Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup

Posted by Healthful Elements Staff

This post was written by Lisa Markley, MS, RDN, who, along with Jill, co-authored the #1 bestselling Essential Thyroid Cookbook.

It’s Thanksgiving time! And it’s time to gather ‘round the table.

Before we get to our fantastic recipe list below, if you’re on a limited diet (Elimination/Provocation, Paleo, AIP, etc.) and need to find alternatives for common ingredients, it’s easy to find and utilize recipes that have already been developed/tested, but you can also go here to see my list of several ingredient swaps that you can experiment with.

[Photo credit: Kenny Johnson, for The Essential Thyroid Cookbook

Here are some tried and true recipes that would be a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving meal planning. Some are recipes from a few of our friends’ and colleagues’ websites and some link directly to some of our Essential Thyroid Cookbook recipes. 


Beverages
 

From The Essential Thyroid Cookbook, try:

  • Happy Tummy Green Tea
  • Pumpkin Gingerbread Chia Smoothie
  • Warming Anti-Inflammatory Golden Milk
  • Homemade Coconut Milk (you can find this recipe in our sample cookbook, which you can download on our website)
    Sides 

    From The Essential Thyroid Cookbook, try:

    • Easy Green Beans with Mushrooms and Shallots
    • Orange Ginger Mashed Butternut Squash
    • Curried Sweet Potato Hummus
    • Stuffed Crimini Mushrooms with Kale and Sausage
    • Golden Flax Bread
    • Gingery Quick Pickled Carrots and Cauliflower
    • Pumpkin Seed Cilantro Pesto
    • Maple Roasted Acorn Squash 

    From our friend Ali at Nourishing Meals, try:

    From the Minimalist Baker, try:

    From Detoxinista, try:

    Soup/stew
    Salads

    From The Essential Thyroid Cookbook, try

    • Lemon “Parmesan” Kale Salad 

    From Cookie & Kate, try:

    From Gimme Some Oven, try:

    Desserts 

    From The Essential Thyroid Cookbook, try:

    • Pumpkin Custard with Hazelnut Pecan Date Crumble
    • Warm Apple Crisp 

    From our friend Ali, author of The Elimination DietNourishing Mealsand Whole Life Nutrition, try:

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