thanksgiving stuffing make-over!

my family's thanksgiving stuffing is the best ever, except that, of course, it is mostly bread, half of it white-flour. i made this variation this year: exactly the same ingredients, except substituting (soaked and) prepared quinoa for the bread and making only a quarter of the original recipe. (it was always way too much!) not sure how it would fare inside the bird, but it was great on the side. below is what i made this year; i think next time i will keep the quinoa at 4 cups and only halve the other ingredients (so twice what they are listed here).

3/8 c. butter
1/4 c. onion, chopped
~1/4 c. celery, diced
4 c. prepared quinoa
1 tsp. salt
1/16 tsp. pepper
3/8 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/2 lb. sausage, cooked

Melt butter in skillet; add onion and celery and cook until translucent. Mix remaining ingredients together in large bowl; add onions and celery and mix well.

compromising health for sanity (how i can do better with this one):
none, except i wish i could find sausage i'm confident doesn't contain chemicals, etc. what i buy at wegman's doesn't have nitrites, but the wording on the label leads me to believe there could be msg.