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Healthy Stuffing Recipe

Low Calorie Stuffing

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This low calorie homemade stuffing recipe is over 50% vegetables!
No one will be able to tell that this is a vegetable dish, as it tastes just like traditional stuffing recipes.
Try these homemade stuffing recipes (with or without sausage added) for your next holiday gathering. At only 114 calories, you can even have seconds!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course holiday, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 15 servings
Calories 114 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 10 slices stale whole wheat bread cubed
  • 2 cups butternut squash chopped
  • 2 cups onions chopped
  • 3 cups celery chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh sage minced
  • 3 cups apples chopped
  • 2 eggs or vegan eggs
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper

Optional Add Ins:

  • 2 Chicken and Apple Sausages cooked and crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Heat a sauce pot on medium heat, spray with olive oil, then add in the butternut squash, onions, celery, apples, thyme and sage. Cook until the veggies are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Add in the chicken broth and bring to a simmer, remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk eggs and parsley together then add in the bread, the vegetables, chicken sausage (if using), dried cranberries and salt and pepper.
  • Pour the broth and vegetables in and mix well.
  • Move mixture to a large buttered casserole dish. Top the stuffing with one tablespoon of butter, crumble small specks of it all over the top to help it crisp up then cover with foil.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Serve hot with your favorite holiday dishes.

Special Tip:

  • If your bread is not already stale, spread it onto 2 cookies sheets and place in an oven at 300 for 15 to 20 minutes.

Notes

Helpful Tips on Making Low Calorie Stuffing

  • Dry Out the Bread - I like to add the bread to a cookie sheet and leave on the counter (or in a cold oven if you have pets) overnight to dry out. But if you forget that's ok. Just toast all the bread in the oven or the toaster and that will dry it out fast.
  • Baking in a Casserole Dish - I personally like to make stuffing in a casserole dish, it get's crispy edges and has a better consistency (in my opinion at least). It also means I can make this side dish ahead of time making holidays easier.
  • Stuffing the Turkey - Though stuffing got it's name because it was traditionally baked inside the turkey, this method has lost popularity over the years as many people are worried about salmonella. But you can absolutely add the stuffing to the cavity of the turkey and bake together. As long as your turkey is well cooked, you will be fine. If you are wary however, try the casserole method.

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4.8gFat: 2.5gSaturated Fat: 0.9gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 312mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 3.7gSugar: 7.3gCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Healthy Stuffing Recipe, holiday, holiday meal, Low Calorie Stuffing Recipe, Side Dish
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