Holiday Stuffing
Holiday Stuffing
We like a traditional apple and current bread stuffing for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This recipe is the right amount to stuff a 10-15 pound turkey or 6 game hens. If you have a larger turkey or if you like extra in a baking dish, just double the recipe.
Print Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup currants
- 1 cup peeled diced red apples or apple of your choice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 16 cups dried bread cubes
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or slightly more, if necessary
Instructions
- In a saucepan, cook celery and onion in butter at medium-low heat until tender but not brown; add currants and apples and simmer on low for 5 minutes; remove from heat and stir in poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Place the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. Add the cooked mixture. Drizzle with enough broth to moisten, tossing lightly.
- Stuff turkey or Cornish game hens and cook according to recipe instructions.