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Healthy, Easy Thanksgiving Recipes

November 16, 2017 (Updated on March 14, 2021)

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Looking for healthy, easy, delicious Thanksgiving recipes? You’re in the right place!

Read on for the best healthy, easy Thanksgiving recipes around.

Plus they’re all gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free, yet still totally doable and delicious.

Starters

Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip

Simple Lemony White Bean Dip

Creamy Pumpkin Hummus

Turkey Cranberry Lettuce Wraps

Easy Sweet & Spicy Nut and Seed Clusters

5-Ingredient Smokey Maple Roasted Chickpeas

Sides & Salads

One-Pan Cornbread Stovetop Stuffing

One-Pan Autumn Quinoa

Autumn Lentil Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole

Tuscan Pumpkin Pasta

Roasted Green Bean & Brussels Sprout Salad

Chopped Kale Salad with Citrus Tahini Dressing

Make-Ahead Autumn Lentil Salad

Muffins & Rolls

One-Bowl Triple Apple Cider Muffins

One-Bowls Flourless Sweet Potato Pie Muffins

One-Bowl Apple Cornmeal Muffins

One-Bowl Cranberry Orange Muffins

One-Bowl Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

One-Bowl Cornbread Muffins

Desserts

Healthier Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

Maple Oat Mixed Berry Crisp

Caramel Apple Paleo Crisp

Against All Grain Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Spice Coconut Whipped Cream

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More Autumn-Inspired Recipes

One-Bowl Flourless Sweet Potato Pie Muffins

One-Bowl Triple Apple Cider Spiced Muffins

Autumn Meal Prep Lentil Salad

One-Bowl Pumpkin Freezer Waffles

One-Bowl Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Grain-Free, Dairy-Free)

Roasted Green Bean & Brussels Sprout Salad

Make-Ahead Butternut, Spinach & Sausage Egg Cups

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Paleo Chili

Against All Grain Maple Pumpkin Pie (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

Slow Cooker Tuscan Pumpkin Soup

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2 comments to " Healthy, Easy Thanksgiving Recipes "

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Shannon

November 17, 2020 AT 10:17AM

These look so delicious! Thank you for sharing, Robyn. I’ve bookmarked 10 of them to experiment with this month. And I was inspired to make this Thanksgiving about trying new recipes for my little family of 4, since we aren’t doing a big gathering this year.

PS: I recently “discovered” you via Jessica Murnane’s podcast. I am LOVING your book (working slowly through it), enjoying your podcast, and using the “Gentle Goal Setting” process – so brilliant!

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Robyn Downs

November 17, 2020 AT 6:55PM

Shannon, yay, so happy we connected through Jessica–love her! I hope you find some recipes here that will make the holidays a little easier this year. Here’s to feeling good!

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