Best 10 Cajun Turkey Stuffing Recipes

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Cajun turkey stuffing is a flavorful and savory dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a family gathering. This stuffing is made with a combination of Cajun spices, turkey, and vegetables, and it can be cooked inside the turkey or as a separate dish. Whether you are looking for a traditional Cajun recipe or something with a modern twist, there are many different variations of Cajun turkey stuffing to choose from. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for Cajun turkey stuffing, so you can find the perfect one for your next meal.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SIMPLE TURKEY STUFFING



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The great thing about stuffing is that it's almost impossible to mess up: A little more of this or less of that won't affect your results too much. The onething you want to have just the right amount of is liquid, to keep the stuffing moist but not soggy.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dinner Recipes     Dinner Side Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 onions, coarsely chopped (about 4 cups)
5 stalks celery, coarsely chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
1 large bulb fennel, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups), optional
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
1 pound sweet fennel sausage, removed from casings and cut into 1-inch pieces
6 ounces jarred or vacuum-packed whole peeled chestnuts (about 1 heaping cup)
2 day-old Italian bread loaves (about 8 ounces each), cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 12 cups)
2 to 3 cups Brown Turkey Stock
3/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, celery, and fennel; season with salt and pepper. Add rosemary and sage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and golden, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook sausage in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
  • Using your fingers, break chestnuts into large pieces. Stir chestnuts and sausage into the vegetables. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add bread cubes; toss well to combine.
  • Drizzle 2 cups stock over mixture, tossing to moisten evenly. Use additional stock if necessary. (The mixture should feel quite moist when squeezed.) Season with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley.
  • Place the stuffing in a buttered 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish or in an ovenproof gratin dish.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake stuffing until heated through and top is browned and crusty, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve hot.

TURKEY AND STUFFING CASSEROLE



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Two recipe classics are combined into an easy and delicious meal.

Provided by KRISTI EVANS

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Turkey     Breasts

Time 1h5m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (14 ounce) package seasoned dry stuffing mix
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 cup chopped celery
½ cup chicken broth
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
2 boneless, skinless turkey breasts - cooked and shredded
¼ cup melted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, combine the stuffing crumbs, sage, celery and chicken broth, and then set aside. Place the celery soup and the chicken soup into two separate bowls and add 1/2 of a soup can of water to each. Stir these well and set aside.
  • Sprinkle 1/3 of the stuffing crumb mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Then layer with 1/2 of the shredded turkey meat and pour the celery soup mixture over this. Sprinkle another 1/3 of the crumb mixture over this, followed by the remaining turkey. Pour the chicken soup mixture over this and top off with the remaining stuffing mixture. Drizzle the melted butter over all and press the entire mixture down into the dish until firmly packed.
  • Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 807.4 calories, Carbohydrate 66.7 g, Cholesterol 239.2 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 86.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 2523.3 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

EASY TURKEY STUFFING



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Want to make great turkey stuffing? Here are the basics for how to make turkey stuffing with easy variations to make it your own. Gather your helpers around to chop up onion, celery, carrots, bread and parsley. Use Progresso™ chicken broth for a flavorful way to keep it moist. All that's left is to stuff your turkey and get ready to see delighted faces at the table. Enjoy!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 20m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
8 cups dry bread cubes (about 11 slices bread)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, if desired
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning or dried sage leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
About 1/2 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

Steps:

  • In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
  • In large bowl, mix bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Add broth and butter-onion mixture, stirring until desired moistness (stuffing will become a little more moist during roasting because it will absorb juices from turkey).
  • Use to stuff 1 (14- to 18-lb) turkey. After stuffing turkey, place any remaining stuffing in 1- or 2-quart casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray; cover and refrigerate. Bake stuffing in casserole with turkey for last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until thoroughly heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1/2 Cup, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g

CREOLE ROASTED TURKEY WITH HOLY TRINITY STUFFING



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I jazz up turkey Creole style with the trinity of onions, bell peppers and celery-plus a stuffing that gets hotter and hotter the longer it sits. -Eric Olsson, Macomb, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h50m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 large onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 celery ribs, chopped
10 pepperoncini
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds)
1 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons Creole seasoning

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Place onion, pepper, celery, pepperoncini and garlic in turkey cavity. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. In a small bowl, beat butter and Creole seasoning; rub over turkey. Roast, uncovered, 20 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 325°. Roast 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 hours longer or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. Skim fat from pan drippings; serve drippings with turkey and vegetable mixture.

