QUINOA TURKEY STUFFING

Quinoa Turkey Stuffing image

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.

Provided by ISADORE

Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Vegetarian Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 4h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Place the quinoa and water in a large, microwave-safe bowl; cover. Cook on HIGH for 20 minutes.
Stir the onion, mushrooms, apples, pine nuts, raisins, garlic, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning in with the quinoa.
Pack lightly into uncooked turkey. Roast turkey as directed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.8 g, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 298.9 mg, Sugar 9.5 g