Walnut Stuffing Recipes

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.

WALNUT-HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in middle and lower thirds. On two rimmed baking sheets, arrange bread in a single layer. Toast until dry and pale golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion and celery are softened, about 7 minutes. Add raisins, walnuts, sage, oregano, rosemary, and thyme leaves and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Add parsley, eggs, and bread; stir to combine. Add broth in two additions, stirring until absorbed after each addition. Season generously with salt and pepper and transfer stuffing to dish. Bake on middle rack until deep golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, walnuts, cheese, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir in onion mixture. Beat eggs and broth; add to the bread mixture. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until browned.

SAUSAGE, APPLE, AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan, over medium heat, with olive oil and add the onions and celery. Season with salt and cook until the veggies start to become soft and are very aromatic. Add the garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sausage and cook until the sausage browns. Stir in the apples and apple cider and cook until the apples start to soften, about 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in the sage leaves and the walnuts and turn off the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the diced bread and toss together. Pour in the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist, actually wet. Taste to check for seasoning and season with salt, if needed, (it does). Transfer to a large deep ovenproof dish (roughly 9 by 11 inches) and bake until it is hot all the way through and crusty on top.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• MMMMM...stuffing!

MUSHROOM AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add onions and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil, mushrooms, and sage to skillet; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are browned, 5 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until wine is almost evaporated. Transfer to bowl with vegetables; add walnuts, bread, and enough broth to moisten (stuffing should feel moist but not soggy). Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Add eggs to bread mixture and toss well to combine. Reserve 4 cups stuffing for turkey. Spoon remaining stuffing into a lightly oiled 2-quart baking dish. (To store, cover and refrigerate, up to 1 day.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with rack in upper third. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top, 30 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER APPLE-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In 8-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the walnuts over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until nuts are lightly toasted. With slotted spoon, remove nuts from skillet; place in small dish. Add honey and nutmeg to nuts; mix to glaze. Set aside.
• In same skillet, melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost tender.
• Meanwhile, spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place stuffing cubes. Add mushrooms and celery mixture; mix lightly. Add applesauce and water; mix lightly.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with glazed walnuts.

APPLE WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and celery, and cook, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Combine apples, bread cubes, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in vegetable mixture, egg, and remaining ingredients.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 11x7x1 1/2-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350* for 30 minutes.
• Yield: 6 servings (4 1/2 cups).

CELERY WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Moisten bread cubes and cornbread crumbs with chicken bouillon or stock.
• Add beaten eggs to bread.
• Melt butter or margarine and simmer chopped onion in it for 1 minute.
• Add to bread mixture with parsley, salt, sage pepper, celery, walnuts and pimiento.
• Makes: enough for a 12 pound turkey.

APPLE-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the walnuts in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until walnuts are lightly toasted. Remove walnuts from skillet, using slotted spoon; place in small dish. Stir honey and nutmeg into walnuts until glazed; set aside.
• Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
• Spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place stuffing cubes in cooker. Add cooked celery and onion with butter and the mushrooms to stuffing cubes; mix lightly. Add applesauce and water; stir gently to mix.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with glazed walnuts before serving.

CELERY, APPLE AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Soften the onions and the apples with the garlic, celery and thyme in four tablespoons butter.
• In a separate pan, brown the giblets in the remaining tablespoon butter. Remove the liver and add the stock. Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, or until the heart and gizzard are tender. Reserve the cooking liquid. Dice the heart, gizzard and liver and set aside.
• Place the bread crumbs in a large bowl. Add the onion-celery mixture and the giblets. Add the walnuts, parsley and sage and add enough stock to moisten the stuffing. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

KAREN'S SAUSAGE, BLACK OLIVE AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook the sausage and the minced turkey liver in a large heavy pan over medium heat, stirring until cooked and making sure the sausage meat is well broken up, about 12 minutes.
• Add the onions, celery and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender and pale yellow, about 10 minutes.
• Toast the bread slices and dice; you should have about 3 cups. Place the sausage mixture in a bowl and add the bread.
• Add the olives, walnut pieces, Italian parsley, Cognac, salt and pepper.
• Add enough stock so the stuffing will hold together in the bird.

WALNUT MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the sage, salt, thyme if desired, marjoram and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the bread cubes, walnuts and enough broth to reach desired moistness; toss to coat. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned. If stuffed into poultry, bake until a thermometer reads 180° for poultry and 165° for stuffing.