Best 20 Walnut Stuffing Recipes

APPLE WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and celery, and cook, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Combine apples, bread cubes, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in vegetable mixture, egg, and remaining ingredients.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 11x7x1 1/2-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350* for 30 minutes.
• Yield: 6 servings (4 1/2 cups).

SAUSAGE, APPLE, AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan, over medium heat, with olive oil and add the onions and celery. Season with salt and cook until the veggies start to become soft and are very aromatic. Add the garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sausage and cook until the sausage browns. Stir in the apples and apple cider and cook until the apples start to soften, about 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in the sage leaves and the walnuts and turn off the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the diced bread and toss together. Pour in the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist, actually wet. Taste to check for seasoning and season with salt, if needed, (it does). Transfer to a large deep ovenproof dish (roughly 9 by 11 inches) and bake until it is hot all the way through and crusty on top.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• MMMMM...stuffing!

WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, walnuts, cheese, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir in onion mixture. Beat eggs and broth; add to the bread mixture. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until browned.

APPLE-WALNUT SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the celery, onions, sage and thyme in butter until vegetables are tender. Transfer to a very large bowl; cool slightly. Stir in the cheese, parsley, salt and pepper; set aside. , In the same skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add to celery mixture. Add the bread cubes, apples, broth and walnuts; toss to coat., Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish (dish will be full). Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through and lightly browned.

MUSHROOM AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add onions and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil, mushrooms, and sage to skillet; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are browned, 5 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon, until wine is almost evaporated. Transfer to bowl with vegetables; add walnuts, bread, and enough broth to moisten (stuffing should feel moist but not soggy). Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Add eggs to bread mixture and toss well to combine. Reserve 4 cups stuffing for turkey. Spoon remaining stuffing into a lightly oiled 2-quart baking dish. (To store, cover and refrigerate, up to 1 day.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with rack in upper third. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top, 30 minutes.

APPLE-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the walnuts in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until walnuts are lightly toasted. Remove walnuts from skillet, using slotted spoon; place in small dish. Stir honey and nutmeg into walnuts until glazed; set aside.
• Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
• Spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place stuffing cubes in cooker. Add cooked celery and onion with butter and the mushrooms to stuffing cubes; mix lightly. Add applesauce and water; stir gently to mix.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with glazed walnuts before serving.

APPLE WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly butter a bundt pan.
• In a dry saute pan set over medium heat, toast the walnuts until light golden brown, about 5 minutes; cool and chop.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, add the celery, onion, apple and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes; remove from the heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the stuffing mix, sage, thyme and walnuts. Mix together the stock, apple butter and egg in a separate bowl, then add it to the mixing bowl along with the sausage-vegetable mixture. Add 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and stir gently to combine thoroughly.
• Transfer the stuffing mixture to the bundt pan and bake until hot and golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes. If the top starts to get too brown, cover with foil. Let rest for 10 minutes in the bundt pan, then unmold onto a serving platter.
• Combine the apples, apple cider, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, cloves and salt in a Dutch oven or large, heavy pot and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, until the apples are very tender, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Puree the apple mixture using an immersion blender or in batches in a regular blender (be careful when blending hot liquids).
• Transfer the Dutch oven to the oven. Bake, uncovered, stirring every 20 minutes so that the bottom does not burn, until the mixture is very thick and a rich brown caramel color, about 3 hours. Let cool completely.

SIMPLE CRANBERRY AND TOASTED WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water, cranberries & margarine (butter) to a boil.
• Stir in stuffing mix, cover, remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff with a fork and stir in walnuts.
• If you wish sprinkle some fresh chopped parsley over top.
• That's it - Serve.

PANCETTA ROAST CHICKEN WITH WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt 1/4 cup butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add giblets (if using), onion, carrot, sage, and garlic. Sauté until carrot is tender, about 10 minutes. Add wine; simmer until evaporated, scraping up browned bits. Remove from heat. Mix in bread, walnuts, egg, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Spoon stuffing into cavities of chickens; skewer cavities closed. Rub each chicken with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange in roasting pan. Lay 6 pancetta slices atop each to cover. Surround with fennel.
• Roast chickens and fennel 45 minutes. Turn fennel over. Roast until chickens are golden and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°F, basting with pan juices, about 30 minutes. Transfer chickens and fennel to platter. Let rest 10 minutes.
• Tilt roasting pan; spoon fat from pan juices. Serve chickens with pan juices.
• Ingredient tip:
• Pancetta (Italian bacon) is sold in the deli case of many supermarkets and at Italian markets.

CELERY WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Moisten bread cubes and cornbread crumbs with chicken bouillon or stock.
• Add beaten eggs to bread.
• Melt butter or margarine and simmer chopped onion in it for 1 minute.
• Add to bread mixture with parsley, salt, sage pepper, celery, walnuts and pimiento.
• Makes: enough for a 12 pound turkey.

BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GORGONZOLA, WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Place oven rack 6 inches from the top of the oven and preheat oven to 350.
• Mash together gorgonzola, walnuts, breadcrumbs and sage.
• Season with pepper.
• Mold into 4 logs.
• Cut a deep pocket into the thickest side of each breast.
• Season chicken breast with salt and pepper.
• Stuff each breast with a cheese log.
• Smooth side of each breast facing up, wrap a bacon slice around the chicken breast in a spiral.
• If necessary, use a toothpick to secure.
• Heat oil in OVEN-SAFE skillet over med-high.
• Place chicken, smooth sides up, in the skillet.
• Cook until undersides are browned, about 2 minutes.
• Turn carefully and brown the other side.
• Drain fat from the skillet.
• Loosely cover skillet with foil.
• Cook about 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and place skillet on oven rack and broil until bacon crisps, about 2 minutes.

