24 Healthier Thanksgiving Recipes That Are Actually Delicious

Make a salad people will actually want to eat. Recipe here.

Crispy green beans taste better than mushy ones AND they're healthier AND they're way easier to make. Recipe here.

A creamy, luxurious, yet magically vegan starter. Recipe here.

On Thanksgiving, all salads deserve cheese. Even the healthy ones. Recipe here.

Better warn the turkey that this one might steal all the attention. Recipe here.

After a huge meal, a light dessert to fill in the corners. Recipe here.

A super simple recipe for a healthier turkey entree: Swapping out butter for olive oil and sticking with just the breast cuts down on the fat, but not the taste. Recipe here.

No butter, no bread, no complaints. Recipe here.

Simple and delicious, with just the right amount of cheese. Recipe here.

This is just cauliflower, garlic and herbs. No butter. No cream. No butter. No hidden cheese. And yet, still delicious. Recipe here.

Surprise: GRILLING ON THANKSGIVING! Recipe here.

This stuffing has so many fruits and vegetables that it uses less than one-and-a-half slices of bread per serving. Use a whole grain bread to make it even more nutritious. Recipe here.

These little muffins are not just super simple to make — the whole wheat flour and honey make them healthier than standard cornbread recipes, too. Recipe here.

Forget those lame old glazed carrots, and try something a little more spunky. Recipe here.

Pro-tip: Don't mention the Paleo part to your guests. They won't miss the white flour or refined sugar. Recipe here.

A low fat gravy that doesn't use butter, so you don't have to feel bad pouring it all over everything on your plate. (You can also sub in whole wheat flour for the white stuff.) Recipe here.

You don't need butter to roast mushrooms. Recipe here.

This recipe uses just a little bit of maple syrup instead of heaps of sugar and marshmallows. Recipe here.

Bonus: It keeps your oven open. Recipe here.

If you're gonna smother something in cheese, it might as well be kale. Recipe here.

You don't need to cook a whole bird to make deliciously stuffed turkey. Recipe here.

A ten-minute recipe with serious impact. Recipe here.

Proof that you can make cranberries without burying them under heaps of white sugar. Recipe here.

Everyone likes a dish served in a personal ramekin . Recipe here.