Paleo Stuffing
You'll never miss the bread in this tasty nutrient dense side dish. With healthy carbs and flavor-rich seasonings and ingredients, you'll never miss the old style of stuffing that sabotaged your diet!
Serves 8-10
Cook time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato, cubed
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1 tsp. fresh sage
- 2 tbs. fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 5 ribs celery, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 turkey drippings or bone broth (P. 110)
- 2 eggs, beaten
Note: You can substitute Granny Smith apples for sweet potatoes and add them to your onion and celery mixture.
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Bake sweet potato 20–30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Set aside.
2. Brown ground pork in skillet. Add herbs and salt.
3. While pork is browning, sauté onions, celery, and garlic in butter until soft.
4. Heat oven to 350° F.
5. Using slotted spoon, remove pork. Combine with veggie mixture and sweet potatoes in 8x8" baking dish.
6. Whisk drippings or broth into eggs. Pour over pork mixture and stir.
7. Bake 30 minutes or until top starts to brown.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 10.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 297 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 25 g | 39 % |
| Saturated Fat 13 g | 63 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 117 mg | 39 % |
| Sodium 300 mg | 12 % |
| Potassium 273 mg | 8 % |
| Total Carbohydrate4 g | 1 % |
| Dietary Fiber 1 g | 3 % |
| Sugars 1 g | |
| Protein 13 g | 27 % |
| Vitamin A | 181 % |
| Vitamin C | 7 % |
| Calcium | 8 % |
| Iron | 5 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
