Need ideas to spice up your meals but don’t have a lot of time?  Try these 15 Easy Side Dishes below.  You’re sure to find delicious sides to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters.  I’m particularly partial to brussel sprouts and asparagus.  What are your favorite go-to easy side dishes?

Easy Side Dishes

 

1. Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
2. Apple Bacon Coleslaw
3. Crack Potatoes
4. Drunken Lemon Orzo
5. Grilled Asparagus, Cauliflower & Mushrooms
6. Brussel Sprouts w/ Bacon & Shallots
7. Parmesan Orzo
8. Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Rice Salad
9. Mexican Corn Salad
10. Cajun Style Sweet Potato Fries
11. Mushroom Pull Apart Bread
12. Cucumber Salad
13. Asian Inspired Chopped Salad
14. Bacon Parmesan Ranch Potato Salad
15. Tuscan Style Garlic Bread

Bonus:

16: Easy baked carrots recipe
17. Quick Easy Biscuits

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As temperatures start to warm up, this fresh fruit sorbet recipe will hit the spot. It is a great palette cleanser, a perfect light dessert, and much healthier than store bought. This literally tastes like biting int a fresh, ripe piece of fruit – but even better. PLUS you can feel good about giving this to the kids on a hot day over an unhealthy scoop of processed ice cream.

My favorite combination is Cantaloupe but you can also use; Honeydew, Watermelon, Peaches, Mango’s, or Strawberries. Use whatever is fresh and in season for optimum flavor.

This recipe has basically no Weight Watchers points except for the sugar.  Read below to see an alternative to make this a super low point value treat.

Fruit Sorbet Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh fruit
¼ cup coconut water
2 Tbsp. Lime juice
¼ cup granulated sugar

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Looking for a treat to make on a rainy day or to take to your child’s classroom?  Create these kid friendly Unicorn Star Cookies – the meringue cookies recipe easy, delicious & fun will be the hit of the party.   Even better,  these are gluten free cookies, so you don’t have to worry about dietary restrictions.

Ingredients
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1/2 C sugar
2/3 C powder sugar
1 TBSP vanilla extract
purple, pink and blue gel coloring

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 225 degrees
2. In a standing mixer, add in the egg whites and cream of tarter.
3. Mix on medium speed until soft peaks form and then increase to the highest speed setting.
4. Add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time first then add 1 table spoon of powder sugar coating until all is combined.
5. You will want to see stiff peaks form.
6. Add in the vanilla and mix until combined.
7. Split batter into 5 bowls
8. Add blue food coloring into one bowl
9. Add pink food coloring into the second one
10. Add purple food coloring into the third one
11. Using a pastry bag with a star tip, scope some blue meringue into 1/4 of the bag
12. Add the pink meringue to another 1/4 of the bag
13. Add the purple to the bag to the final 1/4 of the bag
14. Pipe on the meringues onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
15. Making them about the size of a silver dollar and leaving about 1 inch in between the cookies
16. Bake for 1 and 30 minutes hour

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Need a fast, crowd pleasing appetizer for your next gathering or game day party?  Try this Mini Chili Dog Recipe.  It’s sure to be a hit!

There are few ingredients in this chili dog recipe, so you won’t break the bank.  You can also add additional toppings to suite your guests or substitute chopped red onion for green.

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