Healthy Easter Dinner Side Dishes

No Easter meal is complete without a variety of Easter dinner side dishes to go along with the traditional ham or lamb. The traditional Easter side dishes can be heavy and full of fat. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t lighten things up a little and keep your traditions intact.

There are healthy Easter dinner side dishes that can take advantage of the spring ingredients and colors of the beautiful season.

Since Easter falls in the Spring, you have an array of beautiful and bright flavored fresh Spring vegetables in season and at your disposal. Take advantage of these vegetables when you plan your Easter menu. The fresher the vegetables the better. 

Oven Roasted Carrots | Feel Good Foodie

Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts | I Am Baker

Ricotta and Honey Roasted Beets | Evolving Table

Carrot Salad | Homemade Interest

Easy Parmesan Peas | One Hundred Dollars a Month

Healthy Easter Dinner Side Dishes

You can start with so many different types of sides like carrots, brussels sprouts, beets, wherever you want. The idea is to incorporate the fresh veggies that are growing like wild grass during spring. These fresh ingredients will also add beautiful spring colors to the plate.

Oven Roasted Asparagus with Garlic, Lemon and Parmesan | House of Nash Eats

Nutty Green Beans and Asparagus | Good Housekeeping

Wildflower and Arugula Salad | Harvest and Honey

Raw Beet Salad with Carrot, Quinoa and Spinach | Cookie and Kate

Crispy Garlic Smashed Baby Potatoes | Yay For Food

Not So Veggie

You can also lighten up the heavier dishes like macaroni and cheese or pasta salads. Taking out the mayo or making the dish more vegetable-heavy and replacing unhealthy ingredients with alternatives like in the recipes below are a great start to a well-rounded meal. Even an Easter staple like deviled eggs can be made healthier. 

Chilled Pea, Avocado and Mint Soup | My Darling Lemon Thyme

Kale Caesar Salad with Lime | Gimme Some Oven

Skinny Scalloped Potatoes Gratin | Skinny Taste

Healthy Mac and Cheese | Chocolate Covered Katie

Bright Spring Vegetable Salad | Healthy Aperture

Spring on a Plate

Consider adding a spring salad or introducing a new vegetable to your table. An arugula or kale salad, for example, can be brightened up with lemon and a light dressing.  You can’t go wrong with one of the healthy Easter dinner side dishes here. 

Spring Potato Salad with Asparagus and Peas | Crowded Kitchen

Spring Green Risotto | The View From Great Island

Greek Yogurt Deviled Eggs | The Real Food Dieticians

Weight Watchers Macaroni Salad | The Inspiration Edit

Sauteed Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and Crushed Red Pepper  | The Life Jolie