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Cranberry Stuffing

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Stuffing is one of must-have side dishes at a holiday dinner, of course. I’m excited to share with you my recipe for Cranberry Stuffing with Pecans.

Cranberry Stuffing with Pecans. Delicious stuffing made with French baguette, cranberries, pecans, and slightly sweetened broth. #stuffing #cranberry #sidedish #sides

Cranberry Stuffing

I never know what to call this side dish. Is it stuffing or is it dressing? I know, the best explanation is that if it’s cooked inside the bird, it’s stuffing, and if it’s cooked outside the bird, it’s dressing.

But that has not been the case in my experience since I’ve heard it being called both ways no matter the preparation. I’ve also been corrected both ways. Some insist that it should be called “dressing,” while others just refer to it as “stuffing” even if prepared outside the turkey.

So after doing a little research, I found out that it mostly comes down to geography. Those in the southern states almost exclusively refer to this side dish as “dressing.” Those in the northern states, refer to it as “stuffing,” whether it was cooked inside or alongside the turkey.

This could explain why I kept hearing it both ways, as Florida is a big mix of southerners and northerners.

Either way you want to call it, this Cranberry Stuffing will be a great addition to your holiday menu.

Cranberry Stuffing with Pecans. Delicious stuffing made with French baguette, cranberries, pecans, and slightly sweetened broth. #stuffing #cranberry #sidedish #sides

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Cranberry Stuffing with Pecans. Delicious stuffing made with French baguette, cranberries, pecans, and slightly sweetened broth. #stuffing #cranberry #sidedish #sides

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Cranberry Stuffing

This stuffing is a wonderful side dish made with cranberries and pecans.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberry, stuffing
Prep Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 557 kcal
Author Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 18 oz French baguette
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup vegetable broth to soak cranberries
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp sherry or red wine vinegar
  • 1 medium Vidalia onion diced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 5-6 leaves fresh sage minced
  • Salt and fresh cracked pepper
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Making stale bread:

  1. Preheat oven to 200.

    Cut bread slices into small cubes that are about 1/2-inch in size. Use serrated bread knife to cut easier.

    Spread bread in two large, rimmed baking sheets evenly and place the trays in the oven.

    Let them bake and harden for about 2 hours.

    Take them out and you can prepare the stuffing right away.

Stuffing:

  1. About an hour before making this stuffing, combine cranberries, vinegar and 1 cup of broth in a bowl and let it soak. Drain cranberries but do not discard broth.
  2. Preheat saute pan, over medium heat. Add oil and onions and saute until onions are transparent.

  3. Add 1 cup of broth and cranberry broth. Bring to simmer and add salt, pepper and minced sage. Take off heat and let it cool down a bit so the egg doesn't get cooked. 

  4. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9x9 baking dish.

  5. Place dried bread, cranberries, and pecan to the large mixing bowl and mix.

  6. Whisk eggs and mix them with broth mixture.

  7. Add broth mixture to the mixing bowl and mix well everything well. Transfer into the prepared baking dish and pat it down.

  8. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

Recipe Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Stuffing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 557 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 1017mg44%
Potassium 266mg8%
Carbohydrates 75g25%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 340IU7%
Vitamin C 2.9mg4%
Calcium 101mg10%
Iron 3.6mg20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 Cranberry Stuffing Recipe with Pecans. Delicious stuffing made with French baguette, cranberries, pecans, and slightly sweetened broth. #stuffing #cranberry #sidedish #sides

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Cranberry Stuffing with Pecans. Delicious stuffing made with French baguette, cranberries, pecans, and slightly sweetened broth. #stuffing #cranberry #sidedish #sides

Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles on November 14, 2014.

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  4. Lynzee Mathews

    I would love to try the roasted garlic olive oil. I think that it would be amazing to dip bread in for a pre-dinner snack! 🙂

    Reply

  12. Glenda

    Gorgeous! I think the tart-sweet of the cranberries is a perfect addition to stuffing. And yes, we always call it stuffing, even though we never prep it in the bird. 🙂 We’re rebels like that!

    Reply

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