Wild Rice Stuffing with Sausage and Dried Cherries

Wild Rice Stuffing with sausage and dried cherries make a delicious addition to your Thanksgiving dinner.  This recipe also has the benefit of being gluten free.

I love Thanksgiving.  Nothing is better than having the entire family together to celebrate.  We have two family members that do not eat gluten, so I love finding delicious Thanksgiving recipes that we can all enjoy.  This gluten free stuffing is one of those dishes.

Gluten Free Stuffing

Stuffing is one of our favorite Thanksgiving side dishes.  Most stuffing recipes are made with bread.  We have tried substituting gluten free bread, but don’t always love the results.  So this year I am excited to be able to serve my gluten free eaters Wild Rice Stuffing.  It is delicious and in fact I am sure my non gluten free eaters aren’t going to be able to resist it either.

This wild rice stuffing is full of lots of delicious flavors and great texture.  The base of the dish is a combination of wild rice and brown rice.  Add in onions, celery, dried cherries and pecans and you’ve got some great texture.  The thing that really gives this dressing great flavor though is the addition of the pork sausage.

I used Jones Dairy Sausage for this recipe because it is gluten free.  You can substitute your favorite gluten free sausage.

Gluten Free Stuffing Recipe

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Gluten Free Wild Rice Stuffing

This stuffing is perfect for your gluten free guests. Full of great texture and flavor. The addition of sausage allows it to hold its own even as a main dish if desired. The best part is it doesn't take up any room in the oven on Thanksgiving Day. It can easily be made the day ahead of time and just reheated in the microwave or stove top.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten free stuffing, wild rice stuffing

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

• 1 C wild rice
• 3 C water
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 stalks celery diced
• 1 C diced onion
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp fresh thyme
• 1 C jasmine rice or basmati
• 1 3/4 C chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C pecans chopped and toasted
• 1 C dried cherries
• 12 oz. Jones Dairy All Natural Pork Sausage or other gluten free pork sausage of your choice

Instructions

• Bring 3 C water to a boil. Add wild rice and salt. Add lid and cook until tender. Approximately 45-60 minutes.
• Melt butter in skillet over medium heat and add diced celery and onion.Cook until softened.
• Add in jasmine rice and stir until lightly browned. Add chicken broth and 1/2 tsp salt bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked.
• Cook sausage until browned
• Add jasmine rice to wild rice, add in sausage. Mix together.
• Add in pecans and cherries.
• Garnish with fresh thyme.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 229mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

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