Honey-Glazed Turkey Breast with Roasted Pineapple

Happy Healthy Thanksgiving Menu Recipes Sun-Dried Tomato Dip  with fresh veggies* Honey-Glazed Turkey Breast with Roasted Pineapple  Parsley Potatoes or Sweet Potato Risotto Holiday Beans and Cranberries Holiday Spinach Salad Squash Cloverleaf Rolls  or Bread Machine Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls Slow Cooker Maple-Sauced Pears  Crustless Pumpkin Pie *Recipe not included

Make It Special with these Healthy Thanksgiving Ideas

Dressed-for-Success Dinner Table

• Arrange "pear glasses" down center of dining table for an easy centerpiece. Make "pear glasses" by lining margarita or martini glasses or footed dessert dishes with florist's moss or raffia. Place 1 pear in each glass.
• Dress your dinner table days ahead, if possible. That way, if you've missing something, you'll still have time to borrow or purchase it. Drape a clean sheet over the table to keep everything fresh.

Fixed-with-Flair Foods

Drinks

• Cranberry-Apple Spritzer is the perfect aperitif if you’re wanting something special to offer when guests arrive.
• Freeze fresh mint leaves and whole cranberries in water in ice-cube trays for a special touch to glasses of water.

Sides

• Add a garnish to the platter used to serve Nut- and Fruit-Filled Squash.  Our photo shows red grapes, a split shallot and fresh thyme.  How pretty!

Desserts

• Dust dessert plates for serving pie with cinnamon for a no-fat fancy finish.
• Spoon tiny amounts of vanilla yogurt onto the sauce around pears, then pull a toothpick through the yogurt for a decorative design.
• Add one of the Leaf Cookies to each dessert plate or dish.

Healthy Thanksgiving Dinner Preparation Guide

Up to 1 Month Before

• Bake Squash Cloverleaf Rolls (if serving); store tightly wrapped in freezer. Or tightly wrap and freeze purchased wheat rolls.
• Bake Leaf Cookies (if serving); tightly wrap cooled cookies and freeze.

The Day Before

• Thaw turkey breast
• Make Sun-Dried Tomato Dip; refrigerate covered. Prepare veggies or buy prepared from the produce section or deli; cover and refrigerate.
• Bake Crustless Pumpkin Pie (if serving); cover and refrigerate.
• Wash potatoes for Parsley Potatoes; cover loosely and store at room temperature.
• Make Bread Machine Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls.

About 3 Hours Before

• Make Slow Cooker Maple-Sauced Pears (if serving).
• Remove rolls and cookies from freezer; store at room temperature.

About 2 1/2 Hours Before

• Put turkey in oven.
• Make Holiday Spinach Salad up to the point of adding dressing.

About 1 1/2 Hours Before

• Add pineapple to turkey.

About 1 Hour Before

• Prepare Sweet Potato Risotto 

About 30 Minutes Before

• Remove turkey from oven. Remove turkey and pineapple from pan; cover loosely with foil. Complete recipe to make sauce to serve with turkey.
• Make Parsley Potatoes

About 15 Minutes Before

• Heat squash, if needed. Add topping.
• Place rolls in oven to heat.
• Garnish Honey-Glazes Turkey platter with pineapple and fresh herbs.
• Toss salad.