Bread stuffing with turkey sausage and chestnuts (side dish)


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How to Make - Bread Stuffing with Turkey Sausage and Chestnuts (Side Dish)
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Time: 50 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4 - 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 292, total fat 11 G., saturated fats 4 G., proteins 13 G., carbohydrates 34 G., fiber 2 G., cholesterol 47 mg, sodium 598 mg, sugar 13 G.


Giada De Laurentiis prepares an Italian-style bread stuffing for the holiday turkey. Its base is cornbread, complemented by sweet Italian turkey sausage, steamed chestnuts, dried cranberries, and apples. The garnish is juicy and full of a range of flavors, with spicy, sweet, and tart notes. Its crowning glory is the Parmesan cheese crust that covers the bread stuffing while baking.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 1 medium green apple, cut into 2.5cm cubes, core removed
  • 1 medium red apple, cut into 2.5cm cubes, core removed
  • 1 medium onion, diced into 1cm cubes.
  • 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter + 2 tbsp cubed butter
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 package (170 g) of dried cranberries
  • 0.5 tbsp salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 450 g raw sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
  • 1 can (220g) canned steamed whole chestnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 220 g of yesterday's corn or white bread, cut into 1 cm cubes.
  • A pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup canned chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp. freshly grated parmesan



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. In a medium skillet, place the apples, onion, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes until softened. Add the wine, cranberries, salt, and black pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

  3. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, add the sausage meat, break it up with a wooden spoon, and cook until cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine the fruit and onion mixture, sausage, chestnuts, cornbread, and red pepper flakes. Distribute all ingredients evenly.
  5. Add chicken broth and 3/4 cup Parmesan. Carefully transfer to an 8x8x4 inch glass Pyrex baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Top with pats of butter.
  6. Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake until the top of the bread filling is golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.





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