Brown Rice and Apple Stuffing

Details

Try this Cleaned-up version of stuffing from The Eat-Clean Diet® Cookbook at your Thanksgiving feast – the quick cooking time and boost of healthy ingredients will leave you feeling thankful! Nutritionally lacking white bread is cut from this recipe and replaced with brown rice, which ups the nutritional ante and provides a delicious nutty flavor.

Ingredients

• 1½ / 360 ml brown rice, uncooked
• 2 cups / 480 ml natural apple juice plus 1½ cups / 360 ml water
• 2 tsp / 10 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 crisp harvest apple, cored and diced
• ½ cup / 120 ml diced onion
• ½ cup / 120 ml finely chopped Brussels sprouts
• 4 cloves garlic, passed through a garlic press
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 cup / 240 ml diced celery
• 1/3 cup / 80 ml uncontaminated oat bran or wheat bran
• ½ cup / 120 ml dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup / 80 ml slivered raw almonds
• ½ tsp / 2.5 ml poultry seasoning
• ¼ tsp / 1.25 ml thyme
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

1. Make rice according to package instructions. Use the combination of 2 cups / 480 ml natural apple juice and 1½ cups / 360 ml water for the cooking liquid.
2. Place olive oil in a large skillet and heat over medium. Cook all chopped fruits and vegetables until they are crisp, not soggy. Add cooked brown rice, bran, cranberries, almonds, poultry seasoning, pepper and thyme. Toss well.