A side dish your granny never made!

Talking about easy side dish options on my last post made me start thinkin' about a few other quick and easy side dishes I make....heck I guess all the ones I make are. So here's the details and promise me...even your granny will think you make this from scratch!! --ssh we won't tell ;)

1. Canned green beans
2. Canned greens the skillet way
3. Creamed potatoes
4. Black eyed peas
5. Lima Beans
6. Garlic peas & mushrooms
7. Corn on the cob
8. Creamed corn
9. Parmesan risotto
10. Butter Herb New potatoes
11. Seasoned steamed Broccoli
12. Sweet potato fries
13. Oven "Fries"
14. Mixed Veggies with butter herb sauce

Green beans, & greens- see previous post

Creamed potatoes - Steam in the bag potatoes or instant. Use milk or cream, butter, & chicken broth **never water! Also you can stir in some ranch dsg, or mayo if desired. Season with natures seasoning and pepper to taste. Whip with hand mixer or for even easier shortcut...use a potato masher for rough mashed taters. A potato masher is found where they sell spoons and spatulas. It looks like a curvy S shaped thingy with a handle.

Black eyed peas & Lima beans - Simple picsweet frozen peas with snaps that are seasoned...or frozen plain ones and add butter, seasoning, LSmoke...just add a dash or two of what ever seasoning you like.

Corn on the cob & Garlic peas n mushrooms - Steam fresh bag, pop into microwave for 5 min and done. Add butter and serve. Who woulda ever thought you could have corn on the cob in 5 mins from the freezer! 

Creamed Corn - 1 can whole kernel, 1 can cream or 1 frozen tube of cream. Add S/P, 1/2 - 1 tablespoon sugar, Natures seasoning.

Parmesan Risotto - Minute rice (must be minute), 1 cup shredded Italian cheese, Mrs. Dash Italian- shake in a little to taste.

Butter & Herb New Potatoes - Little red skin potatoes, washed and eyes removed (Do not peel). Place in boiling water or in steamer until softened. Place in a bowl and toss with butter, lemon juice and dill. Can sub any seasoning you like for the dill. But try it at least once it's soo yummy!

Seasoned Steamed Brocoli - Fresh brocoli or frozen (thawed), add spray butter and natures seasoning. Place in steamer for 2-3 minutes.

Sweet potato fries - frozen in a bag...get some they are yummy. Try the chipotle kind too! They have a low glycemic index. 

Oven "fries" - Slice washed semi peeled (peel strips of peeling off, or all if desired)potatoes in half lengthwise and then in long chunky fry like pieces. Place in a ziploc bag...add OO(olive oil), powder parm cheese*optional, Seasoning of choice, and some S/P. This is where you can get creative...toss in anything yummy you can think of....like what you say?...humm try OO and some dry italian dressing mix or some dry ranch dressing mix! See easy now get creative! Coat potatoes in the bag and then dump them out and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven on 425 for 35 minutes or until browned and crispy.

Mixed Veggies - Get a bag of frozen, place in a dish, add water or chicken broth, butter pats, natures seasoning....microwave till softened and hot.

There are many other sides I make, but these are a few to get you started!