Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey…Or Not

Posted by Nina on November 14th, 2009 at 01:56pm

When most of us think of Thanksgiving, we think of the ubiquitous turkey with stuffing and all the trimmings. Well, it’s good to remember that all your guests may not be big fans of turkey. In fact, they may not like meat at all. Now what? Well, there are a plethora of Thanksgiving recipes to choose from, and you can even make the choices healthier ones than the typical fat-laden fare. Here are just a few examples:

• Easy Pumpkin and Cranberry Bread — Two of the best fruits and vegetables around are cranberry and pumpkin, so this pumpkin bread recipe is a wonderful marriage of the two. Not only that, but it’s easy to make as well! Mix the wet, mix the dry, combine, – then just bake and eat!
• Healthy Holiday Pumpkin Pie — Finally, a pumpkin pie recipe that has all the flavor, but not all the fat of your typical recipe. Make this yummy pumpkin pie recipe any time – use canned pumpkin if fresh is not available – and enjoy a sweet treat that’s practically good for you!
• Jellied Cranberry Sauce from Scratch — Homemade cranberry sauce always taste so much better than anything you can buy in the store, and you can control how much sugar you use. A plus? It’s easy, and you can get jellied cranberry sauce without buying the canned stuff.
• Roasted Turkey Breast with Lemon Pepper — This is a great weeknight dinner or a Thanksgiving treat for a small crowd. This is healthier than the traditional Thanksgiving turkey because the breast is lean. The lemon pepper gives the turkey a fresh citrus flavor with spice.
• Thanksgiving No-Turkey Turkey — Not everyone eats turkey at Thanksgiving, right? Well, even if you do, this delicious no-turkey turkey recipe may have you changing your mind. It’s flavorful, healthy, and worth every minute of the time it takes to prepare. Enjoy it any time!

What’s YOUR favorite healthy Thanksgiving recipe? Send it to us and you can get published on FaveDiets.com!

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