Traditional Holiday Dinner Menu

These remastered takes on our favorite traditional holiday dishes are healthy, but delicious, too!

traditional holiday dinner menu

The best part of the holiday season is the food, hands down. It’s memorable, delicious, and seasonal food that we’ve likely loved and eaten for as long as we can remember. However, the holidays don;t always make it easy on those of us who are watching what we eat. Healthy choices can be in this season, though! These remastered takes on our favorite traditional holiday dishes were all created to be as healthy as possible while capturing the essence of what makes these meals so memorable and delicious. Here is SkinnyMs.’s Traditional Holiday Dinner Menu. Enjoy!

Traditional Holiday Dinner Menu

1. Herb Rubbed Turkey

herb-rubbed-turkey-recipe

This turkey is rubbed and roasted in all of the major herbs – parsley, sage, basil, rosemary, thyme, and oregano. With every bite packed full of spice, even the fruits and vegetables stuffed into the turkey for the roasting will be flavorful and delicious should you choose to eat them.

2. Almond Orange Frisee Salad

almond-orange-frisee-salad-recipe

Almonds and oranges are the stars of this light salad, both of them being seasonal and nutritious foods. The dressing has orange juice added to it too bring the light, citrus of the oranges onto every part of the salad.

3. Apple Sage Stuffing

apple sage stuffing

Start a new tradition by combining two fall favorites: apples and stuffing. You can sub in gluten-free bread so that those with gluten restrictions may still enjoy this comforting, tasty dish.

4. Classic Green Bean Casserole

green bean casserole

Many people love to take potshots at green bean casserole and how nobody likes it, but just as many people adore the dish and eat it up. The favorite cream of mushroom soup is substituted with actual mushrooms and Greek yogurt, taking out a lot of unhealthy sodium from the dish.

5. Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Herb Gravy

garlic mashed potatoes

These mashed potatoes draw their creaminess from Greek yogurt and skim milk if necessary. The garlic adds a nice, strong flavor to the potatoes that emphasizes their natural taste and texture. The herb gravy is nice and simple, making it a clean and healthy choice to dump all over these garlic potatoes.

For a Southern twist on these holiday favorites, see our Southern Holiday Dinner Menu.

What’s your favorite holiday food? Do you have your own healthy take on it? Tell us about it in the comments below.

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  1. Favorite holiday food is southern cornbread dressing with a side is sweet potato casserole or a sweet potato pie- the southern equivalent of pumpkin pie

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