Holiday Nutrient Dense Stuffing
Spiritual Nutrition:
🤍 Crown (Clarity + Divine Connection)
Thyme – purification, clarity of intention
💜 Third Eye (Intuition + Vision)
Onion – enhances perception and intuition
💙 Throat (Expression + Resonance)
Celery – moistens throat, encourages calm communication
Parsley – brightens mental and vocal clarity
💚 Heart (Love + Circulation)
Apples – heart-opening, joy-inducing, emotional softness
Ghee – inner softness, nurturing connection
Olives – circulatory support, heart-healthy fats
💛 Solar Plexus (Confidence + Action)
Delicata squash – solar digestion, personal power
Turmeric – resilience, clarity, digestive fire
Paprika – metabolic warmth, motivation
Olives – (alternate alignment here, too, for liver/bile support)
🧡 Sacral (Creativity + Pleasure)
Ghee – sensual nourishment, hormonal balance
Apples – sweet fluidity, emotional pleasure
❤️ Root (Grounding + Immunity)
Bread cubes – structural grounding
Bone broth – ancestral support, mineral replenishment
Sea salt – energetic boundaries, mineral density
Sourdough (optional) – gut restoration, earthiness
Nourishment Notes
In the spirit of crowding out gut-bombing dishes this holiday season I bring you this rockstar of a recipe. A match made in gluten-free (optional), nutrient-dense, holiday-heaven, this stuffing will blow people away.
Just traditional enough to fit in, yet funky enough to inspire palettes, this gorgeous recipe boasts nutrient and flavor density.
Bright turmeric lends it colors, a bit of smoky paprika plays off the tart-sweetness of in-season apples, and green olives offer a salty bite.
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes (1 hr for sweet potato, 20 min bake)
Serves: 8–10 small squares
Ingredients
Local or Homemade Sourdough Bread – 1 loaf, cut into 1" cubes
Organic Celery – 1.5 cups, medium-diced
Delicata Squash – 3 cups, cubed (skin-on for nutrients) or Local Sausage - ground (1 lb)
Yellow Onion – 2 cups, diced
Honeycrisp or Jazz Apples – 2, cored + cubed (~1.5 cups)
Castelvetrano Olives – 1 cup, pitted + sliced into rounds
Fresh Thyme – ½ tbsp, finely chopped
Flat Leaf Parsley – ¼ cup, finely chopped
Organic Ground Turmeric – 1 tbsp (I love Frontier Co-Op)
Smoked Paprika – 1 tsp (Simply Organic brand is great)
Grass-Fed Bone Broth – ~15 oz (just under 2 cups)
Organic Grass-Fed Ghee – ¼ cup
Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper – to taste
Method
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Start by cutting the bread into 1-inch cubes, tossing them lightly in olive oil, and spreading them on a baking sheet. Toast for 30–40 minutes, turning them into soft-but-crunchy croutons that dry out evenly without browning. When they’re done, raise the oven to 350°F.
In a large sauté pan, melt the ghee over medium heat and add the onion, celery, and delicata squash or sausage, letting everything cook together until the onions turn translucent. Add the turmeric, smoked paprika, sea salt, black pepper, and fresh thyme, stirring to coat the veggies and letting the spices bloom for a minute or two. Toss in the apples and sauté for a few more minutes until everything is fragrant and slightly tender, then stir in the parsley and sliced olives. Fold in your toasted bread cubes—transferring to a big bowl if you need more space—and taste the mixture, adjusting seasoning as needed, knowing the broth will deepen everything. Spread the mixture into a large baking dish, slowly pour in the broth until it just reaches the bottom edge of the bread, and bake for 30 minutes at 350°F until bubbling and golden.
To make this in advance, prepare the bread-cube croutons a day ahead and let them sit out uncovered, and sauté your stuffing filling in the morning so it can cool on the counter until you’re ready to assemble later. Since my holiday kitchen is typically bustling, I almost always take this approach to the stuffing. Serve warm, with love, and plan for seconds.
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