Cranberry Apple Stuffing

November 19, 2010

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This Cranberry Apple Stuffing is a family favorite. We love making it at Thanksgiving, but it’s so good we make it all year round. Although gluten-free stuffing may not seem like a big deal, it is to us. Since my older son and I both have celiac disease stuffing is not something we take for granted.

Gluten-Free Bread Recipes

We also cherish gluten-free bread recipes. Mine are all grain-free and paleo as well. I gave up gluten in 1998, and in 2001 I gave up all grains as well as corn, rice, and potatoes. If you’re in the same boat you’ll want to take a look at all of the amazingly easy and tasty creations on my Paleo Bread Recipes page!

Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe for Thanksgiving

While stuffing is often a time consuming and complex dish to make, this recipe is a bit easier. It’s a traditional bread stuffing spiked with cranberries and green apples. I don’t bake my stuffing inside a turkey because it doesn’t bake evenly when prepared this way. I also like to brown this paleo stuffing in the oven so baking it separately is key.

½ cup dried cranberries, fruit juice sweetened
½ cup chicken stock or Kettle & Fire Bone Broth
¼ cup grapeseed oil or olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup finely chopped celery
2 inch medium Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped into 1 inch cubes (about 2 cups)
½ cup finely chopped Italian parsley
1 loaf Paleo Bread or Gluten Free Bread 2.0, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt

Soak dried cranberries in chicken broth for 1-2 hours
Heat oil in a 9 inch skillet, over medium heat
Sauté onion until soft, about 15 minutes
Add celery and sauté for 10 minutes
Add apple and parsley and sauté for 3 minutes, until apples begin to soften
Transfer mixture to a large bowl
Bake bread cubes on a parchment paper lined baking sheet for 5-10 minutes at 350°F
Cool for 20 minutes
Stir bread cubes into vegetable mixture
Whisk eggs and salt into cranberry-chicken broth mixture
Add egg-cranberry mixture to stuffing, tossing to combine
Transfer stuffing to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
Bake stuffing at 350°F uncovered until cooked through and browned on top, about 40 minutes
Let stand 10-15 minutes
Serve

This gluten-free Cranberry Apple Stuffing recipe is based on one I found in Bon Appétit. It has all the components of a good stuffing recipe! For me this includes bread (gluten-free of course), onions, celery, chicken broth, and eggs. These ingredients are the key to a good stuffing recipe!

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Comments

42 responses to “Cranberry Apple Stuffing”

Michelle says:
Nov. 24, 2014 - 1:29 am
I am confused, is stuffing not put into the turkey, it is stuffing after all,?What do you put inside your Turkey.
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- Elana says:
  Dec. 4, 2017 - 9:49 pm
  Michelle, it is not safe to bake stuffing inside the turkey :-)
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