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18+ Lighter Thanksgiving Recipes
Herb roasted turkey breast is a lighter and flavorful alternative for Thanksgiving dinner. It's also great for smaller families or people who don’t like dark meat!
Looking forward to holiday cooking but dreading the heavy feeling afterwards? Enjoy these rich lighter Thanksgiving recipes!
Everyone saves their most special recipes (with lots of butter, sugar, cream!) to bring to Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be the same, it seems, without green bean casserole, a standby stuffing, from-scratch baked mac and cheese, or those totally addicting pumpkin spice candied walnuts, or maybe your Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t be complete without a fancy sweet potato casserole or cheesy potatoes.
And then there’s dessert! We usually have to wait an hour or two after dinner before anyone is ready for dessert. Pumpkin pie always has a starring role with lots of freshly whipped cream. Our grandma always makes her rich apple crisp, too.
If you’re still looking for that reliable Thanksgiving recipe, be sure to check out our list of favorite traditional and not-so-traditional Thanksgiving recipes!
Unfortunately, while those special occasion recipes taste great, your body isn’t so happy about it later.
Lighter Thanksgiving Recipes
We like to try to “lighten” up traditional Thanksgiving dishes with a little less butter, a little less sugar, but NOT a little less flavor. The goal is to make them a healthier but not any less tasty! We've also included a couple of recipes for low calorie, high protein turkey breast that are straightforward to mix and reliable for smaller get-togethers.
Have a wonderful and lighter Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy a few of these lighter Thanksgiving recipes.
