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    Home » Recipes » Weight Watchers Recipes

    Healthy Side Dishes for the Holidays

    Published: Nov 1, 2016 · Modified: Mar 20, 2021 by Kelly Stilwell · This post may contain affiliate links 1 Comment

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    These healthy side dishes are perfect for those of us who worry about blowing their diets over the holidays. Dinner is enough work without stressing about making the perfect sides everyone will love. These recipes are tried and truly delicious!

    Let’s face it, the holidays wouldn’t be as special without those traditional side dishes we all know and love. Thanksgiving and Christmas without stuffing, sweet potatoes, and green beans wouldn't be the same in our house.

    If you are cooking a holiday dinner this year, these are some of my favorite festive side dish recipes. You will love every single one of them. 

    Save time this year with these easy Thanksgiving side dishes that everyone will love! Thanksgiving dinner is enough work without stressing about making the perfect sides. These recipes are tried and truly delicious!

    For those on Weight Watchers, the holidays don't have to be a time when you stress out about what to prepare. Having a list of healthy side dishes makes cooking on a holiday easier for everyone.

    You’ll find everything from Sausage stuffing to mashed potatoes with chives to sweet potato casserole here. We've even listed the Weight Watchers Points on these recipes, so be sure to let your friends who do WW know about these delicious recipes. After all, part of the beauty of the program is keeping each other on track.

    Worried about serving a healthy recipe to your guests? The flavors of these dishes are so delicious, they will never know they are eating healthier. If they did, they would thank you!

    Let’s make a deal; if they ask for the recipe, you can tell them how many calories or Points they are saving. If they don’t ask, just sit back and pat yourself on the back for making an amazing meal and keeping your friends and family healthy. Deal?

    Check out this list of delicious side dishes to find new favorites for your family gathering this year.

    The Recipes

    Vegetable Recipes

    Weight Watchers Green Bean Casserole

    This green bean casserole recipe is a healthier option to the classic version to help you stay on track with your Weight Watcher goals.
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    Weight Watchers Green Bean Casserole

    Sweet Potato Casserole Stacks

    These Sweet Potato Casserole Stacks are a fun twist on the Thanksgiving side dish. Just 141 calories or 5 Green, 5 Blue or 2 Purple WW SmartPoints each!
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    Broccoli Cheese Casserole {Weight Watchers}

    Savory goodness abounds in this creamy broccoli and cheese casserole! And it's a Weight Watchers recipe!
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    Broccoli Cheese Casserole {Weight Watchers}

    Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Casserole

    Weight Watchers sweet potato casserole is a great healthy side dish recipe. You can make this delicious baked sweet potatoes recipe for holidays and more!
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    Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Casserole

    Instant Pot Rutabaga Mash

    Instant Pot Rutabaga Mash is a healthy and delicious side dish the whole family will enjoy!
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    Low Calorie Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe - 2 Points

    This is a great stuffing recipe for anyone who needs a delicious low calorie stuffing to put on their table this year!
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    Cauliflower Crunch Bites

    A great healthy side dish for Thanksgiving or any day! Crunchy on the outside, this cauliflower melt's in your mouth!
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    Cauliflower Crunch Bites

    Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

    These Roasted Green Beans topped with Parmesan are so tender and delicious, and made with just four ingredients!
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    Oven Roasted Balsamic Carrots with Weight Watchers Points

    This carrot recipe is so good! The vinegar makes naturally sweet carrots, even sweeter. They almost taste candied!
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    Oven Roasted Balsamic Carrots with Weight Watchers Points

    Weight Watchers Cheddar Biscuits 3 WW Points

    These Weight Watchers Cheddar Biscuits are all the flavor and none of the guilt! Only 3 Points Each!
    Check out this recipe

    Baked Macaroni & Cheese Weight Watchers

    This delicious recipe is a copycat Cracker Barrel Baked Macaroni & Cheese only lightened up. This recipe is Weight Watchers friendly and is 10 WW Points
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    Baked Macaroni & Cheese Weight Watchers
    The star of a good Thanksgiving meal will always be the Turkey. However, the side dishes play a bigger role than most people think. Trying to find the right side dishes while on the Weight Watchers program could make things even more challenging.
    The star of a good Thanksgiving meal will always be the Turkey. However, the side dishes play a bigger role than most people think. Trying to find the right side dishes while on the Weight Watchers program could make things even more challenging.

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    Author: Kelly Stilwell

    Ingredients

    Some things you will need for these recipes:

    • Sweet Potatoes
    • Carrots
    • Green Beans
    • Cauliflower
    • Cheese
    • Broccoli

    Instructions

    Choose your favorites, gather what you need, and start cooking!

    • Sweet Potato Casserole Stacks
    • Broccoli Cheese Casserole
    • Sweet Potato Casserole
    • Low Calorie Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    • Baked Macaroni & Cheese
    • Roasted Parmesan Green Beans
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    Healthy Desserts for the Holidays

    Looking for a few healthy desserts to top of the meal? Check out these 20 desserts under 4 points. This list of Weight Watchers desserts also has so many great sweet endings.

    For Thanksgiving, the kids will love these Thanksgiving Turkey cupcakes, but they are not very healthy. Sorry! 🙂

    And if you're looking for something to do with those leftovers, make this Weight Watchers Chicken Pot Pie with some of that turkey! Enjoy!

    The star of a good Thanksgiving meal will always be the Turkey. However, the side dishes play a bigger role than you might think. Trying to find the right side dishes while on the Weight Watchers program could make things even more challenging.
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    1. Avalure

      May 24, 2017 at 2:36 am

      Wohh exactly what I was looking for, regards for posting.

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