Vegan Cranberry Pecan Stuffing
Instructions
Ingredients
- 6 cups of cubed bread
- 2 flax eggs
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 4 tablespoons of water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup diced apple
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 tablespoon thyme
- 1/2 tablespoon sage
- 1/4 tablespoon rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9x13in baking pan.
- Spread out the cubed bread on a baking sheet then place in the oven to lightly toast for 10 minutes and set aside (you can skip this step if you have day-old bread available, just cube and set aside).
- In a small bowl, combine water and flaxseed and mix together, then set aside.
- In a heated skillet, add olive oil, onion, and celery with a pinch of salt and sauté until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add in diced apple and minced garlic and continue to stir together to help soften the apple, about 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and in a large bowl add your cubed bread then pour vegetable broth over top evenly and stir bread to make sure it absorbs the broth well without getting too soggy. Adjust the amount of broth to your preference, remove from heat and in a large bowl add your cubed bread then pour vegetable broth over top evenly and stir bread to make sure it absorbs the broth well without getting too soggy. Adjust the amount of broth to your preference.
- Add the sautéed apple mixture over top along with the cranberries, pecans, thyme, sage, rosemary, and a generous pinch of salt.
- Fold ingredients together to evenly mix. Pour stuffing mixture into a large baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Cover your baking dish with foil and place into the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove cover and bake on the top rack of your oven for an additional 10 minutes to crisp up the top of your stuffing.
- Once done cooking, remove stuffing from the oven and serve along with additional sides and main entrees as desired.
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