Thanksgiving is food lovers dream. There’s the turkey, the desserts, the breads, and (my favorite) the side dishes. This year showcase how great healthy can be with these real food Thanksgiving side dish recipes. We’ve put together a delicious assortment of dishes that you and your guests will love.
Thanksgiving is a healthy meal. It is! When you make your meal from scratch, using real food ingredients, Thanksgiving is healthy. It’s when you start adding processing foods and junk that it becomes unhealthy for you. Learn to embrace the butter and natural sweeteners like honey and maple syrup. You know the foods our grandparents used to use. Those are the ingredients that will help you transform your Thanksgiving dinner into a healthy feast for you and your loved ones.
All of these Thanksgiving side dish recipes are made with real food. Whether you like to keep things traditional or you want to do something different, we have the recipe here for you. Enjoy these great real food Thanksgiving side dishes and have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones this year.
Spiced Cranberries with Port – The Hungry Belgian
Roasted Butternut Squash & Farro Salad – Little Family Adventure
No-Knead Apple Pie Bread – Real Food Real Deals
Apple Cranberry Sweet Potato Bake – Stupid Easy Paleo
Pumpkin Soup – A New York Foodie
Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Dressing – The Weary Chef
Harvest Apple Crumble – Little Family Adventure
Pumpkin Fluff Dessert Dip – 100 Days of Real Food
Green Bean Casserole with Bacon – Your Modern Family
Herbed Spinach Quinoa – Little Family Adventure
Mushroom and Gruyère Bread Pudding – Real Simple
Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad – Little Family Adventure
Sausage, Cranberry & Apple Stuffing – The Slow Roasted Italian
Celery, Apple and Walnut Salad – Little Family Adventure
Apple & Sweet Potato Bake – Live Simply
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L. E. Mastilock says
November 16, 2015 at 3:59 pmThese Thanksgiving recipes all look mouthwatering! I’m trying not to lick my screen!
Nicky says
November 17, 2015 at 1:36 pmIf you do, I promise not to tell anyone.
Katerina says
November 21, 2015 at 12:55 amWhat a beautiful collection of recipes!
[email protected]/wp says
November 21, 2015 at 6:24 amThese look delicious – especially the apple bread. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Karen Grosz says
November 21, 2015 at 7:29 amI was looking for a salad for Thanksgiving. The Celery, Apple Walnut Salad looks perfect for what I wanted. How important is the feta cheese? Can that be left off? Thanks for all these recipes.
Sandra - The Foodie Affair says
November 21, 2015 at 1:33 pmI’m into soups right now. I love how easy they are to whip up and they also make a satisfying meal. That pumpkin soup needs to be on my menu next!
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
November 21, 2015 at 3:38 pmIt’s so great to see a roundup of healthful side dishes that look and sound amazing. No one could argue against any of this deliciousness. Fantastic.
Kallee says
November 21, 2015 at 5:13 pmI love cooking with real foods. They always taste so much better. All these recipes look perfectly wonderful. I can’t wait until Thanksgiving.
Betsy @ Desserts Required says
November 21, 2015 at 7:48 pmI think I love the sides the most…well, next to desserts! Great roundup of very tempting recipes.
Kelly says
November 23, 2015 at 12:10 amoooh, I want to try the broccoli, cranberry, and apple salad!
Nicky says
November 27, 2015 at 11:05 amIt’s really good. We make it year around.
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
November 23, 2015 at 10:21 amI think the side dishes are my favorite part of Thanksgiving too, these all sound so good!
Nicky says
November 27, 2015 at 11:04 amThey reallymake teh meal. Great minds think alike.