side dishes to take for card night?

hello..We are going to a friends house for dinner and some cards tomorrow night...any suggestions on sides to take? She told me that she will either fix steak or chicken. I am pretty much at a loss as to what to take since I usually take 3bean turkey chilli to any dinners I go to.

Italian Bean Salad

1 can (15 oz.) Cannelini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup fresh Mozzarella balls  (or just 1/2 the bigger ones)
1/2 cup Cucumber, diced
1 Tomato, diced
1/4 of a small Red Onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon Oregano
1 Tablespoon fresh Basil, chopped
a few twists of freshly ground Black Pepper
Kosher Salt to taste
2 Tablespoons Storebought Pesto Sauce
2 Tablespoons Storebought Balsamic Dressing

Combine all ingredients and chill.




Mashed white beans with garlic and rosemary

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, peeled, but left whole
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Two 14-ounce cans Cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
1-2 tablespoons chicken broth
1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Kosher salt & black pepper
Olive oil

In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add whole garlic cloves and rosemary sprig. Sauté until garlic is soft and rosemary is crispy. Smash garlic with the back of a wooden spoon. Remove rosemary, slide off the leaves and mince them; return to skillet. Add beans and heat through, stirring and roughly mashing with the spoon, adding chicken broth until desired consistency. Stir in Parmesan, salt, and black pepper. Place in a serving bowl and drizzle with additional olive oil. Serve hot. Makes 6 WLS servings.

Per Serving: Calories 169; Protein 8 g; Fat 5 g; Carbs 13 g; Sugar 0 g; Sodium 227 mg





Creamed Spinach with parmesan

Vegetable cooking spray
3 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Splenda
1 1/3 cups half & half
4 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
Two 10 ounce pkgs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed (squeezed to remove excess water)
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Coat a shallow casserole dish or individual soufflé dishes with vegetable cooking spray and set aside.

In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.  Sauté the minced garli****il the butter is lightly browned, stirring constantly.  Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.  Remove from heat and whisk in half & half, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and Splenda.  Return to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.  Coo****il thick.  Remove from heat and stir in cream cheese, spinach, and parmesan. 

Pour mixture into prepared pan(s) and sprinkle with extra grated Parmesan cheese.  Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden.  Makes 8 servings.
 
Per Serving: Calories 122; Protein 6 g; Fat 8 g; Carbs 7 g; Sugar 2 g; Sodium 291 mg

OMG made the Italian bean salad...LOVE IT!!!! My new favorite covered summer dish to take!!!!...Ty sooo much for the recipies!

Fruit ****tail Cheese Ball   Take one can of fruit ****tail ( I use the no sugar added)and one small can of mandarin oranges...Drain the juice...Take a hand held potato masher ( or one of those hand held pastry dough cutters works that you use to cut the shortening and flour together for pie crust) and mash the fruit...Mix in one small box of sugar free vanilla pudding...Mix in 3 packs of softenend lite cream cheese...Form into a ball, will be kinda sloppy to work with...I then chopped up some walnuts ( can use pecans) and spread 1/2 of them out onto a sheet of aluminum foil...Place the cheeseball down on top of the nuts...Sprinkle the rest of the nuts on top and around the sides...     Pineapple Pecan Cheese Ball   2 packs of lite cream cheese 1/2 cup diced green peppers 1/2 cup diced onions 1 can of crushed pineapple ( drain juice) pinch of salt 2 packs of Buddig beef ( sliced) reserve one to roll the cheeseball in 1 cup of chopped pecans ( I used walnuts)   Mix all the ingredients into a ball...Dice up the second pack of beef and lay 1/2 of it on a sheet of foil...Place cheeseball down on the beef...Use remaining beef to cover the top and sides...   For a bigger cheese ball, sometimes I add an extra pack of cream cheese  

Thanks for the recipe!

Hummus

Ingredients

• 2 cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons tahini paste
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more, for drizzling
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted
• Fresh pita bread

Directions

In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini paste, and garlic. Process until smooth. With the machine running, add 1/4 cup olive oil, a little at a time. Season with salt and pepper.

Spoon the hummus in the center of a large platter. Drizzle the hummus with olive oil. Arrange the black olives and fresh pita bread around the hummus.

I usually don't use this much oil, just a little.  Lime juice is also good in place of the lemon juice.

You can substitute other flovors for the olives (roasted red peppers, egg plant etc) or just leave out the olives

Home made hummus is easy and so much better than what is in the store.

Jim

Thanks for the recipe!! I need to make this one for me!!!!..lol