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Best of Holiday Recipes

By Kristina LaRue, RDN 12 Comments

Breakfast, salads, sides, and mains…these holiday recipes are reader favorites and the best of Love & Zest!

Best Holiday Recipes

According to you all, the best recipes on my blog are holiday recipes! These are the recipes with the most pins, views, and shares….

So I thought I’d put them all in the same place for you this holiday season. Whether you’re looking for breakfast, sides, or mains to fill your menus, give some of these tried and true favorites a try!

Breakfast

Roasted Cranberries & Quinoa Oatmeal

Roasted Cranberries will change your life. They are all cinnamonny and mapley and topped on a comforting bowl of quinoa oatmeal! Just know, a bowl of Roasted Cranberries & Quinoa Oatmeal will be sure to give you that holiday fever.

Apple Pie Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

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Pumpkin Blender Waffles

Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles

Sides

Edamame, Cranberry, & Feta Salad

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Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Balsamic Vinaigrette 

Harvest Salad with Creamy Pumpkin Balsamic Vinaigrette

Apple & Kale Power Salad

Refreshing Apple & Kale Power Salad topped with tart cherries, almonds, blue cheese, and perfectly dressed with apple maple vinaigrette!

Sweet Potato Pie Dessert Hummus

This Sweet Potato Pie Dessert Hummus will rock your socks. It tastes just like mama’s sweet potato pie but with all the healthy ingredients. Eat this hummus anytime— breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert. Serve with apples and cinnamon pita chips at your fall party!

Mains

Butternut Squash Chili Mac

Roasted Butternut Squash Chili Mac-7436

Question: What is your favorite holiday food?

Kristina LaRue, RDN
Kristina LaRue, RDN

Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, RD (registered dietitian nutritionist), Peloton addict and mama to two active and hungry boys. On Love & Zest, you’ll find healthy-ish recipes that fuel the whole family. I’m all about veggie-filled breakfast, meal prep recipes, healthier sweets, and easy weeknight dinners made in the Instant Pot or sheet pan.

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Comments

  1. Michael says

    November 16, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Those waffles are what dreams are made of! I could eat those any day of the week.

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 16, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      Thanks Michael!!

      Reply
  2. Marisa | Marisa Moore Nutrition says

    November 14, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Nice roundup. These all look delicious! Funny that I only eat it twice a year but I love cornbread dressing – that’s my holiday fave!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 15, 2014 at 7:12 pm

      mmmmm. I’ll second that!

      Reply
  3. Melanie @ Nutritious Eats says

    November 14, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    Oh that vinaigrette. I could lick my screen. I am obsessed with salads and homemade dressing. Great round-up!

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  4. katie serbinski says

    November 14, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    My husband is such a breakfast fan— I can’t wait to surprise him Thanksgiving AM with the pumpkin waffles!!

    Reply
  5. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    November 14, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Ooo, all those breakfasts 😉
    My favorite holiday food….I’m not sure! I always make something new each year for each holiday, haha!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 14, 2014 at 12:09 pm

      I know– I guess you can say I’m breakfast obsessed.

      Reply
  6. Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil) says

    November 14, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Ooh – love Natalie’s brainstorm of putting pumpkin in dressing -I have some leftover puree in my refrigerator. What a beautiful roundup, Kristina. Favorite holiday food for me is hands down the stuffing 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 14, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      Do it!! And thank you– my mom makes the best stuffing recipe or as she calls it “dressin”. It’s my fav holiday food too.

      Reply
  7. Natalie says

    November 14, 2014 at 11:02 am

    I love the idea of putting pumpkin in a salad dressing. I would have never thought of that!

    Reply
    • Kristina LaRue says

      November 14, 2014 at 11:31 am

      Thanks Natalie! I added the spice BUT I think a tablespoon of puree would be awesome in the dressing too 🙂

      Reply

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