Easy Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes (SCD)

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

Baked Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

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

Carrot Souffle

paleo and dairy free

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!

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!