Quinoa Stuffing
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Recipe type: Sides
Cuisine: Vegan
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Serves: 6
 
This stuffing is animal-free and grain-free, yet full of all the wonderful ingredients that fall brings. It’s filling and satisfying, and so easy to prepare!
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups water or organic vegetable broth
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ cup Portobello mushrooms (or your favorite variety), chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (plus some whole parsley leaves for garnish)
  • ¼ cup green onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup pecans, chopped (plus a few whole pecans for garnish)
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
Method:
  1. Place water and quinoa in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pan, and cook for 20 minutes. Turn off heat, leave pan covered, and allow quinoa to rest for 20 minutes.
  2. While quinoa is cooking, place yellow onion, garlic, and mushrooms in a small saucepan or skillet with olive oil. Cook until onions are translucent and all ingredients begin to get soft. Add onion mixture to cooked quinoa and stir to incorporate ingredients. Stir in parsley, green onion, cranberries, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and salt and pepper. Top with parsley and pecans for garnish.
Recipe by Food + Chef at http://foodpluschef.com/2015/a-vegan-thanksgiving/