Easy Stuffing Recipe (Fall Harvest)

5 from 2 votes

This Easy Stuffing Recipe (Fall harvest) is prepared using traditional ingredients, as well as squash, granny smith apples, dates, and pine nuts.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

cooling time for vegetables15

Total Time1

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bread stuffing, homemade stuffing recipe, savory bread pudding, thanksgiving stuffing recipe, turkey stuffing

Servings: people

Calories: 506kcal

Author: Nosheen Babar

Ingredients

8 cups stale bread (see notes)
½ cup yellow onion
1 cup acorn squash
1 cup granny smith apple
½ cup green onions
1 stick butter
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp rosemary (see notes
1 tsp thyme (see notes)
1 tsp parsley (see notes)
2 egg
¼ cup dates
½ cup pine nuts
2 cups broth (see notes)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a baking dish.
Chop the onion, celery, squash, green apple and green onions.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and saute all of the above for 5 minutes until they're slightly wilted and you can smell the ingredients' aroma. Set the mixture aside to cool (see notes).
Roughly tear your bread into pieces and toss with the salt, pepper, and herbs.
Beat the eggs and add them to the bread mixture, stirring to mix well.
Add the dates, pine nuts and broth and mix.
Add the cooled mixture of fruit and vegetables and stir just to mix.
Put everything in your greased baking dish and cook the stuffing uncovered in the oven for 30 minutes.

Notes

Bread - It's important that the bread be stale, or it will become mushy during cooking. I buy my bread a day or so before making the stuffing, tear it into pieces, and leave it out on the counter to dry. Alternatively, you can bake the bread in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes.

Herbs - use fresh herbs for the best result, as they have a more delicate flavor and vibrant color than dried herbs.

Broth - I use chicken broth for my recipe, but you can use vegetable broth, which makes this a great vegetarian side.

The vegetables - Chop them into small, even pieces so they cook quickly, and cool them completely before adding them to the stuffing so the texture is perfect.

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