Christmas Side Dishes
- Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Pecans, and Cranberries
- Cheesy Baked Asparagus with Gruyere cheese, Garlic, and Bacon
- Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic
- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Bacon, Spaghetti Squash Fritters Recipe
- Green Beans with Pine Nuts
- Green Beans for Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Butternut Squash with Pecans and Cranberries
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Christmas Salads
- 15-Minute Strawberry Spinach Salad
- Apple Spinach Salad
- Christmas Salad
- Fall Salad with Maple-Lime Dressing
- Mango Salad with Spinach and Blueberries
- Apple Cranberry Spinach Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 30-Minute Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
- Butternut Squash Pasta Salad with Brussels Sprouts, Pecans, and Cranberries
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Christmas Dinner
- Roast Duck Recipe
- Mediterranean Salmon (One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal)
- Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagna
- Roasted Cornish Hens
- Garlic Butter Steak with Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash
- Lamb Chops with Mustard-Thyme Sauce
- Shrimp Orzo (30-Minute, One-Pan Meal)
- Autumn Chicken Dinner with Roasted Vegetables
- Duck Breast with Cranberry Sauce
- Creamy Chicken Orzo with Butternut Squash and Spinach
- Steak with Green Sauce and Sweet Potatoes
- Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash with Spinach, Pecans, and Cranberries
- Greek Shrimp with Orzo and Feta (One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal)
- Chicken and Wild Rice with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms
- Spaghetti Squash with Chicken, Tomatoes, Spinach, and Feta Cheese
- Garlicky Lamb Chops with Cranberry Balsamic Reduction
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Seafood Christmas Dinner
- Garlic Shrimp Spaghetti
- Thai-inspired Coconut Curry Salmon (30 Minutes, ONE-PAN)
- Scallop Spaghetti in White Wine Sauce
- Trout with Garlic Lemon Butter Herb Sauce
- Shrimp Avocado Salad
- Creamy Tuscan Salmon with Spinach, Artichokes, and Garlic
- Baked Rainbow Trout with Lemon, Black Pepper, and Garlic
- Shrimp Scampi
- Scallop Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach in a Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
- Shrimp and Creamed Corn (30 Minutes, One-Pan)
- Banana Coconut Curry Shrimp
- Creamy Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta
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Christmas Desserts
- Cranberry Apple Pecan Bundt Cake
- Pear Almond Cake
- Apple Cranberry Cake
- Mixed Berry Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze
- Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake
- Simple Apple Cake
- White Chocolate Chip Raspberry Cake
- Chocolate Pear Cake
- Blueberry Lemon Bread with Lemon Glaze
- Blueberry Greek Yogurt Cake
- Sweet cooked apples recipe
- Apple Pecan Cake
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Christmas Cookies
- Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies Recipe
- Browned Butter Pecan Sandies
- Outrageous chocolate cookies
- Almond Shortbread Cookies with Amaretto
- Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate covered hazelnut shortbread cookies
- Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies with Rolos
- Banana Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips
- Almond Crescent Christmas Cookies
- Chocolate Dipped Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- Vanilla Sugar Cookies
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Stuffed Butternut Squash
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Pumpkin Recipes
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Apple Recipes
- Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Caramelized Apples
- Apple Spinach Salad with Honey-Mustard Lemon Dressing
- Baked Brie with Apples
- Broccoli Cashew Salad with Apples, Pears, and Cranberries
- Apple Spinach Salad
- Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Chicken with Apples and Maple-Lime Sauce
- Fall Harvest Salad with Apples, Pecans, Spinach, and Maple-Lime Dressing
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Brussels Sprouts Recipes
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Green Beans Recipes
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Butternut Squash Recipes
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Sweet Potato Recipes
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Soup Recipes
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Pasta Recipes
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Chicken Recipes
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Pork Recipes
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Sausage Recipes
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Fish and Seafood Recipes
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LOW-CARB, HIGH-PROTEIN Dinners
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Main Dishes with NO CREAM and NO CHEESE
That does not mean these recipes are dairy-free. Some of them have butter, etc. But because these recipes are not slathered with cream products and cheese, it's really easy to make them DAIRY-FREE:
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30-Minute, One-Pan Meals
These easy dinners take either 30 minutes total or 30 minutes of cooking time. Quick and easy either way!
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KETO Main Dishes
These dinner recipes are not only KETO-friendly, but all of these are also high in protein and gluten-free:
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