Apple Celery And Smoked Ham Stuffing Recipes

APPLE, CELERY, AND SMOKED HAM STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake bread cubes on large rimmed baking sheet until dry and beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. Place bread in large bowl and cool.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add onions and celery; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add apples; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add mixture to bread. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add ham; sauté 5 minutes. Add ham to bread; mix in herbs and nutmeg. Add broth to same skillet and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Pour broth into small bowl; cool. (Stuffing and broth can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Beat eggs into broth; mix into stuffing. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Bake uncovered until cooked through and browned on top, about 35 minutes.

APPLE & APRICOT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place bread cubes on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toasted. Cool on baking sheets., In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender. Add apples, apricots, parsley and bread cubes. Stir in broth and melted butter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Bake, covered, 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

HAM STEAK WITH APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium saucepan over medium heat, saute celery in butter; remove from heat and add next 7 ingredients; mix well and set aside.
• In a cup, wisk together the orange juice and melted butter; set aside.
• Slash the fat around ham to prevent it from curling, and place one of the steaks in a greased baking dish.
• Spread with apple stuffing.
• Top with remaining ham steak.
• Stud the fat around the edge with whole cloves, spacing them 1" or 1-1/2" apart.
• Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until done, basting 3 or 4 times with the orange juice/butter mixture.

APPLE, ONION & CELERY STUFFING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Melt 6 Tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add celery, onion, apples, bay leaves and salt and pepper and cook until softened (about 10 minutes). Remove bay leaves.
• Add dry stuffing, poultry seasoning and chicken stock. Stir until stuffing absorbs the liquid.
• Spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and fill with stuffing.
• Use the rest of the butter to dot the top of the stuffing.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy at the edges.

BAKED HAM AND APPLES

Steps:

• Place ham in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Rub with mustard and sprinkle with brown sugar. Core apples and cut into 3/4-in. slices; arrange in a single layer over ham. Dot with butter and sprinkle with pepper. , Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.