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Nov 14

Roasted Cauliflower Rice Stuffing with Sausage

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Whole30
Gluten Free
Kid-Friendly
Less than 30 minutes
Paleo
Whole30
Gluten Free
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Less than 30 minutes

Cauliflower Rice Stuffing with Sausage is going to be your new favorite holiday side dish!! You’ll love this grain-free variation packed with earthy flavors and tangy sweetness of apples and dried cranberries.

STUFFING, is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish!! Forget the turkey you guys, I can totally do without it. What I can’t do without, is my beloved stuffing. I actually didn’t love Thanskgiving stuffing until I was an adult (thanks to my parents who served stovetop for years, haha). I’ll never forget my first “Friendsgiving” as a married couple. One of my friends brought over this amazing stuffing with all kinds of goodies: sausage, apples, celery, cranberries, and all topped with fresh sage. I was HOOKED.

Now flash forward many years later, and I am pretty much against all bread. Nothing against my friends who love bread, it’s delicious. But my body doesn’t love it so much.

Soooooooo, I put all these goodies in some roasted cauliflower “rice”.

I can’t take full credit for this recipe for a few reasons. First, the idea didn’t even occur to me to try Cauliflower “rice” stuffing until last week while sampling yumminess at Trader Joe’s. So yeah, TJ’s is way ahead of the game. They have a frozen cauliflower rice stuffing that was pretty yummy, but I was still thinking back to my original recipe from my friend, Kim. And I knew it would all work well together.

I pretty much made the best cauliflower rice dish EVER. And that is saying a lot, because my site is full of cauli rice recipes. But this one is my absolute favorite! So good, that even the husband who doesn’t like cauliflower rice thought it was super delicious and deemed it a perfectly acceptable dish for our Thanksgiving table next week. I think it will be perfect for your table too!

One of the reasons why this dish tasted exceptionally delicious, was the roasting of the cauliflower rice, before combining it to the goodies. So much more flavor! Also for reference, unlike a bread stuffing this stuffing tastes delicious re-heated the next day. So easy to make in advance!

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Roasted Cauliflower Rice Stuffing with Sausage

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author Amy Rains
5 from 2 votes
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Ingredients

  • 1 head large head cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil divided
  • 8 oz pork or turkey sausage
  • 1-2 tbsp ghee can also use olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
  • 8 oz sliced bella mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup diced apples
  • 3 celery stalks diced
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Begin by preheat your oven to 425. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray
  2. Prepare your cauliflower rice: Dice your cauliflower head into florets. Place in batches in your food processor (may take 3-4 batches), and pulse until the texture or couscous or rice is reached (don't over pulse!). Spread cauliflower rice over the baking sheet and coat with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in the oven for approximately 25 minutes to roast. About halfway through cooking, turn the rice to cook evenly. Remove from oven and set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, make the rest of the stuffing. Heat a large skillet to medium high heat. Add another tbsp of oil to pan, and begin to cook sausage. Once cooked all the way, remove to a plate and drain some fat (leaving residual fat in the pan).
  4. Now add in a tbsp of ghee or oil to the hot pan, cook the onion and mushrooms for 5-6 minutes. Add apples and celery, cooking for another 3-4 minutes, adding more ghee if the pan is too dry.
  5. Now toss the sausage and cauliflower rice into the same skillet, turn to incorporate all ingredients evenly.
  6. Remove from heat, add dried cranberries, fresh sage, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, or re-heat and enjoy later.
  7. Can be made a day ahead and reheated on a skillet or in the oven.

 

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  1. aripartnerconnect.com says

    February 27, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    After I tasted it, I finally understood why people are so obsessed with cauliflower rice.

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    • Amy says

      February 27, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      Haha, the best, right?!?!

      Reply
  2. Nancy Cutter says

    November 6, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    Do you think omitting the mushrooms would hurt this dish? I cannot eat mushrooms to save my soul, but I’m dying to try this recipe. Thoughts?

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    • Amy says

      November 6, 2018 at 10:17 pm

      You can omit!!!

      Reply
  3. SP Smith says

    November 10, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    Is the sausage is of the casing? Apologies if I missed that, but I don’t see it.

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    • Amy says

      November 11, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      I use ground sausage, but you can buy links and take it out of the casing.

      Reply
  4. LCBD says

    November 25, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    4 stars
    Made this last Thanksgiving too, using all the same ingredients. However, rather than “rice” the cauliflower, this year I cut it in little bread cube-like sizes and it looks like bread and just a bit chunkier than having it “riced.” The riced cauliflower seems to just melt away into a mush. This is a more chunky version that holds together well.

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  5. JR says

    November 17, 2019 at 5:14 pm

    5 stars
    Love this recipe!! Big hit for our Friendsgiving and even the kids enjoyed it.

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    • Amy says

      November 21, 2019 at 11:04 pm

      5 stars
      Love hearing that!

      Reply
  6. Big O says

    November 22, 2019 at 5:28 pm

    Hi… Can you use cauliflower that has already been riced (frozen?).

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 22, 2019 at 6:04 pm

      Sure can!!

      Reply

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