Well, Happy New Year, y’all! Here’s an “Approachable Cooking with Liz” recipe from Thanksgiving. Trader Joe’s was cleaned out of their boxed GF stuffing mix, so I did a bit of last minute ingredient scouting, and here we are! Honestly, this ended up being FAR superior to TJ’s boxed mix. Like, by a lot.
I’m not normally a stuffing kinda gal, but this was incredible. The man I cook for absolutely loves stuffing (he’s only gluten free by default because we live together, ha!) and declared this the best stuffing he’s ever had. Since he calls me Betty, this is called Betty’s Blue Ribbon Stuffing.
- 1 loaf GF bread (I used one of the options from Trader Joe’s)
- Large onion, chopped/diced/whatever
- Celery, chopped, in whatever amount looks like enough to go with the bread and onion
- Avocado oil
- Butter if you want
- Salt and pepper
- Dried herbs: I used oregano, basil, parsley, tarragon, thyme, rosemary, and sage
- Avo oil mayo
- Broth (I used chicken broth bc I had a case of it from Costco and none homemade yet, can use whatever broth you have/want)
- Chopped cashews and pecans (I bought them raw to avoid nasty oils, and just lightly roasted them myself)
Mix a bit (¼ c or more, depending on the size of your loaf of bread) of broth with three or four heaping spoonfuls of your avo mayo and mix together. Add some spices for a nice sauce consistency. This is your “dressing.”
Get your onion going in a saute pan with the avo oil and some butter. I also added a little bit of broth. I like my onions softer, so I sauteed them for a bit before adding the celery. You do you. Then add salt and pepper and some more of the herbs to taste, and stir around.
Cut/break your loaf of GF bread; I cut all the slices into approx 1 inch squares and placed it all in a large bowl. Add your onion/celery saute mix to the bowl and mix it up with the bread pieces. Then add your dressing and mix until it’s all nice and coated with the dressing, adding more broth if you feel like you need it.
Put the whole thing in a cast iron skillet and cover with foil. Bake at 350F for approx 15 mins (honestly, I think my oven was at 375 for the turkey and other sides, so just do whatever works for your meal prep as long as it’s in the 325-375 range and you’re keeping an eye on it). Then take the foil off, sprinkle the chopped nuts on top, and put it back in the oven for a few minutes. If it’s the only thing in the oven, or if the only other thing in there is the turkey, go ahead and put the oven on broil for like three or four minutes. If you can’t change it to broil, just leave the stuffing in there uncovered with the nuts on top until your nuts just start to get a little darker brown – keep an eye on it!
YUM!
