Quinoa Turkey Stuffing

Quinoa, a delicious and nutritious whole grain, is used to make a light and tasty turkey stuffing. I prefer to bake this stuffing in the bird, but it can be baked separately in another baking dish and basted with the turkey juice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 164 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• 2 cups water
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pack lightly into uncooked turkey. Roast turkey as directed.

Step 2

Place the quinoa and water in a large, microwave-safe bowl; cover. Cook on HIGH for 20 minutes.

Step 3

Stir the onion, mushrooms, apples, pine nuts, raisins, garlic, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning in with the quinoa.