Stuffing Recipes for Christmas Turkey

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Below are four stuffing recipes suitable for serving with your turkey at Christmas, thanksgiving or any other time of year. They work equally well with chicken, goose and other poultry. For lots more stuffing recipes click here.

All of the recipes below can be used to stuff the neck end of the turkey or baked separately in a well greased shallow baking tin for about 20 minutes at 200C, 400F, gas Mark 6.

Sage and Onion Stuffing    HT  ACC    British   20mins 

Serves 4    or   stuffs the neck end of a 2.7kg/ 6 lb turkey

Hot  Vegetarian  Herbs  Vegetables  Stuffings   Britain  Europe

Ingredients

2 Large Onions, chopped

25g/1oz Butter

175g/6oz Fresh White Breadcrumbs

2 level teasp Dried Sage

Salt and Pepper

Instructions

1. Place the onions in a pan of cold water. Bring to the boil then cook for 10 minutes, until tender. Drain well.

2. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

Traditionally used to stuff Turkey, duck, goose and pork at Christmas and Easter.

Cranberry Pecan Stuffing    Veg  HT  ACC  45mins
 

Serves 6-8    or   stuffs the neck end of a 5.4kg/ 12 lb Turkey

Hot  Vegetarian  Vegetables  Fruit  Nuts  Herbs  Accompaniment  Stuffings  Eggless

Ingredients
25g/1oz Butter
1 stick Celery, chopped
1 small Onion, chopped
1 teasp Dried Sage, crushed
1 teasp Dried Thyme
Salt and Black Pepper
200g/7oz White Bread, cubed
50g/2oz Pecan Nuts, chopped
75g/3oz Dried Cranberries
120ml/4fl.oz. Vegetable or Chicken Stock

Instructions

1. Heat the butter in a small saucepan, add the celery and onion and saut� for 3-5 minutes until just tender, stirring from time to time.

2. Remove from heat then stir in the sage, thyme, salt and pepper.

3. Place the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl together with the celery mixture, pecans, cranberries and stock, mixing well to moisten.