Holiday Recipes

Who doesn’t love the holidays? My favorite part of every holiday is the food I get to share with family and friends. If you need inspiration this holiday season, these holiday recipes are perfect for you!

Find my favorite recipes for Easter, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Saint Patrick’s day, and so many more special occasions! Whatever you celebrate, you’ll find the perfect recipe to suit your needs, and who says it needs to be a holiday to make them? With these recipes, you will be able to throw the holiday party of your dreams. Or just a regular food party, because who doesn’t love that?

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The Latest Healthy Holiday Recipes » Page: 33

Easy Braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce – An easy Mexican-inspired chicken dish made with just a few ingredients!
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Easy Braised Tomatillo Chicken Drumsticks

40 mins
A quick Mexican-inspired chicken dish, made in the skillet with a smoky-spicy tomato-chipotle sauce topped with an avocado-sour cream sauce.
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Skillet Chicken in Tomato-Chipotle Sauce with Avocado Crema

25 mins
Colcannon is an Irish mashed potato dish mixed with greens and sometimes cabbage. This low-carb mash uses cauliflower in place of potatoes and added kale, which I have to say is really darn good!
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Creamy Cauliflower Mash with Kale (Low-Carb Colcannon)

30 mins
One of the quickest and easiest ways to prepare shrimp is to roast them in the oven and simply drizzle with some olive oil, garlic and fresh lemon juice.
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Easy Roasted Lemon-Garlic Shrimp

20 mins
These cheesy baked sweet potato skins are loaded with fat free black refried beans, salsa and cheddar cheese. Just a few ingredients but they taste SO good!
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Baked Sweet Potato Skins

1 hr
Hot baked mozzarella sticks – I can't think of a more popular finger food for both kids and adults alike. My oldest daughter Karina LOVES them and these never disappoint! Made lighter with part-skim mozzarella then coated with crispy seasoned breadcrumbs and baked (not fried!) until hot and golden. Serve them with my quick marinara sauce and you have yourself an appetizer everyone will love!
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Baked Mozzarella Sticks

1 hr 25 mins
If you like hot, melty Chicken Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches, you'll love this dip! This is one dip you'll want to have at any party, perfect for the super bowl coming up.
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Hot Chicken Philly Cheesesteak Dip

45 mins
This spiralized turnip, carrot and potato au gratin casserole is baked with turkey in a light cream sauce finished with grated Gruyere cheese – a dish worthy for your Holiday table.
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Spiralized Turnip and Potato Au Gratin Casserole with Turkey

1 hr 50 mins
Eggs, spinach, artichokes and Feta cheese – a healthy breakfast casserole, perfect to feed a crowd or to make ahead for meal prep to heat up for the week.
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Spinach, Feta, and Artichoke Breakfast Bake

1 hr
This Sicilian Rice Ball Casserole takes one of my favorite appetizers (arancini) and turns it into a weeknight meal. Freezes well for make ahead meals and it's also great for potlucks.
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Sicilian Rice Ball Casserole (Arancini)

1 hr 20 mins
Leftover turkey, sweet potatoes, spinach and Gruyere cheese – trust me, you'll want to save some Thanksgiving turkey because this breakfast frittata is SO good!
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Leftover Turkey and Sweet Potato Frittata

55 mins
Madison, my youngest daughter loves raw carrots. She gets them in her lunch box every single day, so when she saw these rainbow carrots in Trader Joe's, she couldn't believe carrots came in so many colors so I had to buy them for her to taste. The colors are just gorgeous, but you can also use orange carrots for this recipe.
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Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Ginger

35 mins
These sweet potatoes are sliced and roasted in the oven, then drizzled with balsamic and topped with parmesan and fresh herbs.
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Parmesan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Glaze

1 hr 15 mins
Sweet Autumn pears compliment tart cranberries in this wonderful cranberry pear butter spread, perfect for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving or anytime you want to add a little sweet-tartness to your meal.
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Pear Butter

4 hrs 20 mins
This Quick Mexican Brown Rice is the perfect side dish that goes with everything from tacos, enchiladas, refried beans –you name it!
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Quick Mexican Brown Rice

10 mins
A Thanksgiving dessert table is never complete without the pumpkin pie. This pumpkin pie recipe is quick and easy, made with refrigerated pie crust rolled out thinner, to lighten it up.
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Skinny Pumpkin Pie

1 hr 20 mins
Smoky BBQ Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, a fun twist on roasted pumpkin seeds that are healthy to snack on, or use them as a salad topper.
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Smoky BBQ Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

35 mins
These sweet and spicy meatballs are made with ground turkey, cherry peppers and bacon (because who doesn't love bacon!) Topped with a BBQ glaze, they are perfect for weekend gatherings, football appetizers or anytime you want finger foods.
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Sweet ‘n Spicy BBQ Turkey Meatballs with Bacon

40 mins
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake is an easy, light cheesecake made with pumpkin puree and spices. Under 10 minutes to make, if you use ready-made crust.
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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

15 mins