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CREOLE-STUFFED TURKEY



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Trying out new recipes is such a "passion" of mine that my husband sometimes will ask to have something for dinner that he's actually seen before! My Creole-Stuffed Turkey originated when my sister from Texas and her family-who love Southern cooking-were here one Thanksgiving. Everyone kept coming back for another serving...and we ended up stuffed, too.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h50m

Yield 6-8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 cups cubed corn bread
2 cups cubed crustless day-old whole wheat bread
1 cup chopped fully cooked ham
3/4 cup smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
3 tablespoons finely diced onion
2-1/2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 to 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 turkey (8 to 10 pounds)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients; add enough broth to moisten. Just before baking, loosely stuff the turkey. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey.

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CAJUN TURKEY STUFFING



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This is a rice and sausage stuffing that is always a hit. No one ever tires of eating this as leftovers - it doesn't even need any turkey to go with it to make a nice snack or meal. But stuff a turkey with it, and you have an excellent alternative to traditional bread stuffings. The recipe shown here is the huge Thanksgiving-day-with-tons-of-leftovers version. You can obviously cut it down proportionately for smaller meals. The original recipe, as I received it, called for addition of a couple of cans of shucked oysters, something not to my taste, but you can add this if you wish.

Provided by STABIN

Categories     Sausage Stuffing and Dressing

Time 45m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 quarts chicken broth
10 cups uncooked white rice
1 ½ cups chopped celery
1 ½ cups chopped onion, divided
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried oregano

Steps:

  • Place the chicken broth, rice, celery, and 1 cup of chopped onion into a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place the remaining 1/2 cup of onion into a large skillet along with the garlic, pork sausage, and ground beef. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until the meat is brown and crumbly; pour off excess grease, then stir the meat into the cooked rice along with the thyme, parsley, and oregano. Stir well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444.7 calories, Carbohydrate 76 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 13.8 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 228.4 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

CAJUN CORN BREAD STUFFING



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Categories     Herb     Pepper     Pork     Side     Bake     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Stuffing/Dressing     Sausage     Cornmeal     Corn     Fall     Winter     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Buttermilk Corn Bread
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
1 pound andouille or other spicy fully cooked smoked sausage (such as hot links), diced
3 cups chopped red bell pepper
3 cups chopped green onions (about 2 bunches)
1 cup chopped shallots (about 8)
1 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried
2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage
1 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced bay leaves (about 8 small)
4 large eggs, beaten to blend
1 1/2 cups (about) canned low-salt chicken broth

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange corn bread on large baking sheet. Bake until slightly dry and toasted, about 20 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl; cool.
  • Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat. Add sausage, pepper, green onions, shallots, celery, garlic, thyme, sage, allspice, cayenne and bay leaves and sauté until vegetables are just tender and mixture is very moist, about 15 minutes. Stir vegetable mixture into corn bread. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix eggs into stuffing.
  • To bake stuffing in turkey:
  • Add 1/2 up chicken broth to stuffing and mix thoroughly. Fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Mix enough chicken broth into remaining stuffing to moisten (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup chicken broth, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Spoon remaining stuffing into buttered baking dish. Cover tightly with buttered aluminum foil. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 30 minutes.Uncover stuffing and bake until top begins to brown, about 15 minutes.
  • To bake all stuffing in pan:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Mix 1 1/2 cups chicken broth into stuffing. Transfer stuffing to prepared baking dish. Cover tightly with buttered aluminum foil. Bake until stuffing is firm and heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover stuffing and bake until just beginning to brown to top, about 15 minutes.

