30 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes That Don't Taste Like Cardboard — We Promise (2024)

Adding a little orange zest to your green beans will ensure everyone will want some.

Get the Green Beans with Orange and Thyme recipe.

When in doubt, throw some maple syrup on your favorite fall vegetable to make them sweet and flavorful.

Get the Lemon-Maple Roasted Carrots recipe.

This recipe is full of substitutions you can make to your liking to make it healthier all around.

Get the Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Fennel recipe.

Stuffing can be less than healthy, but if you make it from scratch you can keep an eye on what ingredients you're using and how you're cooking it.

Get the Basic Herb Stuffing recipe.

Thanksgiving isn't complete without some sweet potatoes. All it takes is some coriander, cinnamon, yogurt, lemon juice, and chile to make this recipe.

Get the Coriander Roasted Sweet Potatoes recipe.

You can prepare this side dish up to two days before your Thanksgiving dinner.

Get the Green Beans with Chorizo and Almond Crumbs recipe.

You'll love this recipe so much that you'll want to eat it all week long!

Get the Wild Rice and Cherry Pilaf recipe.

Even though these carrots are glazed with maple syrup and brown sugar, this side dish is still very healthy.

Get the Pecan Pie Glazed Carrots recipe.

Stay warm this Thanksgiving with this delicious ginger-turmeric cherry tea. It can be brewed in just five minutes.

Get the Ginger-Turmeric Cherry Tea recipe.

You can refrigerate these pan-roasted Brussels sprouts up to a day before your dinner. Just don't forget to defrost and sauté them with seasoning before serving.

Get the Sweet and Sour Brussels Sprouts recipe.

Topped with a lemon vinaigrette dressing, this shredded Brussels sprout salad is the perfect pre-entree dish.

Get the Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad recipe.

Upgrade your classic spinach with a little garlic and herb cheese for a dish you can't resist.

Get the Creamy Garlic and Herb Spinach recipe.

Roasted almonds and cranberries are what make this cauliflower salad over the top delicious.

Get the Roasted Cauliflower Salad recipe.

If you're looking for a sweet potato alternative this holiday season, try this butternut squash lathered in browned butter.

Get the Hasselback Butternut Squash with Browned Butter recipe.

These squash toast take Thanksgiving appetizers to the next level.

Get the Squash Toasts recipe.

Add some toasted garlic and almonds to your green beans for extra flavor and texture.

Get the Green Beans with Toasted Garlic and Almonds recipe.

Instead of serving mashed potatoes with all the heavy fixings, serve these mini potatoes that are roasted to golden perfection.

Get the Mini Hasselback Potatoes with Chive Butter recipe.

Enjoy the taste of collard greens without all the added calories in this stewed "kaleard" greens recipe.

Get the "Kaleard" Greens recipe.

We don't know what's better — the baked sweet potatoes or the light meringue topping.

Get the Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe.

Spruce up your Brussels sprouts with a light, easy-to-make cider glaze.

Get the Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts recipe.