38 Healthy Thanksgiving Sides

These delicious, healthy Thanksgiving sides are very tasty! They're the perfect side dishes for your holiday meal.

We've included some of our favorite healthy veggie sides, salads, potato dishes, and sides with fruit.

There are some classic Thanksgiving side dishes as well as some new favorites that will be popular with your family.

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Healthy Vegetable Side Dishes

• Roasted Carnival Squash - You'll love this roasted carnival squash recipe - it's so easy to make and results in creamy, succulent squash.
• Roasted Acorn Squash - This delicious roasted acorn squash is a great side dish! You can also roast acorn squash and use it in salads or soups. It's incredibly flavorful and hearty.
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts - Roasting Brussels sprouts brings out all their flavor! This great, easy side dish of roasted Brussels sprouts is always a hit.
• Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese - This roasted beet salad with goat cheese recipe hits so many delicious flavor notes!
• Roasted Squash and Grapes - This recipe for roasted squash and grapes is an elegant and delicious side dish for the holidays or other special meals.
• Wild Rice Stuffed Delicata Squash - Wild rice pilaf heartied up with lentils, flavored with curry spices and cumin, and dotted with sweet dried cranberries and crunchy pecans - all served up in delicious roasted delicata squash halves. 
• Oven Roasted Root Vegetables - This delicious, healthy mix of roasted root vegetables is a fantastic side dish.
• Parmesan Cheese Green Beans - Easy, oven-roasted crispy parmesan green beans with savory garlic and herb seasonings and a crispy parmesan coating that is totally irresistible – even for picky eaters!

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Healthier Casserole Recipes

• Healthy Green Bean Casserole - This healthy green bean casserole recipe is made without canned soup! It's a delicious, from scratch recipe with incredible flavor.
• Roasted Fennel Gratin - This fennel au gratin recipe is quite frankly wonderful.  This is a perfect side dish for a holiday dinner or a special meal!
• Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole - This healthy sweet potato casserole is a lightened-up, sugar-free version of the classic recipe! It's gluten-free and paleo.
• Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole - A cozy and delicious chicken and wild rice casserole made with butternut squash and cranberries.

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Healthy Salads for Thanksgiving

• Asian Pear Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese - This delicious Asian pear salad is made with blue cheese, arugula, frisée, and grapes. It's a delicious and beautiful salad recipe.
• Brussels Sprouts & Kale Salad - This shredded Brussels sprouts salad with kale and apples is quick and easy to make, and it's full of crunchy and savory flavors.
• The Best Green Salad Recipe - This is the best green salad recipe. It's got crumbled pecorino, rich panko, soft butter lettuce, and a bright jolt of red spring onions.
• Roasted Grape Salad - This roasted grape salad is full of wonderful flavors! It’s a great side dish for a dinner party or holiday meal.
• Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad - This butternut squash cranberry salad is a great fall salad! It's made with butternut squash, cranberries, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, and balsamic vinaigrette.
• Artichoke and White Bean Salad - A delicious artichoke white bean salad with shaved Brussels sprouts is a warm and flavorful meal.

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Healthy Potato Side Dishes

• Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes - These healthy mashed sweet potatoes are a fantastic, flavorful side dish.
• French Potato Salad - This French potato salad with green beans and hard-boiled eggs is a hearty side dish.
• Roasted Sweet Potatoes - These roasted sweet potatoes have a crispy caramelized exterior and a soft, irresistible interior. The optional seasoning blend adds a perfect accent.
• Artichoke Potato Salad with Dill - This delicious potato salad with dill is fresh and filling. It’s a simple recipe that requires little hands-on time, as the bulk of the time is spent roasting the potatoes.

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Side Dishes with Fruit

• Citrus Fennel Salad Recipe - This salad combines grapefruit, Cara Cara oranges, blood oranges, fennel, and mozzarella into a delicious and bright fruit salad.
• Homemade Cranberry Sauce - This is a simple recipe for fresh and easy homemade cranberry sauce. It's made with real whole cranberries and just three other ingredients!
• Ham & Gruyere Tarts with Apples - These ham and cheese puff pastry tarts with apples are delicious! They're savory, flavorful, and easy to pull together. 
• Citrus Pomegranate Salad - This delightful salad recipe combines crumbly feta cheese, bright greens, slivered shallots, and a zesty dressing.