I'm not sure about the stuffing. I mean, as far as stuffing goes, it's mostly bread and veggies (if you use celery and onions or carrot, etc) and broth. And that's pretty much it. Unless, of course, you use meats or oysters in yours. Just make your stuffing without butter or oil and that will cut fat and calories.
As far as green bean casserole - I make it every year, too. I use the 98% fat-free Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup. Where the fat comes in with this dish - the french fried onions. If it weren't for the french fried onions, there wouldn't really be anything fattening about green bean casserole. I'm in charge of making the green bean casserole every year for Thanksgiving (everyone expects it) and I cut fat and calories by, again, using the 98% fat-free soup, but if I don't add those french fried onions, I'll get clobbered. So I got ahead and just put 'em in there and deal with it.
On Thanksgiving I go ahead and just eat anyway, I don't worry about it. It's only once a year. But when I dig into the green beans, I at least try and avoid picking up too many of the onions.
Maybe others will have suggestions for a lowcal replacement you can use for the onions.
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Thanksgiving Help Please
