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!
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.