And these side dishes make following this diet easier and tastier than ever.

Plus, choosing frozen saves you timeno shelling required!

Want to save even more time?

a recipe photo of the Sauteed Broccolini

Photo: Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Use a pouch of precooked quinoa.

Serve alongside anything from roasted chicken to fish or steak.

Turmeric-Roasted Cauliflower

Roasting cauliflower transforms it into a crispy, tender vegetable.

Quinoa with Peas & Lemon

Ted & Chelsea Cavanaugh

Serve this smashed cucumber salad at a summer cookout alongside burgers and hot dogs.

The sturdy leaves of mature spinach hold up best during cooking.

In this easy recipe, cauliflower rice is made into an herbed pilaf.

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Roasting the green beans gives them a sweet, caramelized flavor while they still retain some bite.

Serve with chicken, fish, pork–you name it.

These green beans are also a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving meal.

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The simple seasonings here complement the subtle sweetness from the squash.

Serve this quick and easy side dish with just about anything, from roast chicken to pork.

Steamed Fresh Green Beans

Steaming (but not for too long!)

Balsamic-Parmesan Sauteed Spinach

is a foolproof way to get perfect, crisp-tender green beans, every time.

Creamy Cucumber Salad

This creamy cucumber salad is an easy side dish for any summer BBQ.

Bright dill and white-wine vinegar add fresh tartness to cucumbers and red onions.

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Enjoy this salad the day you prepare it so the ingredients don’t turn watery.

Enjoy this simple recipe for any meal or occasion.

Minced fresh garlic gives this salad, inspired from a visit to Guadeloupe, its special flavor.

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Zucchini & Mushroom Saute

Serve this simple side dish with grilled turkey burgers.

Other fresh herbs, like thyme or oregano, work well too.

It’s the perfect simple green bean side dish that pairs well with everything.

Balsamic-Roasted Green Beans with Parmesan

This Japanese-inspired salad is cool, crisp and simply delicious.

Air-Fryer Butternut Squash

Caitlin Bensel

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Steamed Fresh Green Beans

Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hauser

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Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower

Simple tomato salad with minced fresh garlic

Jillian Atkinson

Parmesan White Beans

Ted & Chelsea Cavanaugh

Quick and Easy Green Beans

Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

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Lemon-Garlic Green Beans

Will Dickey

Japanese Cucumber Salad

Crystal Hughes