Recipes and Cooking Vegetables Fast and Fresh Spinach Side Dish Recipes for Your Healthy Meal Plan By Wini Moranville Wini Moranville Instagram Website Wini Moranville has written about food and wine for leading magazines and websites for more than 20 years—hundreds of those being for Better Homes & Gardens publications, including the iconic New Cook Book. She holds a bachelor's degree in French and English from the University of Iowa; she also studied French at the University Laval in Quebec, Canada. Moranville later studied creative writing at Iowa State University, where she received a master's degree in English and was the recipient of the Pearl Hogrefe Fellowship in Creative Writing.While she's covered just about every food topic imaginable—from bargain wines to fancy desserts—she's most passionate about the easy-yet-inspired everyday French cuisine she's discovered throughout more than twenty summers living and cooking in France. Moranville was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award, Best Food & Cookbooks 2019, for The Little Women Cookbook. Her book, Everyday French Cooking: Modern French Cuisine Made Simple, will be published by Harvard Common Press in 2022. Back home in the Great Midwest, her local Aldi supermarket is her happy place. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on December 6, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Peter Krumhardt If you're trying to get more greens on the menu, we've got some delicious, easy spinach sides for you. To make the cut, each of the fabulous spinach side dish recipes here had to be fast (30 minutes prep time max) and healthful (300 calories or less). Check out all the winners we came up with after sorting through the hundreds of spinach sides in our files. 01 of 14 Spinach Strawberry Salad View Recipe Jay Wilde Here's a super-quick, slimmed-down spinach salad recipe. Purchased raspberry vinaigrette keeps the recipe speedy and boosts the flavor with a bright berry zing. You can use either strawberries or blueberries in this spinach side dish, but we like using both. 02 of 14 Steamed Spinach View Recipe Greg Scheidemann This is it! The easiest of all the spinach side dish recipes in our files. With just 40 calories and a generous 3 grams of fiber per serving, it's also one of our most healthy spinach sides. Serve with lemon or a touch of vinegar for a touch of brightness. 03 of 14 Wilted Spinach Salad View Recipe Scott Little This classic bacon, mushroom, egg, and spinach side dish recipe used to be the domain of chandeliered restaurants and country club dining rooms. Then everyone figured out how easy it was to make at home. Give it try, and you'll see why it remains one of the most popular spinach recipes around. 04 of 14 Spring Greens Soup View Recipe Andy Lyons Here's a great spinach side dish to serve with a fresh salad or sandwich. The Yukon gold potatoes and mushrooms make the soup hearty, while arugula adds a peppery bite. Feel free to use all spinach (rather than a mix of spinach and arugula) if you prefer your healthy spinach side recipes to be all about the spinach. 05 of 14 Grilled Corn and Spinach Salad View Recipe Peter Krumhardt Here's one of our favorite spinach side dish recipes for summertime. Combine shredded spinach with garden-fresh corn, tomatoes, and oregano, then finish with a touch of cheese and a reduced-calorie dressing. It's a perfect spinach side dish to go alongside grilled fish or chicken. 06 of 14 Fennel, Spinach, and Carrot Toss View Recipe Peter Krumhardt If you're looking for spinach sides that combine a medley of veggies, give this one a look. Fennel, with its anise-like flavor, and sweet baby carrots make the recipe pop in both flavor and color. 15 Vegetable Side Dish Recipes Ready in 20 Minutes or Less 07 of 14 Spinach Salad with Summer Fruit and Sesame Dressing View Recipe Peter Krumhardt This isn't your everyday salad recipe. We've added more fruit—papaya, raspberries, and nectarines—in addition to the strawberries for a quartet of bright, fresh flavor and extra fiber, too. It's a spinach side dish that will have you craving those leafy greens. 08 of 14 Spinach Salad with Dates and Jicama View Recipe Steve Stitgen We never tire of new combos of fruits and vegetables to toss into our spinach recipes. Here, sweet dates and fresh and crunchy jicama join the party. We developed this recipe as a spinach side dish for a holiday meal, but it's an enjoyable salad any time of year. 35 Time-Saving Make-Ahead Side Dishes for a Stress-Free Holiday 09 of 14 No-Measure Spinach Salad View Recipe Alexandra Rowley Here's a spinach salad recipe you can easily tote to a potluck. And check out this neat trick: Blending a little jellied cranberry sauce into the dressing adds flavor and body without adding extra fat. 10 of 14 White Beans and Spinach Ragout View Recipe Scott Little If you're looking for both heartiness and healthfulness in your spinach side dish recipes, you've landed on the right one. Crispy bacon, spinach, tomatoes, and fiber-packed cannellini beans keep this recipe in the "good-for-you" camp. Serve it alongside broiled salmon for an easy spinach side. 11 of 14 Gazpacho Verde with Papaya View Recipe Jason Donnelly You can enjoy sprightly fresh gazpacho in about as much time as it takes to make a smoothie—15 minutes, which includes 5 minutes of chill time. Anchored by spinach and accented with all things green—avocado, cucumber, celery, salsa verde, lime juice, and green onion—this recipe whirs into a refreshing spinach side dish. Buy It: Ninja Foodi Power Blender ($130, Target) 12 of 14 Sautéed Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts View Recipe Kritsada Panichgul There's nothing plain about this spinach side dish. Quickly sauté spinach in garlic and raisins for just a few minutes before adding in lemon juice and zest. Toasted pine nuts add a buttery, nutty flavor to the finished dish. More Fresh Spinach Recipes That Taste Amazing 13 of 14 Mandarin Orange and Spinach Salad View Recipe Andy Lyons If you like baby spinach as much as we do, bookmark this spinach side dish recipe. You can use any greens you'd like, but spinach is our first choice. Feel free to transform this into a spinach strawberry salad recipe by substituting strawberries for the raspberries to go alongside the juicy mandarin oranges. 14 of 14 Spinach and Feta Casserole View Recipe Kritsada Panichgul Take 20 minutes to prep this spinach side dish for dinner tonight. It's full of gut-friendly cultures thanks to creamy cottage cheese. The feta cheese adds the perfect amount of tang to every bite. Yes, this spinach side takes more time than the rest in our collection here, but only 20 minutes of hands-on time is required, then you can make the main dish while this casserole bakes. Buy It: Corningware Casserole Dish ($19, Walmart) Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit