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Stuffing Recipes For Thanksgiving: Top 5 Stuffings For Turkeys

by Amy Judd | November 25, 2009 at 06:07 pm

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Thanksgiving is a time for cooking your turkey and getting all your side dishes ready, but it's also time to make your stuffing, which can be the best part of the meal.

Here we will list our top five stuffing recipes for your Thanksgiving turkey (click on the links to access the directions for making the stuffing).

World's Best Cornbread Stuffing:

2 hot Italian sausages

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup chopped carrot

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1/2 bunch fresh sage, leaves chopped

4 large corn muffins

3 large eggs

1/2 cup, chicken stock, plus more if needed

Nonstick cooking spray

Caramelized Onion and Apple Stuffing:

This stuffing is a bit sweet and a bit savory and the flavor of the apple enhances the turkey (or goose if you prefer).

1/4 cup (50 mL) butter
3 cups (750 mL) thinly sliced onions
1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
2 cups (500 mL) sliced celery
3 Golden delicious apples, peeled and chopped
2 tsp (10 mL) dried sage
1 tsp (5 mL) caraway seeds
8 cups (2 L) cubed day-old marble rye bread (or 4 cups/1 L each cubed light rye and pumpernickel)
1 cup (250 mL) goose stock or sodium-reduced chicken stock
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh parsley

Mom's Turkey Stuffing Recipe:

This recipe is a classic stuffing for your turkey, so if you don't want anything too fancy this is the way to go:

1 loaf of day old French bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 10-12 cups)

1 cup walnuts

2 cups each, chopped onion and celery

6 Tbsp butter

1 green apple, peeled, cored, chopped

3/4 cup of currants or raisins

Several (5 to 10) chopped green olives (martini olives, the ones with the pimento)

Stock from the turkey giblets (1 cup to 2 cups) (can substitute chicken stock)

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or ground sage (to taste)

Salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)

Basic Bread Stuffing for your Turkey:

This one is even less fancy than the one above, but it's easy and it tates delicious:

1/4 cup finely chopped onions

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/3 cup butter

4 cups bread cubes

1 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground sage

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

turkey or chicken broth

Cranberry and Pecan Stuffing Recipe:

This one just is perfect to add some sweetness and tartness from the cranberries, and a nut base from the pecans.

1 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup margarine or butter

1 teaspoon dried sage, crushed

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

1/4 teaspoon pepper

6 cups dry bread cubes

1/2 cup chopped pecans or hazelnuts

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 to 2 Tablespoons chicken broth (optional)