sarbar
10-10-2007, 14:36
One of my pre-low sodium diets was doing Thanksgiving On The Trail...which just isn't low in sodium no matter what you do, even using the hard to find "lower sodium" chicken instant stuffing mix by Stove Top. The other issues lie in that brand contains both MSG and High Fructose Corn Syrup, both items we can do with less of. (And most commercial brands of "instant" stuffing contain it as well.)
This recipe won't necessarily save you money, but it will allow you to have a great tasting meal and be able to make it with whole wheat or multi grain breads, vegetables and control the sodium to a respectable level. You can use homemade bread as well, and control the sodium there as well.
Thanksgiving On The Trail:
At home take approximately 6-7 slices of bread and flatten them with your palms on a cutting board. Take a sharp chef knife and dice up the pieces of bread. When done you will want about 4 cups of diced bread. The flattening creates a denser crumb.
Put on lined dehydrator trays. It will take about 2 hours at 135*. You want crispy dry.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing.jpg
When dry split the bread crumbs into 2 quart freezer bags.
In a small chopper, blender or clean coffee grinder combine and whirl:
3 tsp low sodium chicken boullion (or 3 Tbsp homemade)
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp poultry seasoning
2 Tbsp dried onions
2 Tbsp dried celery
1/8 tsp sugar
Split the seasoning mix into two small ziploc bags. Each bag of bread gets a bag of seasoning mix.
Mark the bread bags with: Add 3/4 cup water + 1 Tbsp olive oil.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing2.jpg
Thanksgiving On The Trail:
1 bag of bread crumbs
1 bag of seasoning blend
1 Tbsp or packet of olive oil
1 3 ounce can of chicken
Packet of Cranberry Sauce
Add the seasoning packet to the bread crumbs, add in the chicken (you can add in the broth if desired), the oil and 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir well, seal and put in a cozy for 5 minutes. Fluff up and serve.
Serves 1-2.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing3.jpg
Notes:
Using no added salt besides the bread and the chicken one gets about 1000 mg of sodium if they eat the whole bag (the chicken is around 400 mg of it). Using commercial instant stuffing you would consume over 1700 mg of sodium. This is a considerable savings. While not lower sodium it is a fun way to be able to enjoy it once in a while!
The Cranberry sauce packets can be found at Minimus (http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=7250) online.
~Sarah
This recipe won't necessarily save you money, but it will allow you to have a great tasting meal and be able to make it with whole wheat or multi grain breads, vegetables and control the sodium to a respectable level. You can use homemade bread as well, and control the sodium there as well.
Thanksgiving On The Trail:
At home take approximately 6-7 slices of bread and flatten them with your palms on a cutting board. Take a sharp chef knife and dice up the pieces of bread. When done you will want about 4 cups of diced bread. The flattening creates a denser crumb.
Put on lined dehydrator trays. It will take about 2 hours at 135*. You want crispy dry.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing.jpg
When dry split the bread crumbs into 2 quart freezer bags.
In a small chopper, blender or clean coffee grinder combine and whirl:
3 tsp low sodium chicken boullion (or 3 Tbsp homemade)
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp poultry seasoning
2 Tbsp dried onions
2 Tbsp dried celery
1/8 tsp sugar
Split the seasoning mix into two small ziploc bags. Each bag of bread gets a bag of seasoning mix.
Mark the bread bags with: Add 3/4 cup water + 1 Tbsp olive oil.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing2.jpg
Thanksgiving On The Trail:
1 bag of bread crumbs
1 bag of seasoning blend
1 Tbsp or packet of olive oil
1 3 ounce can of chicken
Packet of Cranberry Sauce
Add the seasoning packet to the bread crumbs, add in the chicken (you can add in the broth if desired), the oil and 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir well, seal and put in a cozy for 5 minutes. Fluff up and serve.
Serves 1-2.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/NWHikergirl/Stuffing3.jpg
Notes:
Using no added salt besides the bread and the chicken one gets about 1000 mg of sodium if they eat the whole bag (the chicken is around 400 mg of it). Using commercial instant stuffing you would consume over 1700 mg of sodium. This is a considerable savings. While not lower sodium it is a fun way to be able to enjoy it once in a while!
The Cranberry sauce packets can be found at Minimus (http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=7250) online.
~Sarah