I love stuffing, but don't enjoy the stuffed feeling after a big Thanksgiving dinner, so I'm looking at ways to lightened the dinner up this year without losing the traditional Thanksgiving feel. Lately I've been exploring cooking with whole grains and wanted to create a quinoa stuffing. In this recipe the dried fruit and the quinoa work very well together for a light but flavor punched addition to turkey, chicken, squab or pork. The most important thing in working with quinoa grain is to clean it adequately. To do this, place the grain in a deep bowl filled with cold water and rub the quinoa between your palms in the water. Do this through three changes of water followed by a thorough rinse through a steel strainer with a fine mesh.

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