Low Fat Vegetables/Vegetarian Recipes

A creamy blend of pureed carrots and butternut squash makes a great low-fat side dish at any Thanksgiving or holiday table.

This healthy summer vegetable saute uses a little heart-healthy olive oil in the skillet, which adds almost no saturated fat to these delicious vegetables. Enjoy these veggies with some grilled fish, chicken or lean pork.

A simple sautéed dish of green beans and leeks smothered in tangy tomatoes, making a highly nutritious low fat side dish.

A light and delicious side dish of jasmine rice, edamame, lemon and mint.

An easy-to-make salad of whole grain rice, tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro.

A sweet-tasting salad of sugar-snap peas, green peas and freshly chopped mint in a light vinaigrette.

Make use of delicious and nutritious winter root vegetables in this thick and delicious soup. Perfect for the coldest winter's day.

A flavorful side dish of quinoa, accented with fresh lemon juice and cilantro.

A tangy and delicious low fat hot artichoke dip that's perfect for parties and entertaining.

Don't blow your low fat eating by piling on unhealthy side dishes. Find out what kinds of side dishes can keep you on track with your low fat diet.

A butternut squash salad is a great fall or winter salad. Make it vegetarian by using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.

Perfect as a holiday side dish, these roasted parsnips and carrots go well with any turkey, pork, beef or chicken dish. With just a tablespoon of heart-healthy olive oil, they make a great low-fat side dish.

Curried cauliflower and potatoes makes a tasty and filling low-fat, hihg-fiber vegetarian dish.

Sweet, delicious and nutritious, these acorn squash rings are glazed with a blend of maple syrup and orange marmalade, and without a pat of butter in sight.

Enjoy a nutritious wedge of roasted butternut squash as a perfect fall or winter side dish. Glazed with a mix of orange juice and maple syrup, and sprinkled with cinnamon, you can enjoy a deliciously low fat vegetable treat.

Available year round, the ubiquitous tomato comes into its own in the summer. Find out how to choose tomatoes, store tomatoes and prepare tomatoes for all manner of dishes.

Make a flavorful reduced fat mushroom onion gravy to accompany your Sunday or holiday roast. Lower the fat by using fat-free chicken broth or defatted drippings from the meat.

Serve some low fat roasted new potatoes with a Sunday lunch or holiday meal. Using just a little heart-healthy olive oil is enough to make great roasted potatoes.

Colcannon, an Irish dish made with cabbage or kale and mashed potatoes, makes a great side dish on St. Patrick's Day. This low fat colcannon omits butter and cream, using fat free milk and fat free cream cheese instead.

Fresh asparagus at the grocery stores is a sure sign of spring. Full of vitamins and antioxidants, asparagus is a nutritional power house. It fits well into a low fat diet, provided you don't smother it with high fat sauces. So how do we cook and eat this wonderful spring time vegetable so that it remains crisp yet tender?

This classic pairing of Brussels Sprouts and chestnuts makes an ideal low fat side dish for your Christmas roast.

Roasted Vegetables, with a drizzle of heart-healthy olive oil, make an ideal accompaniment to low fat chicken or fish dishes, or simply toss with some pasta for a healthy complete vegetarian meal

These low fat sweet potato fries are baked in the oven, and make a delicious low fat side dish. Or simply enjoy them on their own with a dollop of ketchup.

Garlic mashed potatoes can be creamy and flavorful without all that butter and cream. Try this version for your holiday table, or as a side dish for any occasion.

Enjoy low fat mashed sweet potatoes by leaving out the butter and adding flavor in other ways. Here, I use orange juice, a little brown sugar, plus cinnamon and ginger.

Try this healthy sweet potato side-dish from About.com's Guide to Walking

These low fat potato skins feature reduced fat cheese and fat-free sour cream. Potato skins make a great appetizer for Super Bowl Sunday. Of course, you can enjoy them at any other time too.

Tender baby red potatoes and crisp green asparagus tips, topped with slices of red onion and drizzled in a low fat vinaigrette dressing.

Low in saturated fat and with no cholesterol, this eggplant dip, or Baba Ghanoush, makes a delicious and nutritious appetizer to enjoy with fresh-cut vegetables or whole wheat pita bread.

Recipes from the revamped national 5 A Day program, encouraging us to eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables each day.

Red, orange and yellow tomatoes sprinkled with chopped scallions and fresh basil, drizzled with a balsamic vinegar-based vinaigrette.

A simple and refreshing fat-free chopped tomato salad.

A tasty, low fat rice salad with sweet corn, black beans, chopped red pepper, green onions, parsley, and a cumin-accented vinaigrette dressing.

A colorful three bean salad featuring steamed green beans, cannellini beans and kidney beans, tossed in a light vinaigrette.

Wedges of ripe tomato, crisp green asparagus spears and slivers of red onion drizzled with a cumin-accented dressing.

Cooked until just crisp tender, then sauteed with garlic, red onion and apple cider, these Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts may make you change your mind about this much-maligned vegetable. They make a perfect side dish at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Sweet orange-glazed carrots make a perfect low fat side dish for your Thanksgiving or Christmas table, or with any special meal.

A low fat alternative to green bean casserole, these sautéed green beans would make a nice side dish at your holiday table.

Quinoa may be a recent addition to our grocery stores but it's actually an ancient food relied upon by the Incas. Quinoa, though thought of as a grain, is actually a seed. It's an excellent source of protein, iron and many other vitamins and minerals. Enjoy this low fat quinoa salad as a great side dish or lunch.

An easy low fat side dish of Mexican-style rice and beans

Make this rich and creamy low fat guacamole and save a bunch of fat calories. How? By using peas with a smaller amount of avocado.

A creamy low fat macaroni salad that's perfect for cookouts and picnics.

A low fat creamy, tangy potato salad made with small white potatoes, and red onion, with a yogurt and mustard-mayonnaise dressing.

A low-fat salad made with nutty-tasting chick peas (garbanzo beans) combined with tomatoes, green onions and mint in a lemon-vinaigrette dressing.

A creamy yet low-fat picnic potato salad that features white potatoes, chopped eggs and green onions.

A simple low-fat summery salad of corn, black beans and grape tomatoes in a southwestern-style dressing.

A simple and refreshing tomato cucumber salad with a light balsamic vinegar dressing and fresh basil.

A refreshing green bean and tomato salad with fresh chopped basil and a light vinaigrette dressing.

A slimmed down version of a holiday classic, this healthy, low fat green casserole uses fresh green beans, and dispenses with canned soup and fried onions. Instead, this healthy green casserole has a fresh-tasting mushroom sauce and is topped with sauteed onions and whole-grain bread crumbs.

A simple and nutritious sauteed greens recipes using beet greens, although spinach, kale or collard greens would be just as easy to prepare this way.