Healthy Stuffing Recipe
~ Wheat Free~

What you will need for Bread Substitute:

• 1 tbsp. Cold Pressed Olive Oil
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 lb. of sausage
• 2 cups ground hazelnuts (or your favorite nuts)                               

What you will need for Stuffing:

• 1 tablespoon cold pressed olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup of chopped mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/3 cup fresh sage leaves finely chopped
• 1/3 cup parsley leaves, finely chopped
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Bread substitute (see ingredients above)
• 1 cup of chicken broth

Bread Substitute
Heat Skillet on medium. Add 1 tblsp. Cold Pressed Olive Oil to pan. Brown the sausage and drain. Remove from heat and add 2 cups of cooked rice and 2 cups of chopped hazelnuts.

Stuffing

• Leave oven at 350° F. Wipe loaf pan with a paper towel butter.
• Heat oil and butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and salt and cook until vegetables are soft but not colored.
• Stir in thyme, sage and parsley. Season with pepper.
• Add bread substitute, stirring to coat with vegetables and herbs. Add 1 cup chicken broth.
• Turn into the prepared loaf pan and bake until heated through - about 35 minutes.

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