Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes - Slender Kitchen

Roasted vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, beets, and Bok choy on a wooden table.

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We love taking holiday recipes and making them lighter with real food ingredients. From your favorite classic holiday recipes like this Cornbread Stuffing and Green Bean Casserole to delicious desserts like Easy Baked Apples and Flourless Pumpkin Brownie Bites, we've got all your holiday recipe needs covered.

Thanksgiving vegetable side dish recipes including mashed potatoes, carrots, green bean casserole, and more.

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Best Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes (Over 50 Recipes!)

Find all the Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dish recipes you could ever need from classic sides to make ahead dishes to salads, soups, perfectly roasted vegetables, and even some surprises to make for the best Thanksgiving menu.

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Most Popular Thanksgiving Recipes

Roasted Whole Butternut Squash

Whole roasted butternut squash hlaves served on a plate with olive oil, salt, pepper, and brown sugar.

Crockpot Boneless Turkey Breast

Crockpot boneless turkey breast sliced on a plate with homemade gravy.

Creamed Kale

Creamed kale with tender kale cooked with cream cheese, milk, and Parmesan cheese in a white baking dish,

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

Shaved Brussels sprouts salad with creamy honey dijon dressing, sliced apples, goat cheese, almonds, and red onions in a bowl.

Healthy Green Bean Casserole

Healthy Green Bean Casserole with green beans, mushroom sauce, and a crispy almond onion topping in a baking dish with a striped napkin.

Roasted Delicata Squash

Roasted delicata squash with brown sugar and cinnmon on a white plate.

Best Sauteed Carrots

Sauteed carrots made with butter, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and fresh herbs in a bowl.

Potato Cauliflower Mash

Cauliflower potato mash with roasted garlic and butter in a ceramic bowl with a wooden spoon.

Healthy Broccoli Casserole

Healthy broccoli casserole with mushrooms, cheddar cheese, and crispy onions in a baking dish with a spoon.

Crispy Balsamic Brussel Sprouts

Crispy balsamic brussels sprouts with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Time for Turkey!

Baked turkey tenderloin sliced on a plate with fresh herbs.

Dinner

Baked Turkey Tenderloin

The best melt-in-your-mouth turkey breast tenderloin cooked with a maple mustard marinade. Perfect for a small holiday meal or weeknight family dinner...

Slow cooker turkey breast tenderloin sliced on a wooden cutting board.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin

Slow cooker turkey soup with shredded turkey breast, egg noodles, carrots, celery, and onions.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Turkey Soup

Slow cooker turkey tacos served in corn tortillas with shredded turkey, green salsa, cotija cheese, and dried cranberries.

Taco

Slow Cooker Turkey Tacos

Crockpot boneless turkey breast sliced on a plate with homemade gravy.

Slow Cooker

Crockpot Boneless Turkey Breast

Delicious Holiday Vegetable Side Dishes

Roasted fingerling potatoes with crispy edges on a white plate with fresh herbs on the side.

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Roasted cauliflower with crispy browned edges in a white bowl.

Roasted Cauliflower

Slow cooker butternut squash served in a wooden bowl.

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Butternut Squash

Roasted green beans with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning on a wooden plate with a spoon.

Roasted Green Beans

Roasted parsnips with browned edges in a bowl with dried herbs and spices.

Roasted Parsnips

Roasted sweet potatoes with garlic cloves and a spoonful of honey.

Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Bacon Brussel Sprouts with Parmesan cheese in a dish with a baking sheet.

Garlic Bacon Brussels Sprouts

Roasted acorn squash with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon on a baking sheet.

Roasted Acorn Squash

Easy Holiday Desserts

Easy Baked Apples

Baked apples in a ceramic baking dish with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon.

Flourless Pumpkin Brownie Bites

Flourless Pumpkin Brownie Bites with canned pumpkin and almond butter on a wooden cutting board with maple syrup on the side.

Healthy Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

Health apple crisp made in the slow cooker and served on a plate.

Cinnamon Cranberry Apple Crisp

Cranberry apple crisp with a oatmeal crumble topping in a baking dish.

Microwave Pumpkin Custard

Microwave Pumpkin Custard

Dessert Hummus

Dessert hummus with chickpeas, cinnamon, maple syrup, almond butter, and dates blended and served with pretzels and graham crackers.

The Best Thanksgiving Salads

Beet salad with goat cheese, pears, walnuts, arugula, and a blasamic dressing in a white bowll.

Salad

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

This amazing roasted beet and goat cheese salad is served with arugula, pears, and an amazing balsamic dressing. Easy and so delicious!

Spring mix salad in a bowl with various lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and balsamic dressing.

Salad

Easy Spring Mix Salad

Spinach salad with creamy balsamic vinaigrette, goat cheese, apples, and walnuts in a white bowl with wooden salad tongs.

Salad

Spinach Salad with Creamy Balsamic

Arugula salad with sliced pears, toasted walnuts, red onions, goat cheese, and vinaigrette tossed in a ceramic bowl.

Salad

Easy Arugula Salad

Fresh broccoli salad made with fresh broccoli florets, red onion, raisins, sunflower seeds, and bacon in a creamy yogurt dressing.

