The Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2017

by Deana Larkin Evans · November 19, 2017

Thanksgiving 2017

Well the holiday season is here. This week will focus on our gluten-free Thanksgiving menu plan. Do you have your menu plan ready?

I’m super excited about Thanksgiving this year because I’ve finally worked out the kinks to making some of our traditional favorites both gluten and dairy free.

Turkey

We ordered a veg-fed, organic, antibiotic free bone-in turkey breast from the Wheatsville Co-Op.

I really like the way it turned out last year so I’m going to baste it again in chardonnay and Earth Balance buttery spread using Martha Stewart’s method (http://www.marthastewart.com/353184/perfect-roast-turkey).

This is what we did last year: 7 lb bone-in breast and we cooked it covered with the wine/ghee cheesecloth at 450 degrees for 30 minutes. Baste and turn the temp down to 325 degrees for 1 hour basting at 30 minutes.

Remove the cheesecloth, baste with remaining liquid, turn the oven up to 350 for 30 minutes (that’s when the stuffing went into the oven). Pull the turkey out to drain the drippings, then cook at 350 until it reached the internal temp of 165 degrees F and had browned nicely (about 20 minutes more).

Sides

Instead of traditional green been casserole, we opt for fancy green beans instead. It’s a healthier and less fattening option. Super tasty. too. They are tossed in a vinaigrette and sprinkled with crispy fried shallots and toasted walnuts. Yum!

I usually make a jalapeño cranberry sauce, too. But I might cheat on that and just pick up some store made jelly.

The most exciting part for me was finally coming up with a stuffing that has the taste and texture I like. I used to eat stove top stuffing from a box all the time so it was hard to get used to any of the gluten free ones.

Brown rice flour would disintegrate. I don’t like corn bread stuffing.

Anyway, last year we used Olivia’s Gluten Free Rosemary & Sage Stuffing and I bought a few boxes extra boxes. The croutons do contain xanthan gum, but I think it should be okay.

You should check out my recipe link below if you are struggling to find a good gluten-free stuffing, too.

Leftovers

And we’ll use the leftover turkey to make curried turkey salad lettuce wraps. It so easy to whip up homemade mayo with avocado oil then add toasted pecans, granny smith apples, cranberries, celery, curry powder and cayenne pepper to the cold turkey. My husband loves it!

We are also celebrating his birthday this week so I’m going to make a pineapple upside down cake using the batter from this recipe for blueberry muffins.

Have a wonderful week everyone! And Happy Thanksgiving!