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A wooden spoon rests on paleo stuffing in an oval ceramic casserole dish on a holiday table.

The Best Paleo Stuffing (Gluten Free, Grain Free)

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A healthy paleo stuffing recipe that makes the perfect side dish for chicken or turkey. Ideal for Thanksgiving! Gluten and grain free.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 1 hour
Total 1 hour 10 minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 9 servings

Equipment

  • Oven
  • cast-iron skillet or other oven-safe skillet
  • stovetop
  • Large wooden spoon or silicone spatula
  • 9x9 baking dish optional, if not using cast-iron or oven-safe skillet
  • small mixing bowl
  • whisk

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ghee (or avocado oil, or refined coconut oil)
  • 3 cups diced white onion
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 1 cup diced mushrooms (button, cremini, or wild mushrooms)
  • 1 cup diced apples (Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or Granny Smith apples)
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries (or ¼ cup chopped dates)
  • ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 4 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper (more or less to taste)
  • 2 cups super-fine blanched almond flour
  • 3 large eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
  • Place large cast-iron skillet on stovetop over medium heat. When skillet is warm, add 2 tablespoons ghee. Let ghee melt completely, swirling and tilting skillet as needed to distribute oil across skillet.
  • When ghee has melted, add 3 cups diced white onion, 2 cups diced celery, 1 cup diced mushrooms, 1 cup diced apples, ¼ cup dried cranberries, ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, 4 teaspoons poultry seasoning, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper to skillet. Stir to incorporate.
  • Sauté ingredients until onion, celery, mushrooms, apples, and cranberries are very soft, approximately 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Once ingredients have softened, remove skillet from heat. Add 2 cups super-fine blanched almond flour to skillet and stir until ingredients are well incorporated.
  • Crack 3 large eggs into small bowl and whisk well until eggs are fully combined and mixture is no longer streaky.
  • Add whisked eggs to skillet and stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
  • Optional: If not using cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet, lightly grease 9x9 baking dish with avocado oil, refined coconut oil, or ghee. Transfer mixture to lightly-greased 9x9 baking dish and spread mixture out evenly across baking dish.
  • Once ingredients are fully incorporated, spread mixture evenly across skillet. Place cast-iron skillet (or baking dish) in preheated oven. Bake stuffing 45 minutes.
  • After 45 minutes, check doneness of stuffing. Continue baking stuffing as needed, checking doneness often, until stuffing is baked-through and browned on top.
  • When stuffing is fully baked, carefully remove skillet (or baking dish) from oven. Set stuffing aside to rest 5 minutes, then serve warm.

Recipe Notes

  • Poultry Seasoning: This is typically a blend of black or white pepper, thyme, sage, marjoram, nutmeg, and rosemary. If you don't have or can't find poultry seasoning, you can replace it with a similar combination of dried herbs and spices, or with your favorite fresh herbs.
  • Make-Ahead Option: Prepare the stuffing as written above, then let the prepared stuffing cool completely. Cover the stuffing tightly with food-safe plastic wrap and refrigerate no more than 24 hours. Reheat the stuffing in the oven, adding paleo broth for moisture if needed.

Nutrition Information (Approximate)

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 241calProtein: 9gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 175mgPotassium: 228mgTotal Carbs: 17gFiber: 5gSugar: 8gNet Carbs: 12gVitamin A: 364IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 2mg
Recipe By: Cheryl Malik
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