Cranberry Hazelnut Stuffing Recipes

CRANBERRY HAZELNUT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring cranberries and juice to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, saute celery and onions in oil. Stir in poultry seasoning. Place in a large bowl., In the same skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and add to bowl. Add next five ingredients and reserved cranberry mixture; toss to combine. Drizzle with broth. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat. , Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover; bake at 325° for 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

SOURDOUGH AND HAZELNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 2- to 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Arrange the sourdough cubes in a large rimmed baking pan in a single layer. Bake until slightly dried out, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the hazelnuts and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until nutty smelling and toasted, about 4 minutes. Spoon the nuts onto a clean dish towel and gently but firmly rub the hazelnuts to remove some of the brown skins (it's okay if some of the skins remain). Roughly chop the nuts.
• Add the remaining 5 tablespoons butter to the skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the celery, garlic, onion, rosemary and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the currants and cook, stirring, just until plump, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Add the hazelnuts and vegetables to the bowl with the bread and mix to combine. Whisk the chicken broth together with the egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Add it to the stuffing mixture and stir until well mixed.
• Spoon the stuffing into the prepared baking dish and bake until hot and golden brown on top, 35 to 45 minutes. Garnish with the rosemary sprig and serve.

CRANBERRY-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly butter a 2- to 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish.
• In a dry saute pan set over medium heat, toast the walnuts until lightly golden brown, about 5 minutes; cool and chop.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and add the celery, onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in the cranberries and cook to just slightly plump them, about 1 minute, and then remove from the heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the stuffing mix, sage, thyme and walnuts. Mix together the stock and egg in a large measuring cup, then add it to the mixing bowl along with the sausage-vegetable mixture. Add 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and stir gently to combine thoroughly.
• Transfer the stuffing mixture to the baking dish and bake until hot and golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

APRICOT & HAZELNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Fry onions in the butter. Stir in nuts; fry until golden. Remove from the heat, add apricots, breadcrumbs, parsley and lemon zest. Mix in the egg and season. Use half to stuff the neck end of the turkey; shape the rest into balls.
• Put the balls in a buttered baking dish, then drizzle with oil. Bake for 30 mins until golden, or roast them around the turkey.

CRANBERRY NUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onions and celery in butter until tender; transfer to a large bowl. Stir in bread cubes, nuts, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Add cranberries; toss lightly to mix. , In a small bowl, combine eggs, broth and brown sugar; pour over bread mixture. Mix lightly until bread is moistened. Place in a greased 2-qt. casserole. , Cover and bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes more. Serve with leftover turkey.

CRANBERRY AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place bread cubes, walnuts and cranberries in large bowl and set aside.
• Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Melt remaining butter in skillet over medium-high heat and add celery and onions. Cook 4-5 minutes, or until softened and lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add parsley, ground sage, thyme, kosher salt and pepper and mix well. Add mixture to bread cube mixture and toss to combine.
• Drizzle 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth over mixture in bowl, and stir to combine. Add more chicken broth and salt and pepper as desired.
• Place stuffing in prepared pan and bake, uncovered, until top is lightly browned, about 50-60 minutes.

WILD RICE STUFFING WITH HAZELNUTS AND DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 cup butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add chicken broth. Bring to boil. Add wild rice. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Mix in brown rice; cover and simmer until rice is just tender and most liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes longer.
• Stir cranberries, parsley and thyme into rice. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes longer. Mix in hazelnuts and green onions. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill main cavity with stuffing. Butter ceramic baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 30 minutes.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 15x10x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover dish with buttered foil, buttered side down; bake stuffing until heated through, about 40 minutes.

CRANBERRY-HAZELNUT & OYSTER STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; saute until softened, about 12 minutes.
• 2. Add oysters and the liquor. Simmer until oysters plump, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 3. Toss bread cubes, cranberries, hazelnuts and thyme together in a large mixing bowl. Add oyster mixture, stirring gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4. Add chicken broth as needed for desired moistness.
• 5. Place in a large baking pan (one of those disposable foil turkey pans works); cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. (or use to stuff a turkey).

CRANBERRY-HAZELNUT & OYSTER STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; saute until softened, about 12 minutes.
• Add oyster and the liquor. Simmer until oysters plump, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Toss bread cubes, cranberries, hazelnuts and thyme together in a large mixing bowl. Add oyster mixture, stirring gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken broth as needed for desired moistness.
• Bake wrapped in foil for 40 minutes at 350°F (or use to stuff a turkey).

CRANBERRY HAZELNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring cranberries or raisins and orange liqueur or orange juice to boiling. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large skillet cook celery and onion in hot margarine or butter till tender. Stir in poultry seasoning; set aside. In a large bowl combine stuffing mix, apple, cooked sausage, wild rice, hazelnuts or almonds, and parsley. Stir in the cranberry mixture and celery-and-onion mixture. Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten, tossing lightly. Season with salt and pepper. Use to stuff one 12-pound turkey. Or, bake, covered, in an ungreased 3-quart casserole in a 325° oven for 40 to 60 minutes or till heated through. Make-ahead Tips: One day ahead chop vegetables. Cook and drain pork sausage; cover and chill. Cook and chill wild rice. Chop nuts.