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)
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 your oven to 400°F. While it heats, spread the cubed bread onto a baking sheet and toast for 20 to 30 minutes, tossing now and then to dry them out evenly without letting them brown or burn. In a large sauté pan, melt the ghee over medium heat and add the onion, celery, and delicata squash. Let it all cook together until the onions turn translucent and the squash begins to soften—about 8 minutes. Add the turmeric, smoked paprika, sea salt, black pepper, and fresh thyme, stirring to coat the veggies well and let the spices bloom for a minute or two. Next, toss in the apples and sauté for another few minutes, just until everything is fragrant and slightly tender. Stir in the parsley and sliced olives gently, then fold in your toasted bread cubes. If the pan is too full to mix thoroughly, transfer everything to a large bowl to finish combining. Taste the mix now and adjust salt and pepper as needed, knowing the broth will deepen the flavor even more. Spoon everything into a baking dish and spread it evenly, then slowly pour in the broth until it just reaches the bottom edge of the bread mixture—you might not need the full amount. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbling and golden on top. Serve warm, with love, and plan for seconds.
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