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    Healthy and Simple Thanksgiving Recipes

    My Thanksgiving recipes focus on cooking techniques that are simple and streamlined, with healthy ingredients that your whole family will enjoy!

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    Cranberry Cheesecake Tart

    A cinnamon roll on a white rimmed plate.

    Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls

    Two Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders on a blue ceramic plate with a baking dish of sliders and blue napkin in the background.

    Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders

    A large dish of sweet potato casserole with a spoon taking a serving out of the side.

    Apple Cider Sweet Potato Casserole

    A white platter filled with turkey breast that is topped with crispy skin and gravy with a dish of gravy on the side.

    The Best Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Recipe

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    Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

    A white platter with piped Duchess potatoes on top and a grey tea towel on the side.

    Parmesan Herb Duchess Potatoes

    A white ramekin filled with turkey pot pie and drop biscuit topping.

    Mini Turkey Pot Pies with Drop Biscuit Topping

    Apple dumplings in a round red baking dish with a serving spoon on the side.

    Apple Dumplings with Sparkling Cider Sauce

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    Fresh Cranberry Cornbread Muffins

    A glass bowl filled with apple cranberry sauce on a wood cutting board with a grey towel.

    Apple Cranberry Sauce

    A black tray with three mugs of caramel apple cider and apples on the side.

    Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Apple Cider

    A white bowl of cranberries with two honeycrisp apples and a bunch of fresh thyme on a white counter.

    Thanksgiving Menu Planner + Tips for Keeping it Simple

    A white bowl filled with roasted brussels sprouts and butternut squash with a cut butternut squash half on the side.

    Roasted Sprouts and Squash with Warm Pomegranate Bacon Dressing

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    A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.

    Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

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    Instant Pot + Slow Cooker Ribolita (Italian Bread Soup)

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    Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

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    Turkey and Drop Biscuit Dumplings (Instant Pot or Stovetop)

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    Instant Pot Chicken Posole Verde

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    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

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