need side dish ideas

Orange-Infused Roasted Green Beans and Red Peppers

Ingredients
•1 pound organic green beans, trimmed
•1 organic red bell pepper, thinly sliced
•1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
•Zest of 1 orange
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/4–1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, to taste

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss green beans, bell pepper, and oil in a large bowl. Add orange zest, salt, and crushed red pepper to taste; toss to combine. Spread on a large baking sheet. Roast the vegetables, turning once halfway through cooking, until tender and slightly wilted, about 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 3 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 18 mins

Nutrition Facts
Number of Servings: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 78
Total Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 298 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 11 g
Dietary Fiber: 5 g
Protein: 2 g

Tonight i am fixing spinch/mushrooms in cream..yum!!

Check out skinnytaste.com she has a ton of side dishes that are quick and insanely delicious

I too need to learn how to make different / healthy side dishes. I have an issue with a fiance that is a weee bit picky and doesn't like too much super healthy food. (and by wee bit I mean A LOT) haha. I do love that skinnytaste website. The skinny taco dip looks easy and I bet you could even sub some of those items with healthier choices.

Fruit chat:
1 banana, 1 apple, 1 orange(de-skinned). Slice them all up in tiny pieces, mix them all up. Add some 'chaat masala' if you can buy it from an Indian grocery store (big bag costs about $1). Very yummy. If chaat masala isn't an option, then just use some lime juice or lemon juice

lentil soup:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lentil-soup-laal-daal-251611
make this and put some lemon juice on it, viola!

Fiesta Lime rice:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/04/fiesta-lime-rice.html

Chick pea salad:

1 can of chick-peas. If they're not soft enough to the point where they just break between your fingers after a little pressure then cook them some more. Boil up 1 potato, deskin it and put it with the now cooked and drained chick-peas. Add 1 tomato and 1 onion, some cilantro. Some 'chaat masala' is available, if not just use lemon juice or lime juice. Done

Green beans:
Cut the green beans ends out and then snap the green beans in half. put the green beans into boiling water for about a minute, take out and put them in ice water. Saute some onion in oil, add the green beans into it and saute some more. Viola!