A tasty, healthy holiday dressing
Do you love dressing with your turkey, but you hate the fat, sodium and calories that eating a helping of it adds to your diet? If so, then maybe you need to try a new recipe, one that uses alternative ingredients, but keeps that good old fashioned taste.
Try the following recipe this holiday season and enjoy your dressing without blowing your diet.
4 cups whole wheat bread cubes
1 cup vegetable broth
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
½ teaspoon paprika
? teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup cranberries, chopped
1 cup whole water chestnuts
1 cup chopped apple
1 cup browned vegetable protein sausage substitute
In a large skillet, sauté the chopped celery and onion in olive oil until tender. Add vegetable broth and continue to simmer. Remove from heat. In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, chopped parsley, tarragon, paprika, nutmeg, chopped cranberries, water chestnuts and chopped apple. Stir in the sautéed onion, celery and any remaining broth. Add browned sausage substitute. Spray a two quart baking dish with nonstick spray. Spoon mixture into the dish. Cover; bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes; uncover. Bake 10 more minutes. Serve hot.
Note: For moister stuffing, add more broth or water. Baking stuffing separately from the turkey saves calories and fat.
Yield: 10 (½ cup) servings