Salad

Fresh Broccoli Salad (Made with Greek Yogurt!)

Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas

Pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal muffins with canned pumpkin and chocolate chips on the side.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Breakfast egg casserole with turkey bacon, cheddar cheese, peppers, and onions in a baking dish.

Breakfast Egg Casserole

Applesauce oatmeal muffins with oatmeal flecks on a baking rack with a yellow napkin and apples.

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

Sweet potato hash with sweet potatoes, zucchini, onions, peppers, and a fried egg on a plate with sliced sausage.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash

Slow cooker steel cut oatmeal with pumpkin pie spices on a plate with sliced banana.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal

Turkey breakfast sausage served on a plate with sunny side ip eggs and green onions.

Turkey Breakfast Sausage

Cinnamon baked oatmeal with rolled oats baked in a white dish topped with blueberries and honey.

Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Healthy pumpkin chocolate chip bread sliced and served on a wooden cutting board.

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Butternut squash and egg breakfast casserole with turkey sausage in a baking dish with avocado on the side.

Butternut Squash Breakfast Casserole With Sausage

Pumpkin pie smoothie with canned pumpkin, pumpkin spice, almond milk, dates, and oats blended and served in a glass.

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Turkey Alternatives! Main Dish Ideas

Roasted pork tenderloin and apples with sliced onions cooked and sliced on a wooden cutting board.

Pork Tenderloin with Apples

Slow cooker balsamic honey pork tenderloin with cooked pears on a plate.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Honey Pork Tenderloin with Pears

Slow cooker rotisserie chicken with a homemade spice rub, lemon, and parsley with potatoes on the side.

Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken

Roasted balsamic chicken thighs with vegetables on a sheet pan sprinkled with Italian seasoning.

Roasted Balsamic Chicken Thighs and Vegetables

Slow cooker cranberry pork roast with sliced pork and a cranberry honey sauce on a wooden plate.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork

Lemon pepper salmon with slices on lemon and parsley in a white baling dish.

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Ideas for Thanksgiving Leftovers

Turkey quesadillas with shredded turkey, black beans, peppers, and cheese cooked in flour tortillas with cilantro and salsa.

Mexican

Turkey Quesadillas

In less than 15 minutes, make amazing protein-packed quesadillas with leftover turkey, ground turkey, or deli turkey! Easy to make, restaurant-worthy...

Slow cooker turkey soup with shredded turkey breast, egg noodles, carrots, celery, and onions.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Turkey Soup

Turkey Fajita Zucchini Boats with ground turkey, pepper, onions, and tomatoes in hollowed out zucchini with melted cheese.

Mexican

Turkey Fajita Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Turkey poblano tostadas with ground turkey, poblano peppers, and onions served on baked corn tortillas.

Mexican

Turkey Poblano Tostadas

Turkey BLT wraps with deli turkey, cooked bacon, lettuce, tomato, and sprouts on a wrap.

Sandwich

Turkey BLT Wraps

Most Popular Thanksgiving Recipes

Cranberry Apple Baked Oatmeal with apple slices and fresh cranberries next to the dish.

Cranberry Apple Baked Oatmeal

Baked apple cinnamon oatmeal in a baking dish with tender apples and a spoon.

Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes on a white plate with butter and maple syrup.

Four Ingredient Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes

Microwave Pumpkin Custard

Microwave Pumpkin Custard

Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork cut into slices with glaze.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin

Healthy pumpkin chocolate chip bread sliced and served on a wooden cutting board.

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Slow cooker balsamic honey pork tenderloin with cooked pears on a plate.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Honey Pork Tenderloin with Pears

Baked carrot cake oatmeal with a cream cheese glaze in a baking dish with shredded coconut and oats.

Baked Carrot Cake Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Glaze

Latest Thanksgiving Recipes

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Roasted leeks with melted Parmesan cheese served on a plate with fresh thyme.

Roasted Leeks

Instant Pot turkey tenderloin with roasted potatoes and fresh thyme.

Instant Pot Turkey Tenderloin

Healthy Green Bean Casserole with green beans, mushroom sauce, and a crispy almond onion topping in a baking dish with a striped napkin.

Healthy Green Bean Casserole

Easy roasted potatoes coated in olive oil and mustard on a white plate with dipping sauce and herbs.

Easy Roasted Potatoes

Air fryer turkey breast tenderloin with herbs and sauce on a plate with mashed potatoes.

Air Fryer Turkey Tenderloin

Crockpot boneless turkey breast sliced on a plate with homemade gravy.

Crockpot Boneless Turkey Breast

Thanksgiving vegetable side dish recipes including mashed potatoes, carrots, green bean casserole, and more.

Best Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes (Over 50 Recipes!)

Whole roasted butternut squash hlaves served on a plate with olive oil, salt, pepper, and brown sugar.

Roasted Whole Butternut Squash

Baked turkey tenderloin sliced on a plate with fresh herbs.

Baked Turkey Tenderloin

Slow cooker cauliflower mashed potatoes made with potatoes and cauliflower florets served in a bowl with fresh herbs and olive oil.

Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Healthy pumpkin chocolate chip bread sliced and served on a wooden cutting board.

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Baked apple cinnamon oatmeal in a baking dish with tender apples and a spoon.

Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

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