Top Ten Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

These Top Ten Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes have been popular with readers for years, and I’m also including ten honorable mentions! And these are also the healthy Thanksgiving recipes I make myself over and over!

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This list of Top Ten Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes includes the most popular Thanksgiving recipes on Kalyn’s Kitchen! And turkey day is coming soon, so it’s time to start thinking about the menu. I’m sharing this now to give you plenty of time to consider some of these favorites.

This round-up includes my personal favorites, and some of them are recipes I make every single year for Thanksgiving. And there are also some very delicious honorable mentions of popular Thanksgiving ideas listed after the top ten picks; be sure to check those out as well.

There are some carb splurges among my Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes!

This collection of favorites has recipes that are mostly once-a-year holiday food for me. So not every recipe here is low-carb or gluten-free, although quite a few of them are. I promise you’ll find tasty options here, whether you’re keeping it strictly low-carb for Thanksgiving or indulging a bit more for the holiday meal.

Want strictly low-carb and gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes?

If strictly low-carb and gluten-free is what you’re looking for, check the healthy Thanksgiving recipes that are low in carb in these round-ups:

• Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes (Low-Carb and Gluten-Free)
• Keto Salad Recipes for Holiday Dinners
• Keto Vegetable Recipes for Thanksgiving
• Broccoli Recipes for Thanksgiving
• Keto Brussels Sprouts Recipes

How do you get the complete recipe?

First click the recipe title to see any of the healthy Thanksgiving recipes on the site. Then use the diet-type icons at the top of the post to see which diets that recipe is suitable for. And if you’ve tried one of these favorites in years gone by, recipe ratings or comments are always appreciated!

Let’s start with Stuffing Muffins. I’ve made these the last few years, and this is something everyone in my family asks for. (EDIT 2021: My niece Kara tested this recipe with Franz Bakery Seven Grain Gluten-Free bread and they worked perfectly. So they can be great for a gluten-free option if you use gluten-free bread!)

Sweet Potato Gratin was something we couldn’t stop eating when we tested the recipe, and when I made it for food blogging friends they loved it too. And when I go to my sister Pam’s house for Thanksgiving, her kids always request that I bring this!

Sugar-Free Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake is a pumpkin treat that I’ve been making for Thanksgiving for years, and I was happy when I got a better photo to show how good this is!

Another recipe I’ve swooned over for years is this amazing Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon, Almonds, and Parmesan. If you’ve never tried raw Brussels Sprouts, they’re really delicious! Toss in some dried cranberries if you don’t mind a few more carbs.

I can tell when it’s getting close to Thanksgiving when this recipe for Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan starts trending! This recipe has been Pinned and viewed on the blog millions of times!

For years I made Low-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie in a graham cracker crust, and you can still see that recipe if you’re a fan. But in 2021 I had the brainstorm to skip the crust and bake it in a springform pan, and I loved this Sugar-Free Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie.

I could never skip this Broccoli Gratin without protests from some of my family members! And many other people seem to think this is a must-have vegetable dish for Thanksgiving.

Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan and Pine Nuts is the first Brussels Sprouts recipe I made for the blog! And I still love this recipe that so many people have raved about through the years!

Another recipe that quickly became a Thanksgiving favorite was these absolutely amazing Sweet Potato Bites with Feta.

And finally, this Easy Brussels Sprouts Gratin is so good it just might win over some Brussels Sprouts avoiders!

Ten More Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes from Kalyn:

• Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Feta
• Brussels Sprouts with Avocado and Pecans
• Trina’s Cranberry Salsa
• Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese
• Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary, Pecans, and Gorgonzola
• Turkey Breast Recipe (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
• Parmesan Butternut Squash (with Lemon and Thyme)
• Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Pecorino-Romano Cheese
• Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Gorgonzola
• Onion Gratin