Six Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

I know I have a ton of recipes on this website but I actually don't like complicated recipes or spending all day in the kitchen - and that applies to the holidays too! I'm not even a fan of your typical Thanksgiving food (never have been!). I do love the holidays but I think that more focus should be on spending time with the ones you love and less on elaborate cooking, cleaning, and shopping (unless that's your thing!).

I wanted to bring you some delicious but also very easy to make side dish recipes that you could use over the holidays or even just during your normal food prep! Also, don't forget to get your FREE copy of our Fit Festive Foods eCookbook! Enjoy!

Six Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

Balsamic Garlic Asparagus

Fall Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Raisins

Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash

Creamy Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
by Hettman Homestead

Pomegranate, Butternut Squash, & Wild Rice Power Salad
by Hettman Homestead

Maple Acorn Squash
by Hettman Homestead

Looking for a Cranberry Sauce recipe? We have one in our FREE Fit Festive Foods eCookbook!

Snickerdoodle Protein Shake

This is so good. Period. I had a craving for something snickerdoodle and honestly just didn't feel like making a mess baking anything. Enter a healthy festive protein shake - the Snickerdoodle Protein Shake. It's my new favorite and I bet it becomes yours too!

Clean Eat Recipe: Snickerdoodle Protein Shake

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder
• 3 oz liquid egg whites
• 1/2-1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 heaping tsp natural peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
• ice cubes

Directions: Add all ingredients to a blender and mix. Enjoy!

FREE Fit Festive Foods eCookbook!

Don't forget to download our FREE Fit Festive Foods eCookbook! It includes the following recipes + tips to stay on track over the holidays! Grab your copy here.

• Sugar Cookies
• Gingerbread Muffins
• Gingerbread Smoothie
• Cranberry Sauce
• Pomegranate Mojito
• Cherry Almond Shooter

Fall Food Prep Favorite Recipes

As the seasons change our food prep usually changes right along with it! During the summer our food prep usually consists of things like Clean Eating Chicken Salad and Zesty Grilled Chicken. In the fall we usually like to make more cold-weather type recipes, many that use the slow cooker!

Our food prep lately has consisted of the following recipes. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we have!

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He and She Eat Clean's Fall Food Prep Favorite Recipes

Healthy Pumpkin Banana Bread

Apple-Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Savory Chicken Casserole

Which one is your favorite?

- Scott and Whitney