Herb, apple apricot & lemon zest stuffing
This stuffing is packed with fall flavour and fresh herbs. Cook and mix your stuffing in advance or even the night before. Simply bake when ready to serve! This recipe will become a family favourite and all around staple at every Thanksgiving dinner.
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Ingredients
1/4 cup
unsalted butter, melted
1 cup
Spanish onion, peeled, diced
1 cup
peeled and diced white onion
1 cup
diced fennel
1 1/2 tsp
kosher salt
1 tsp
fresh, cracked black pepper
5 cloves
peeled and pureed garlic
1/2 cup
dried apricots, chopped
1
granny smith apple, cored, roughly diced
1
honey crisp apple, cored, roughly diced
1 tsp
fresh thyme
1 1/2 cups
low sodium chicken stock
1 tbsp
finely sliced sage, fresh
1 tbsp
fresh, flat parsley, roughly chopped
2
cut into 1" cubes baguettes
2
large eggs
12
finely sliced chives
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400F. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- Melt butter on medium heat in a large sauté pan or pot. Add white onions, Spanish onions, fennel, salt and pepper. Sauté until golden brown, about 7-10 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 10-15 seconds. Tip all ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- To the bowl add chopped apricots, granny smith apples, honey crisp apples, chicken stock, sage, parsley, bread cubes and eggs. Mix well to combine. Transfer stuffing mixture to prepared baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and bread is tender. Let cool slightly. Sprinkle with chives before serving.