Dina's Diner

Veggies and Sides on Dina’s Diner

Sides and Veggies can make or break a meal. I have a friend who told me she decides what all the sides are and then the main dish. I have so many sides that I love. I am adding new recipes all the time. Come back often to see what is new!

Mashed Potato Pancakes with Ham and Cheese are a savory dish to be served in place of mashed potatoes. You can use them as a side dish or eat them alone for a main dish.
Mashed Potato Pancakes with Ham and Cheese
Carrots cut on the diagonal and then cooked until tender in chicken broth. Drain the liquid and dot the top with butter and sugar. Cook until the sauce thickens. YUM!
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Roasted Acorn Squash is an easy side dish with the beautiful fall colors of the squash to add to the beauty of any meal. Slice, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Roasted Acorn Squash
Tucker Holiday Yams
Macerated cranberries in sugar mixed with grated apples, chopped pecans and then folded into sweetened, whipped cream.
Cranberry Apple Holiday Salad
Chopped apples cooked in Red Hot Cinnamon Candy and a little sugar
Red Hot Cinnamon Apples
Baked yams that have been mashed with a little sugar, butter, vanilla and heavy cream. Then make a pecan, brown sugar crumble and bake the whole thing until the crust is golden brown.
Yummy Yams
Roasted butternut squash mixed with milk and butter. Heat this and then add cheddar cheese and toss in pasta.
Butternut Mac and Cheese
Thinly sliced Yukon potatoes and onions sautéed in butter and steamed in heavy cream. Add some sliced ham and grated cheese and bake until golden brown.
Skillet Scalloped Potatoes
Homemade Granola made with rolled oats, sesame and sunflower seeds, sliced almonds, honey and canola oil. Once cooked, mix with vanilla and almond extract with raisins and dried cranberries.
Homemade Granola
Boiled Yukon or red potatoes, chopped with hard boiled eggs. These are coated with a mixture of mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, evaporated milk, mustard and delicious spices.
The Best Potato Salad
Canned baked beans, onions, ketchup, bacon and brown sugar with a dash of Worcestershire sauce. This all you need to make One Pan Easy Baked Beans.
Easy One Pan Baked Beans
Loads of ripe tomatoes mixed with grated Swiss cheese, a little mayo and spices, then poured into an unbaked pie crust. Place in a 400° oven and bake for 35 minutes.
Tomato Pie
Creamy Yukon potatoes mashed with cream cheese and butter and then seasoned with garlic salt.
Can’t Put My Fork Down Mashed Potatoes
Carrots The Good Way are cooked carrots in beef broth with a thin layer of mayonnaise, horseradish, onion flakes, salt and pepper. This is then covered with Panko Bread crumbs mixed with some melted butter. Bake to perfection at 375 degrees.
Carrots The Good Way
White rice cooked in chicken broth with dried onions and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, put the lid on and lower heat to simmer. Cook for 20 minutes and add green enchilada sauce, lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Cilantro Lime Rice
Refried Beans
Elbow macaroni cooked extra long for 20 minutes until nice and tender. Once the noodles are done they are then tossed with a mixture of Velveeta, sharp cheddar, Monterey jack, parmesan and Romano cheese heated in a sauce with milk, butter and salt. This is topped with more cheese and placed under the broiler to give it a golden brown finish.
Mac and Cheese
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Green beans cooked to perfection in chicken broth then sprinkled with olive oil, garlic salt and parmesan cheese
Delightful Green Beans
Veggies and Sides
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