Our Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
Be the host with the most by simplifying things a bit. Thanksgiving recipes can seem long and involved because they often involve a lot of from-scratch cooking—this holiday only happens once a year, after all. In our minds, taking a little help from some ready-made sauces, condiments, and dressings made with high-quality ingredients can make all the difference between you feeling frenzied or collected. The recipes below offer Thanksgiving options that strike a perfect balance of homemade flavor and stress-free cooking.
Easy, Juicy Thanksgiving Turkey
First up, the bird. Follow this easy recipe for delivering a juicy and bronzed turkey to the feasting table: Inject our Avocado Oil & Vinegar Dressing into our turkey, let it marinate in the refrigerator overnight, then roast it to perfection the next day. This method means no messy turkey brining water to discard, and no fiddling with adjusting oven temperatures.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil & Vinegar Vinaigrette.
Turkey Bone Both Gravy
A holiday meal rarely feels complete without a side of rich gravy poured over roasted turkey, mashed potatoes or cauliflower, and stuffing. The best part of this recipe? We did all of the work for you! Just warm up a jar of Primal Kitchen No Dairy Classic Gravy made with turkey bone broth for a savory flavor and creamy texture just like homemade.
If you're in need of a vegan version, try Primal Kitchen No-Dairy Mushroom Gravy instead.
Green Bean Casserole
This one takes a little extra time, but you'll be rewarded with a dish of snappy green beans, luscious garlic-studded creamy sauce (with no dairy!), sautéed mushrooms, and fried onion strings. This is not at all like your aunt's casserole-from-a-can creation.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen No-Dairy Garlic Alfredo and Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil.
Gluten-Free Stuffing with Italian Sausage
Our Italian-inspired stuffing recipe tows the line between traditional sausage stuffing and an Italian-American fusion. It's a balance of savory, herby flavor from a mix of chicken bone broth, our Pesto Mayo, and Italian sausage.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Pesto Mayo and Avocado Oil.
4 Canned Pumpkin Recipes
Thanksgiving dinner is stressful enough to plan and cook. Take help from the store when you can and use canned pumpkin puree to create classic fall recipes like pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pie, or even a trendy pumpkin whipped coffee. A heady mix of cold brew topped with clouds of pumpkin spice-flavored cream, it's the perfect post-holiday-meal sip to help you get a second wind to tackle all of those dirty dishes.
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Recipes use Primal Kitchen Collagen Fuel and Primal Kitchen No-Dairy Alfredo Sauce.
Cranberry Sweet Potatoes
These all-in-one stuffed sweet potatoes deliver all of the flavors and textures of a holiday meal in one bite. Our recipe calls for ground turkey, but you can easily swap in some roasted turkey. These adorable, festive boats feature the honeyed flavor of roasted sweet potatoes combined with the bitter bite of kale, tart zip from cranberries, and crunch from chopped pecans.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil and Primal Kitchen Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Spicy Squash and Sausage Stuffing
An essential side on every Thanksgiving table, this stuffing combines oven-toasted bread cubes with herb-studded, butter-sliced veggies, and crumbly, sage-flavored sausage. Make this savory recipe using gluten-free stuffing mix and Primal Kitchen Pure Avocado Oil.
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Maple Roasted Butternut Squash
Roasting vegetables is a simple and simply delicious side-dish method. Instead of a cloying sweet potato casserole dotted with tanned marshmallows, why not simplify and roast some naturally sweet autumn squash? Scoop out the seeds and serve entire halves to your vegetarian guests, or dice into cubes to feed the entire table.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil.
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Many avoid the obligatory Brussels sprouts dish around the holidays, but it can often be the preparation method that goes wrong and enhances the bitterness of the baby cabbage. Roasting well-seasoned sprouts with plenty of olive oil or avocado oil is a foolproof way to make them more flavorful, as is shaving them extra-fine and serving them raw with goodies like bacon, pecans, and gorgonzola cheese.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil and Primal Kitchen Spicy Brown Mustard.
Scalloped Potatoes
This classic holiday dish is typically great for bringing people together, but not so great for folks who don't (or can't) eat dairy. Thanks to our vegan scalloped potato recipe, nobody gets left out. This super-simple dish calls for just three main ingredients: potatoes, onions, and ready-made Primal Kitchen No Dairy Alfredo Sauce.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Spray and Primal Kitchen No Dairy Alfredo Sauce.
Spicy Turmeric Pumpkin Fries
If you're a fan of the sweet-savory-spicy combo, you're going to love this one. Instead of standard potatoes, use seasonal pumpkin to create a unique and fun-to-pop fry that's a more upscale stand-in for the cheese and crackers or overlooked dip and crudite typically served as an appetizer.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil and Primal Kitchen Chipotle Lime Mayo.
Pumpkin Spice Keto Donuts
Just because you're trying to eat better doesn't mean you have to skip dessert. We crafted this sweet, cinnamon spiced keto-friendly treat to remind everyone that they can partake in the pleasures of autumn flavors without ditching their keto, Primal, or other eating habits.
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Recipe uses Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Spray.
