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20 Amazing Five-Ingredient Side Dish Recipes

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  • Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
  • Roasted Root Vegetable Burrata Salad
  • Garlic Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower
  • Sesame Ginger Green Beans
  • Za’atar Crusted Cauliflower Steaks
  • Lebanese Green Beans with Tomatoes
  • Roasted Asparagus with Red Peppers
  • Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
  • Za’atar Roasted Carrots and Green Beans
  • Honey Chipotle Glazed Butternut Squash
  • Garlicky Bok Choy
  • Sautéed Chinese Broccoli with Hoisin
  • Fresh Mushroom Salad with Lemon Parmesan Vinaigrette
  • Roasted Asparagus with Za’atar
  • Steamed Lemon Garlic Brussels Sprouts
  • Buttered Dill Potatoes
  • Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
  • Roasted Green Beans and Bacon
  • Corn on the Cob with Lemon Basil Pesto
    • Liz DellaCroce
20 Amazing Five-Ingredient Side Dish Recipes

Twenty easy and healthy side dish recipes that require as little as five ingredients! 

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In my book, you can never have too many easy, healthy side dish recipes! Whether it’s for your holiday table or a regular weeknight dinner, here are twenty of my favorite side dish recipes made with just FIVE ingredients!

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

The ultimate crowd-pleasing side dish recipe, Garlic Mashed Potatoes come together in less than 10 minutes and are made with creamy Greek yogurt.

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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon is a simple, five-ingredient side dish recipe loaded with flavor and full of healthy benefits.

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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Roasted Root Vegetable Burrata Salad

This heart, roasted root vegetable salad recipe is made creamy burrata cheese, spicy arugula and crunchy toasted almonds. 

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Roasted Root Vegetable and Burrata Salad - a comforting side dish recipe

Garlic Roasted Potatoes and Cauliflower

This simple 5-ingredient side dish of roasted potatoes and cauliflower is packed with nutrients and full of roasted garlic flavor.

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Sesame Ginger Green Beans

A 10-minute side dish recipe, green beans are steamed until crisp-tender then tossed in a fragrant sesame ginger vinaigrette.

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Sesame Ginger Green Beans - a fast side dish recipe

Za’atar Crusted Cauliflower Steaks

These flavor-packed Za’atar Crusted Cauliflower Steaks are easy to make and are the ultimate vegetarian entree or side dish recipe!

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Lebanese Green Beans with Tomatoes

A twist on a classic main dish, this vegetarian side dish of Lebanese Green Beans with Tomatoes is made with warm spices including cinnamon and allspice.

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Lebanese green beans with tomatoes

Roasted Asparagus with Red Peppers

Roasted Asparagus with Red Peppers is sweet, tender, and melts in your mouth as the flavors caramelize in the oven.

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Roasted asparagus with red peppers

Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce

Loaded with health benefits and requiring only five ingredients, this slow cooker cranberry sauce is the perfect make-ahead side dish for your table.

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Za’atar Roasted Carrots and Green Beans

This easy, delicious side dish of carrots and green beans roasted in olive oil and za’atar is perfect for holiday entertaining or a simple weeknight dinner.

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Zaatar roasted carrots and green beans

Honey Chipotle Glazed Butternut Squash

Roasting this honey chipotle butternut squash until everything caramelizes provides so much flavor and texture, you won’t believe what you’re eating!

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Garlicky Bok Choy

Ideal for any greens you have on hand, bok choy is tossed with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce until tender and fragrant. Ready in 5 minutes!

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Fragrant Bok Choy

Sautéed Chinese Broccoli with Hoisin

A popular Chinese side dish, steamed Chinese broccoli with hoisin couldn’t be easier to make at home. Naturally gluten-free, paleo, vegan, and whole 30.

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Fresh Mushroom Salad with Lemon Parmesan Vinaigrette

This quick and easy mushroom salad is made with bright lemon juice, parmesan cheese and fresh parsley. 

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Fresh Mushroom Salad

Roasted Asparagus with Za’atar

Asparagus is roasted in olive oil and za’atar until caramelized and tender. A healthy and easy 15-minute side dish recipe.

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Asparagus Roasted with Za'atar - Gluten Free Side Dish Recipe

Steamed Lemon Garlic Brussels Sprouts

Ready in just 5 minutes, Brussels sprouts are steamed until tender then tossed in a lemon garlic vinaigrette creating the ultimate side dish.

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Buttered Dill Potatoes

Potatoes are steamed until tender then lightly tossed in butter and fresh dill to create this fast and easy side dish recipe.

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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon is a simple, five-ingredient side dish recipe loaded with flavor and full of healthy benefits.

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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Roasted Green Beans and Bacon

Change up your favorite side dish recipe with these simple and delicious roasted green beans topped with crumbled bacon.

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Green Beans with Bacon - a simple and easy side dish recipe

Corn on the Cob with Lemon Basil Pesto

A simple and addictive summer side, you won’t believe how delicious fresh pesto tastes when brushed on sweet and juicy corn on the cob.

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Corn on the Cob with Lemon Basil Pesto - The Lemon Bowl

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Liz Della Croce is the creator and author of The Lemon Bowl, a healthy food blog. Since 2010, Liz has been sharing delicious recipes that just so happen to be healthy. By using real ingredients with an emphasis on seasonality, Liz has built a growing audience of loyal readers who crave good food for their families.

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