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Best Paleo Stuffing (Healthy, Gluten-Free, Grain Free)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 07/20/18 Updated: 02/02/23
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Paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish

The best paleo stuffing recipe! Perfect for Thanksgiving or as a healthy grain-free side dish for roast chicken. Made with simple ingredients, you’ll be shocked at how much it tastes like “real stuffing”… but better! 

Healthy paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish

No beating around the bush: this is the best paleo stuffing recipe.

I’m a fool for stuffing. Like, if you didn’t include stuffing on your Thanksgiving table, I’d just walk out without a word, dramatically tipping my chair over for effect. I’m really into it. Apparently.

The problem with being mostly paleo is that um, bread isn’t allowed? It’s kind of one of those main tenants of eating primal foods that… yeah, no white bread. No whole wheat bread. No cornbread. No bread. And normally it doesn’t bother me, which is also a little weird? But stuffing… different story.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • It tastes surprisingly like “real” stuffing but is made with all healthy ingredients, like veggies and eggs.
  • This healthy stuffing recipe is perfect with a roast chicken or turkey, making it a great side dish for both weeknight dinners and Thanksgiving.
  • The ingredients are super versatile: you can swap out what you like and have.
Healthy paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish

Chef’s Tips

  • Make sure you sauté your veggies long enough for them to be really softened. This helps everything meld together beautifully in this healthy paleo stuffing recipe, just like a traditional dressing!
  • Use the dried herbs you prefer or make your own poultry seasoning.
  • If you’re strictly paleo, make sure you get dried cranberries that are sweetened with juice, not sugar.
  • This healthy stuffing recipe reheats well, so you can make it ahead.
  • You can make this entire paleo stuffing recipe in a large oven-proof skillet, or you can bake it in a casserole dish.

Try These Recipe Variations

  • Use chopped dates in place of the dried cranberries, or add 1/4 cup chopped dates to the whole thing!
  • Increase the amount of celery by 1 cup and leave out the mushrooms, if you don’t like fungi.
Healthy paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish

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Paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish
4.94 from 88 votes

Best Paleo Stuffing (Gluten-Free, Grain-Free)

Prep:10 minutes
Cook:1 hour
Total:1 hour 10 minutes
A healthy paleo stuffing recipe that makes the perfect side dish for chicken or turkey. Ideal for Thanksgiving! Gluten and grain free.
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ghee or avocado oil or refined coconut oil
  • 3 cups onion diced
  • 2 cups celery diced
  • 1 cup mushrooms diced
  • 1 cup apple cored and diced
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries or dates, chopped
  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • 4 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 3 large eggs whisked

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet (or other oven safe skillet)
  • 9×9 baking dish (if not using oven-safe skillet)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Heat ghee or oil in a large cast-iron or oven-safe skillet over medium heat.
  • Add onion, celery, apple, mushrooms, cranberries or dates, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Sauté until ingredients are very soft, about 7 minutes.
  • Remove skillet from heat. Keep ingredients in oven-safe skillet, or, alternately, transfer ingredients to 9×9" baking dish.
  • Stir almond flour in to other ingredients until well mixed. Add the whisked eggs and stir well. Place skillet (or baking dish) in preheated oven and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until stuffing is browned on top. Serve warm.

Notes

  • If you don’t have a cast-iron skillet, grease a medium-size baking dish before sautéing ingredients (a 9×9″ works well). After eggs have been added and the mixture is well-stirred, transfer mixture to baking dish. Continue baking as directed.

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Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 274kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 79mg, Sodium: 197mg, Potassium: 464mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 409IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 121mg, Iron: 3mg, Net Carbs: 13g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. Rebecca says

    Posted on 12/20/22 at 11:50 am

    I made this for Thanksgiving and it was so good! We were looking for healthy Thanksgiving recipes with low sodium, but tasty, and this was a winner. The cranberries are the best part. Making again for Christmas day meal!5 stars

    Reply
    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 12/22/22 at 8:04 am

      SO glad! Hope you enjoy again on Christmas! Thanks so much for the review!

      Reply
  2. Naida says

    Posted on 12/9/22 at 11:11 am

    Looks delicious! Do you know how it does being frozen and reheated in the oven?

    Reply
    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 12/9/22 at 2:58 pm

      It should do fine, Naida! Just add a little bit of broth or water when reheating so it doesn’t dry out.

      Reply
  3. Ros Williams says

    Posted on 12/2/22 at 5:08 pm

    I loved it! Tastes a lot like stuffing. I made this for Thanksgiving and two weeks later am making it again!5 stars

    Reply
    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 12/5/22 at 3:03 pm

      Love that, Ros! So glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much for the review!

      Reply
  4. Ellen says

    Posted on 11/25/22 at 1:07 pm

    Love this recipe! I added some white wine for sharpness and berbere for heat while sautéing the veggies. Also threw in some air fried sweet potato and Brussels sprouts bc I had them on hand.5 stars

    Reply
    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/28/22 at 2:40 pm

      Those sound like fantastic additions! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much for the review!

      Reply
  5. Ashley says

    Posted on 11/17/22 at 9:48 pm

    I love this recipe and have made it a lot with rave reviews from family. Thank you. This year, I have to try to cook without eggs for the first time ever, and I’m sure you’ve never tested so you can’t officially say, but unofficially, do you have any suggestions on how I might get the lovely texture without eggs? Thank you.5 stars

    Reply
    • Molly | 40 Aprons TeamMolly | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 11/18/22 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks so much for the review, Ashley! Glad to hear you continue to enjoy! As for as an egg substitute, you could try using flaxseed “eggs” which are made with ground flaxseed meal and water!

      Reply
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