Recipes and Cooking Vegetables 6 Fast and Fresh Spinach Side Dish Recipes for a Healthy Meal By Wini Moranville Wini Moranville Facebook Instagram Website Food, wine, and travel writer Wini Moranville is the author of "Everyday French Cooking: Modern French Cuisine Made Simple." Over the past 25 years, she has written hundreds of articles, covering everything from Christmas Cookies to Cognac for Better Homes and Gardens, Bonjour Paris, Relish Magazine, and other national publications. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on December 6, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 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 06 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 06 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 06 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 06 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 06 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. 06 of 06 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. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit