Yay! We all made it through Halloween…are you ready to start thinking about Thanksgiving? I sure hope so because I have been recipe testing lots of great new recipes that I can’t wait to share with you. Raise your hand if you love stuffing. OK. Great! How about a new twist on this classic holiday side dish.
I love quinoa.
Pair it with crispy sweet/tangy apples, a pinch of cinnamon, roasted sweet potato wedges…
…and crunchy hazelnuts. Are you happy now? I thought so.
This is a great alternative for people on gluten free and grain free diets. It is also great for people like me who just happen to love quinoa.
To make things even more pretty add some apple slices and fresh or dried cranberries.
I actually prefer the fresh cranberries even though they are crazy tart. Most folks prefer the sweet dried ones though.
Plan accordingly & expect people other than me to pull off the tart ones.
I also have a fun breakfast/brunch quinoa bake you should try ~ it too has sweet potatoes in it Quinoa Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake.
Have you been on the hunt for your Thanksgiving recipes yet? What unique recipes have caught your eye?
Do you tend to stick with the traditional or play around with modern twists?
Quinoa Recipe Links
- Apple Almond Quinoa with Maple Sausage Iowa Girl Eats
- Butternut Quinoa with Cranberries and Pepitas Daily Waffle
- Cinnamon Quinoa Bars Meaningful Eats
- Fruit and Egg Quinoa Breakfast Parfaits MarlaMeridith.com
- Green Beans with Toasted Walnuts and Quinoa MarlaMeridith.com
- Layered Quinoa Salad with Beet Vinaigrette MarlaMeridith.com
- Quinoa Recipe Round-Up Liv Life
- Quinoa Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake MarlaMeridith.com
Marvelous! What colors. A real piece of art.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa, I love the colors this time of year!
Love this healthy twist on stuffing! Yum!
Thanks Rachel!
i am really loving all of the great texture components in this – sounds so good!
DEAR. LORD. WOMAN.
Wow- what a beautiful and unique twist on stuffing Marla!
Do you love the tart cranberries more because of what they bring to your glorious pics ; ) I do! This is such a healthy take on a classic – and so adaptable. Thanks for sharing.
Lucy….mayber. Just maybe 😉 Glad you like the reinvention of a classic.
What a great combination of flavors!
Beautiful dish! I, too, love quinoa.
In your recipe, the pinch of cinnamon was put down twice. I see in the instruction that the other ingredient should be ginger.
Hi Bonnie, thanks for pointing that out. I made the change to the ginger 🙂
This is just gorgeous, Marla! I can see it now, on the Thanksgiving dinner table. It would be just a perfect dish!
Thanks so much Averie! Do you think by the time Thanksgiving rolls around we will all be over it?! Hope not!
I’m recommending making this for my family this year!
Awesome Elizabeth! Hope you all get to enjoy this recipe 🙂
I love the idea of the apple and hazelnuts here! And thanks for the link love, Marla!
You are so welcome Michelle! I always love to link back to great recipes like yours 🙂
This sounds so lovely!! What an awesome idea! (as always).
What beautiful, colorful photos – they just pop right off the page! 🙂 Thank you for including my recipe in your roundup. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving!
looks great girl! Miss you xoxoxo
This looks so delicious. Cannot wait to make this one for the family.
Wowzers! This is my kinda dessert. Hope you are well; finally got power back after the hurricane and I am SO making this tomorrow!
xox
Yay!! So happy to hear you have your power back. We must chat this week ~ I have a project in mind for us 🙂
All of my favorite ingredients in one nice little dish! Yum, Marla.
What a delicious sounding recipe for a healthy Thanksgiving stuffing. Pinning now! Thanks!
This stuffing is too gorgeous to eat!! Love how colorful it is — so festive!! Pinned for sure 🙂
I really like the sound of a quinoa stuffing!
This stuffing turned out so delicious! I made it for my friends and they all loved the twist. I also roasted some fresh cranberries along with the sweet potatoes and apples. That added a hint of tart sweetness to the mix. Thank you for the recipe!
I just made this for Thanksgiving tomorrow. It is SO good!!!
That is great! Thanks for sharing & Happy Thanksgiving!
Does this dish do well made the day before than reheated?
I know this recipe was from a couple years ago but I dug it up to share on my Thanksgiving inspiration post. It is perfect!
Sounds great! Can this be made a day or two ahead and then reheated on Thanksgiving?
The day before should be fine! Enjoy 🙂
Can this dish be served warm or cold?
I like it warmed 🙂
absolutely beautiful! I’m at sister’s house for Thanksgiving. I inspired to make this today as a surprise. By any chance do you have a calorie count or nutritional breakdown? Happy Thanksgiving!
What a combination! I want to make this and eat it for breakfast, hehe. ^_^
Hi! I am thinking of making this at Thanksgiving, but I know the oven will probably be packed with other goodies. What do you think of preparing the sweet potatoes, apples and onions earlier, like the day before and then stirring them into the quinoa day of? I know I would need to heat them a bit, but… What are your thoughts?
I think that’s a great idea Joanna! Anything to save time & space 🙂
I love all of the bright colors. I would have never thought of having stuffing with quinoa. Thanks for sharing this idea.
My grandma make almost the same recipe from years ago. I love it! 🙂