Side dish for Christmas dinner

[SpecialK]

I've made this recipe for Christmas (minus the Parmesan chips) and it turned out well. Count me in with those who prefer a lighter veggie.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...served-with-parmesan-crisps-recipe/index.html

 

[The Mystery Machine]

What's with all the Green Bean Casserole haters?

This from a guy who never knew Green Bean Casserole was a holiday dish.

Our Thanksgiving/Christmas traditional dishes are garlic mashed potatoes and homemade cranberry sauce.

Oh well, all my suggestions seem to draw me to some sort of cream sauce and vegetable. Green beans with dill in a cream sauce. Dilled potatoes. Creamed onions.

Green beans with a dill cream sauce sounds interesting.

Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup not so much, which is what most people use....ick.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

We always have mashed and sweet. Mainly because people prefer one over the other.

We do, too.

 

[Minnie]

I do have to keep in mind that one of our guests is now diabetic and I'm trying to be concious of his dietary needs, as well as my own reduced fat diet.

Perhaps a simple dish of glazed carrots or buttered green beans is the way to go.

Glazed carrots would likely not work for the diabetic - though the guest could simply avoid this offering.

I would suggest a green beans - simpler the better IMO

 

[Topper]

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Bacon

Yield: about 6 servings

6 slices bacon
1 pound green beans, stems removed
1 pound medium-sized mushrooms, each cut into quarters
1 large red onion, sliced
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper

In a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain

To bacon drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat, add whole green beans, mushrooms, onion, water, vinegar, salt, and crushed red pepper; cover skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

To serve, spoon bean mixture into bowl. Crumble bacon and sprinkle over beans.

185 calories per serving.

 

[jen0610]

LOL. You are right, I thought the same thing about the spooning and lumping, no texture to the meal. Plus everything on the plate is beige. The salad will be the only thing with some color.

I don't know if it's weird to have both mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. I like the suggestion of the fresh green beans. I'm probably going to bring a bowl of fruit as well - cateloupe, honeydew, grapes and strawberries since the salad will have apple and pear.

We have both at every holiday meal. There are those in the family that love the sweet potatoes and others that love the mashed potatoes. One part of the family would be left wanting if we cut one of them out.

Of the four you have listed, all would be a good addition to our families menu.

 

[luvmy3]

I wouldn't eat any of your choices either, sorry. I would do veggies but not with the meal.
I would offer a green veggie, whether it be sauteed grren beans with toasted almond slivers, or roasted roasted asparagus with garlic and a little lemon juice (after they come out of the oven).
I always serve glazed carrots too.
We don't have a very formal Christmas dinner every year, most years we grill steaks and I serve mashed potatoes, and baked sweet potatoe fries. I never thought it was odd to serve both.

 

[Banzai]

I'd go for the Veggies and Ranch, I like it simple.

 

[java]

I am voting other and voting Green Beans- Simple- Oven Roasted- just drizzle with olive oil- (the french green beans long thin ones) add chopped fresh garlic and salt and Pepper. Roast in oven 400 until they start to brown. MMMMM- even my kids wolf these down. Sometimes I drizzle balsamic but dh isn't a fan of it so I can only do that if he's not eating them.