Healthy Potato Side Dishes

Get your potato fix with these healthy side dish recipes from Food Network.
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Low-Fat Scalloped Potatoes

This recipe from Food Network Kitchen uses Gruyère cheese, and because the cheese has a ton of nutty flavor, you don't have to use a lot of it.

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Twice-Baked Potatoes

These potatoes still taste buttery and rich but are much lighter than the full-fat version. They're made with a small amount of butter and reduced-fat cream cheese.

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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Hasselback potatoes are whole potatoes that have been cut into a fan shape, dotted with butter, then roasted. The result is a crispy-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside spud. The technique can be done with white or sweet potatoes.

Get the Recipe: Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Vegan Roasted-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Yellow-fleshed potatoes, like Yukon gold, are dense, creamy and moderately starchy, making them perfect for mashed potatoes-especially these vegan spuds, which have no dairy and are low in calories and fat.

Get the Recipe: Vegan Roasted-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Maple-Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Only small amounts of oil and maple syrup are needed to coat these potato wedges, and roasting them at a high temperature browns them well and deepens the flavors.

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Made-Over Blackened Cajun Skillet Fries

Replace mayo with Greek yogurt for a creamier, healthier dip for these crispy, Cajun-flavored skillet fries.

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Healthy Roast Fingerlings with Lemon

Roasting lemon peel along with potatoes ensures that the resulting side dish is packed with lemony flavor.

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Purple Potatoes with Rosemary and Olives

Here, purple potatoes are simply boiled to retain their color and texture, then drizzled with a flavorful heart-healthy olive oil and tossed with savory olives.

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Provencal Summer Squash and Potato Gratin

This dish is based on a traditional Provencal dish called a tian, the perfect baked dish for showcasing summer vegetables. Try swapping rosemary for thyme or oregano, or add thinly sliced summer eggplant to the mix.

Get the Recipe: Provencal Summer Squash and Potato Gratin

Fennel Potatoes

Lemon juice, parsley and fennel seeds toasted in oil add surprisingly delightful flavor to boiled new potatoes.

Get the Recipe: Fennel-Garlic Potatoes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Essence

A burst of flavor and color is the answer for any side dish. The secret weapon for these potatoes? Low-fat buttermilk, which provides for creaminess and tanginess without using any butter.

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Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Horseradish Butter

The combination of maple syrup, horseradish and butter in these slightly sweet and sharp spuds is a home run. You won't even notice that they're low in fat.

Get the Recipe: Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Horseradish Butter

Oven "Fries"

Eating healthier shouldn't have to mean giving up french fries. That's why Ellie Krieger came up with this easy recipe for crisp matchsticks that are baked, not deep-fried.

Get the Recipe: Oven "Fries"

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