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    Home » Recipe Roundups

    Easy Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

    Published: Nov 16, 2022 · Modified: Jun 4, 2023 by Jennifer Brown · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This is the best list of easy, healthy Thanksgiving recipes! Here you'll find appetizers, side dishes, main dishes and desserts! All are perfect for a healthy Thanksgiving dinner!

    Four photos of Thanksgiving day favorites.

    Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, there's just so much good food to enjoy!

    I've rounded up all of my best healthy Thanksgiving recipes!

    All of these Thanksgiving recipes follow the SCD diet. I've made a notation of the recipes that are also paleo and dairy free.

    Healthy Thanksgiving Appetizers

    Start the festivities off with some healthy starters and appetizers.

    A pear slice on wrapped in a piece of prosciutto and drizzled with honey and crumbled cheese.

    Prosciutto Wrapped Pears

    omit the cheese for paleo and dairy free

    Mushrooms on a white plate.

    Baked Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

    Mini tartlets on a wood cutting board.

    Cranberry Brie Tartlets

    Garlic roasted olives in a small white bowl.

    Oven Roasted Olives

    paleo, dairy free, and whole30

    Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

    Thanksgiving is all about the side dishes! Below you'll find some sweet and some savory SCD side dishes to serve alongside your turkey!

    A spoonful of cranberry sauce with the bowl of sauce in the background.

    Honey Cranberry Sauce

    paleo and dairy free

    A white bowl filled with mashed cauliflower.

    Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

    paleo, dairy free, and whole30

    A serving spoon filled with shredded brussels sprouts and bacon pieces.

    Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

    paleo and dairy free

    A spoonful of orange carrot souffle.

    Carrot Souffle

    paleo and dairy free

    Cheesy mashed cauliflower in a white bowl next to a blue and white kitchen towel.

    Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower

    Main Dishes

    While turkey is the star of many Thanksgiving dinners, I have a few non-traditional options for those of you who may not be turkey fans or just don't want to roast a whole turkey!

    A slice of lasagna on a black plate.

    Noodle-less Butternut Squash Lasagna

    Halved acorn squash filled with meat on a baking tray.

    Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

    paleo, dairy free, and whole30

    One chicken thigh with red sauce on a bed of mashed cauliflower.

    Italian Braised Chicken Thighs

    paleo, dairy free, and whole30

    Easy and healthy Thanksgiving desserts

    These healthy Thanksgiving day desserts are just as delicious and decadent as their classic counterparts! Below you'll find everything from cakes to cookies!

    An apple cheesecake cupcake on a white plate.

    Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes

    A piece of pumpkin cake ball on a fork with the rest on a plate.

    Pumpkin Spice Cake Bites

    paleo and dairy free

    the cheesecakes on a white plate.

    Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

    A slice of cake on a small white plate.

    Apple Cider Layer Cake

    paleo and dairy free

    The cake on a white plate.

    Upside-Down Pear Cake

    paleo and dairy free

    A slice being taken from the spice cake.

    Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting

    paleo and dairy free

    A stack of three pumpkin blondies topped with cashew vanilla ice cream and drizzled with homemade salted caramel sauce.

    Pumpkin Blondies

    paleo and dairy free

    Cranberry apple crumble in two small bowls.

    Cranberry Apple Crumble

    paleo and dairy free

    Pumpkin pudding in small shot glasses.

    Pumpkin Pudding

    paleo and dairy free

    Pear almond tart drizzled with cinnamon honey.

    Pear Almond Tart

    A bite taken out of a pumpkin whoopie pie.

    Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    paleo and dairy free

    I hope you enjoy the recipes and have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

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