Grain-Free Stuffing With Sausage & Apples - Gluten-Free
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite family holidays.
The build-up and anticipation for that brief time with loved ones…
The great food that’s made its way to a large, carefully decorated table…
And everyone’s proudly shared a recipe that you can’t wait to sink your teeth into makes for beautiful memories.
My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal?
The stuffing! The gooey, warm, tasty, starchy goodness that proudly shares the plate with all the other delicious sides. Thanksgiving just isn’t Thanksgiving without it!
Paleo, Grain-Free Stuffing
I love bread, but sadly, bread doesn’t love me. A paleo, grain-free, gluten-free lifestyle has become my new normal since I had to make some dietary changes.
I didn’t think I could ever have stuffing again — until now.
This stuffing recipe gives me the same satisfaction that I got from my childhood’s bread stuffing, yet it has so much more to offer.
The coconut breadcrumbs replace the gluten-filled breadcrumbs in this stuffing and offer lots of fiber and protein, without the grains. Coconut flour is one of my staple flours now that I have adopted the paleo lifestyle. It is a great flour for people with digestive challenges.
Coconut Flour In Paleo Stuffing
Wildly Organic Coconut Flour is made from the coconut meat of matured coconuts. The meat is scraped out from the inside and the milk is then separated from the meat. The meat is then dried at a very low temperature; once dried, the meat is ground into a fine flour. It is unlike gluten-filled flours, for it has no binder.
Eggs are the most convenient binder, however, for those with egg sensitivities, flax gel, aquafaba, or psyllium husks work as egg replacements, too.
If you love stuffing as much as I do, then you too might enjoy this satisfying, grain-free, paleo stuffing.
Have you ever attempted paleo stuffing?
- 5 eggs room temperature
- 1/3 cup Wildly Organic Butter Alternative
- 3/4 cup Wildly Organic Coconut Flour
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Wildly Organic Himalayan Pink Salt
- 3-1/2 cups apples peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 pound sage pork sausage
- 2 cups coconut bread crumbs cubed or crumbed and dried
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup celery chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tablespoons fresh sage chopped
- 1 teaspoon Wildly Organic Himalayan Pink Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Wildly Organic Black Pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth or broth of choice
- 1 cup coconut cream or Wildly Organic Coconut Milk Powder prepared
- 2 tablespoons Wildly Organic Butter Alternative or butter
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Wildly Organic Pecans chopped (optional)
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Preheat oven to 350F. Mix wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls, then add dry ingredients into wet and mix thoroughly.
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Shape into loaf and place on parchment lined baking sheet, bake for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown or inserted knife comes out clean.
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Make a few days ahead, break up into crumbs or cut into cubes, let dry.
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For rapid drying, place breadcrumbs or cubes, on a baking sheet and place into a low temperature oven until dry.
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Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare apples and set aside.
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Sauté sausage in a large sauté pan. Take out of pan, set aside.
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Add butter and apples to pan and sauté for 5 minutes, add onions, garlic, celery and sauté another three minutes.
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Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly and place into a baking dish, bake for 30 minutes or until it bubbles and is golden brown.
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Serve with main dish.