Description
Make this healthy and delicious Vegan Cranberry Apple Leek Stuffing made with whole grain bread, sage, pecans, and seasonal fruit. A perfect plant-based holiday side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 loaf (14 ounces) rustic, whole grain bread, cubed (about 8 cups)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small leek, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 large red apple, with peel, chopped
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend (make your own here)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Arrange cubed bread evenly on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until crisp and golden. Remove from the oven and transfer to a large baking dish or casserole (2 1/2 to 3 quarts).
- While bread cubes are baking, heat olive oil in a large skillet or sauté pan and sauté leek, garlic, celery, apple, and cranberries for 8 minutes. Add pecans, sage, cloves, Italian seasoning, salt (optional), and pepper and cook for an additional minute.
- Add vegetable-cranberry mixture to the baking dish or casserole with the toasted bread cubes. Toss together. Add enough broth to moisten the mixture (texture should be moist but not soggy), mixing well.
- Bake uncovered at 350 for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately. Makes 8 (about 1 cup) servings.
Notes
Serve with a savory sauce, such as this mushroom sauce.
Make this recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free bread.
May substitute 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries with 1/2 cup dried cranberries.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 1 hour 8 min
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 7 g
I was look for a hearty, healthy stuffing for the holidays, and am so glad I found this. It’s so delicious–very flavorful. Everyone at my table enjoyed it.
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