Heart Healthy Turkey Stuffing

Stuffing is a beloved Thanksgiving tradition, but traditional recipes can be loaded with unhealthy ingredients you might be trying to avoid like white bread, seed oils and salt. However, this lightened up healthy turkey stuffing has fresh, wholesome ingredients without sacrificing any of the flavor in this classic holiday side dish.

• Whole Grains: This recipe uses whole wheat bread fiber, complex carbohydrates and essential nutrients.
• Healthy Fats: Unsalted butter provides calcium and other vitamins that are not found in vegetable oils.
• Fresh Herbs and Spices: Incorporating fresh herbs and spices adds flavor and aroma to the recipe, which gives it the classic stuffing taste that you know and love.
• Lower Sodium: This recipe uses low-sodium broth or unsalted butter to help you manage your sodium intake without sacrificing any flavor.

This Healthy Turkey Stuffing recipe is delicious and incredibly easy to make, but here are a few tips and tricks for making the recipe even easier to prepare.

• Prep ahead: Many stuffing ingredients can be prepared in advance. Chop vegetables, measure out herbs and spices and cube the bread beforehand. You can even saute and refrigerate the vegetables the day before. 
• Use a food processor: If you're really short on time, a food processor can be a great tool for chopping vegetables quickly.
• Toast the bread: You might be tempted to skip toasting the bread and using stale bread instead. However, this can lead to mushy stuffing. Instead, be sure to toast the bread in the oven to dry it out. This will ensure your stuffing has a delicious texture.
• Get creative with aromatics: Herbs and spices are a great way to add extra flavor without adding additional salt. Rosemary, thyme and parsley are great additions if you feel like getting creative in the kitchen.
• Leftovers: Stuffing makes great leftovers! Reheat it in the oven or microwave for a quick and easy side dish.

No turkey stuffing recipe would be complete without the turkey. So, here are a few of our favorite healthy turkey recipes to serve with stuffing.

• Healthy Holiday Turkey recipe is perfect for when you need a Friendsgiving recipe for a large gathering of family and friends.
• Healthy Roasted Turkey Breast with Root Vegetables recipe is great when you don’t want to cook an entire turkey but still want to fill your plate with lots of delicious and healthy veggies.
• Healthy Roasted Turkey Breast recipe is a classic and simple meal when you want turkey but without all of the fuss.
• Healthy Turkey Cutlets with Mushrooms recipe is perfect when you want a no-fuss holiday meal!