons

Vegan Sandwiches

Smashed Chickpea, Avocado, and Pesto Salad Sandwich
Smashed Chickpea, Avocado, and Pesto Salad Sandwich

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One Pan Mexican Quinoa

One Pan Mexican Quinoa
One Pan Mexican Quinoa

Read full details on: Damn Delicious

Blackened Fish Tacos

Blackened Fish Tacos
Blackened Fish Tacos

Read full details on: Carlsbad Cravings

One Pot Cheesy Creamed Corn

One Pot Cheesy Creamed Corn
One Pot Cheesy Creamed Corn

Read full details on: Healthy Fitness Meals

Mexican Rice Pot

Mexican Rice Pot
Mexican Rice Pot

Read full details on: Recipe Runner

Heirloom Tomato And Olive Tapenade Tartelettes

Heirloom Tomato And Olive Tapenade Tartelettes
Heirloom Tomato And Olive Tapenade Tartelettes

Read full details on: Tartelette

Vegetarian Black Bean Casserole

Healthy Black Bean Casserole
Healthy Black Bean Casserole

Read full details on: Simple Greens Moms

Zucchini Ricotta Fritters

Zucchini Ricotta Fritters
Zucchini Ricotta Fritters

Read full details on: Food Recipes HQ

Baja Fish Tacos

Baja Fish Taco
Baja Fish Taco

Read full details on: Creme De La Crumb

Italian Roasted Garlic And Parmesan Potatoes

Clean Eating Lunch Recipes
Clean Eating Lunch Recipes

Read full details on: Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

Cranberry Pecan Sweet Potato Wild Rice Pilaf

Cranberry Pecan Sweet Potato Wild Rice Pilaf
Cranberry Pecan Sweet Potato Wild Rice Pilaf

Read full details on: The Recipe Critic

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