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Butternut squash casserole and other healthy Thanksgiving day recipes

11/25/2013

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Butternut squash casserole and other healthy Thanksgiving day recipes
I can't believe it's Thanksgiving week - lately the days and weeks just seem to fly by!  I hope all of you are looking forward to an amazing feast this Thursday with family and loved ones.  In general, most traditional Thanksgiving recipes aren't so bad when it comes to being healthy - it's usually the appetizers, sides and dessert where we tend to pack on the calories.  It's unrealistic to expect that we won't splurge here and there (I LOVE my pumpkin pie), but that doesn't mean you need to eat everything in sight either!  If you're hosting the Thanksgiving meal, or bringing a dish to the table, why not bring something healthy?  For most holiday meals in my family (not just Thanksgiving), we'll have some sort of squash/sweet potato casserole, which is delicious, satisfying for people with a sweet tooth (that's me!) and filled with healthy fruits and vegetables.  Check out my own version of this recipe below, as well as other recipe suggestions.

Butternut Squash Casserole

Ingredients


1 butternut squash
2 apples
2 sweet potatoes
1/4 cup cranberries
1/4 cups raisins
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tbsp honey
1/4 cup orange juice


Directions:
  1. Preheat over to 350°F
  2. Peel and cube sweet potatoes and butternut squash
  3. Cube apples (peel if you prefer to not use the skin)
  4. Mix together squash, apples, sweet potatoes, cranberries and raisins in a large bowl
  5. Toss with pumpkin pie spice
  6. Transfer mixture to a casserole dish
  7. Drizzle with honey
  8. Pour orange juice into casserole dish
  9. Cover dish with aluminum foil
  10. Bake about an hour (until squash is soft)

Appetizers

Apple salad with figs and almonds

Cauliflower "Caviar" with Frizzled Prosciutto


Side Dishes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Quinoa With Garlic, Pine Nuts and Raisins

Cauliflower mashed 'potatoes'

Wild Rice (or quinoa) stuffing

Butternut squash casserole and other healthy Thanksgiving day recipes

Desserts

Pumpkin Rice Pudding

Mini Sweet Potato Meringue Pies

Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Squares

Butternut squash casserole and other healthy Thanksgiving day recipes

What's your favorite Thanksgiving day dish?
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