CAJUN JAMBALAYA STUFFING



Cajun Jambalaya Stuffing image

Love stuffing? Try this tasty version packed with turkey and rice.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package (8 ounces) fat-free smoked turkey sausage, diced
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 small green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (2/3 cup)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed chicken broth
1 1/3 cups water
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning for poultry

Steps:

  • Cook sausage in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Remove sausage from skillet; set aside.
  • Add oil to same skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, parsley and garlic in oil 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Stir in rice. Cook about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is golden brown.
  • Stir in sausage, broth, water and Cajun seasoning. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 18 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Use to stuff one 10- to 12-pound turkey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 280 mg

CAJUN DRESSING



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Make and share this Cajun Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by KittyKitty

Categories     Long Grain Rice

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb hot bulk pork sausage
1 small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 stalks celery, chopped
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope instant chicken noodle soup mix
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
3 cups water

Steps:

  • Brown sausage in a Dutch oven, stirring to crumble; drain. Add remaining ingredients, and stir well.
  • Place mixture in a lightly greased 12-x8-x 2 inch baking dish. Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until moisture is absorbed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.6, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 56.3, Sodium 199.3, Carbohydrate 22.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.8, Protein 17.1

CAJUN-BRINED STUFFED TURKEY BREAST



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Switch things up with a Cajun-Brined Stuffed Turkey Breast! This Cajun-brined turkey breast is moist and tender and perfect for Thanksgiving.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 4h

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 Tbsp. each kosher salt and sugar
1/4 cup Cajun seasoning, divided
1 Tbsp. LEA & PERRINS Worcestershire Sauce
1 qt. plus 1/2 cup water, divided
1 fresh or thawed frozen boneless turkey breast (3 lb.)
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup chopped onions
1-1/2 cups STOVE TOP Cornbread Stuffing Mix
1/4 cup each dried cranberries and chopped PLANTERS Pecans
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh sage
1 egg, beaten
5 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cut in half

Steps:

  • Whisk salt, sugar, 1 Tbsp. Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and 1 qt. water in large bowl until blended.
  • Remove and discard skin from turkey breast; place turkey in prepared brine. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, melt butter in medium skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook 5 to 7 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Spoon into separate large bowl. Add stuffing mix, cranberries, nuts, sage, egg, remaining water and 1 Tbsp. of the remaining Cajun seasoning; mix well.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. Remove turkey from brine; pat dry with paper towels. Use sharp knife to make lengthwise cut in bottom of turkey breast, being careful to not cut through to opposite side of breast. Open breast, then place, upside down, on plastic wrap-covered work surface; cover with additional sheet of plastic wrap. Pound to 1/2-inch thickness. Remove and discard top sheet of plastic wrap.
  • Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. of the remaining Cajun seasoning over turkey; cover with stuffing mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges, spreading to form even layer of stuffing. Starting at one long side, roll up turkey tightly, pulling plastic wrap away from turkey as it is rolled.
  • Rub remaining Cajun seasoning onto top and side of turkey roll; top with bacon, placing in single layer over roll-up. Use butchers twine to tie roll-up closed, placing knots about 2 inches apart. Place, seam side down, on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until turkey is done (165°F). Remove turkey from oven; cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 min. before cutting into 10 slices to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 580 mg, Carbohydrate 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 4 g, Protein 34 g

Tips for Making the Best Cajun Turkey Stuffing:

- **Use high-quality ingredients.** Fresh vegetables, flavorful herbs, and a good quality stock will make your stuffing more delicious. - **Don't overstuff the turkey.** This will help the stuffing cook evenly. - **Bake the stuffing in a separate dish.** This will help prevent the stuffing from getting soggy. - **Make sure the stuffing is cooked through.** Use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees F. - **Let the stuffing rest before serving.** This will help the flavors meld together.

Conclusion:

Cajun turkey stuffing is a delicious and festive dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving or any other special occasion. By following these tips, you can make the best Cajun turkey stuffing that will impress your family and friends.

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