CORNISH GAME HENS WITH WALNUT-APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Wash Cornish hens and pat dry.
• Season with paprika, salt, and pepper.
• Rub lightly with oil.
• Combine cooked wild rice, celery, onion, walnuts, apples, salt, pepper, and parsley flakes for stuffing; toss lightly.
• Divide stuffing among hens.
• Place Cornish hens in roasting pan.
• Roast 1 hour, or until tender, in preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit oven.

CRANBERRY, WALNUT AND APPLE CIDAR TURKEY STUFFING

Steps:

• I mixed the bread and spices and the liquid and then added celery, onion, raisins, apple and cranberries. I also used water instead of cider. It made enough to feed 11, but didn't leave leftovers. Next time I would make two helpings, one for the oven and one for in the turkey.

SLOW-COOKER APPLE-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• In 8-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the walnuts over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until nuts are lightly toasted. With slotted spoon, remove nuts from skillet; place in small dish. Add honey and nutmeg to nuts; mix to glaze. Set aside.
• In same skillet, melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost tender.
• Meanwhile, spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place stuffing cubes. Add mushrooms and celery mixture; mix lightly. Add applesauce and water; mix lightly.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with glazed walnuts.

APPLE-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Saute onions and celery in butter or oil until soft. Transfer to large bowl.
• Moisten bread with broth and add to sauteed vegetables.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Transfer to casserole and bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

MOLASSES-AND-CIDER-GLAZED TURKEY WITH RYE-AND-BLACK-WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Turkey: Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in lower third. Boil 1/2 cup cider in a small saucepan until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in molasses until combined. Season body and neck cavities of turkey generously with salt and pepper. Rub butter evenly over skin; season with salt and pepper. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Stuffing: Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onion, celery, apple, and garlic; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add wine; bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; toss with bread, walnuts, parsley, and 1 cup broth until combined. Fold in eggs.
• Lightly pack half of stuffing into body and neck cavities of turkey. Toss remaining stuffing with remaining 1 cup broth; transfer to a lightly buttered 2-quart baking dish and cover with parchment-lined foil. Tie turkey legs together with twine. Transfer to a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Pour broth and remaining 3/4 cup cider into pan.
• Roast turkey 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Brush turkey with some of cider-molasses glaze. Continue roasting, brushing with more glaze every 20 minutes, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) and into stuffing registers 165 degrees, 1 hour, 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on size of bird. (Add more broth as needed to prevent bottom of pan from scorching.) Transfer turkey to a carving board. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bake extra stuffing in baking dish 15 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until top is crisp and golden brown in spots, about 15 minutes more.
• Gravy: Remove rack from roasting pan; skim excess fat from pan drippings with a large spoon. Heat pan across two burners over medium-high. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Add 2 1/2 cups broth; return to a boil. Whisk together remaining 1/4 cup broth and flour in a small bowl. Slowly pour flour mixture into pan, whisking constantly, until gravy thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter until combined. Strain gravy through a fine-mesh sieve; transfer to a gravy boat.
• Remove twine from turkey and transfer to a platter. Garnish with apples, pears, and fennel. Carve turkey and serve, with stuffing and gravy alongside.

CURRANT & WALNUT STUFFING RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cut the bread into pieces and set aside. Toast the walnuts on a sheetpan, set aside. In a large skillet, sauté the onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until the onions are golden. Add the celery, mushrooms, currants and the herbs and cook an additional 5 minutes. Remove and place in a bowl, fold in the remaining ingredients and season to taste. Place in an oiled 8-inch square ovenproof dish, cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes, uncovered, to crisp the top.

WALNUT STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute celery, green pepper, onion and walnuts in butter until vegetables are tender; cool slightly. In a bowl, beat the egg. Add croutons, broth, salt, pepper and vegetable mixture; mix well. Shape into 12 balls, 1/4 cup each; place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until heated through.

TRAILSIDE TROUT WITH WALNUT-HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• At home: Mix cracker crumbs, walnuts, and dill in a resealable plastic bag. Store oil, watercress, water onion, parsley, and soy sauce in individual bags and containers and combine them in a larger, self-sealing plastic bag labeled with recipe instructions.
• On the trail: Place onion in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Cook and stir over low to medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and water. Cover and steam for a minute or so; stir in the watercress.
• Combine the cracker-walnut mixture with the onion-parsley mixture in a medium bowl to make the stuffing. Stir in soy sauce.
• Stuff each trout with 1/4 of the walnut-herb stuffing. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add trout to skillet, cover, and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes per side.

ROLLED LEG OF LAMB WITH WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• For Stuffing:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium saucepan cook walnuts in boiling water to cover for 3 minutes;drain.
• Arrange on a jelly-roll pan and toast in oven until golden, about 5 to 10 minutes, shaking pan occasionally.
• When cool enough to handle, chop coarsely; set aside.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter.
• Cook onions and garlic, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine walnuts,onion mixture and remaining stuffing ingredients.
• *Can be made ahead to this point. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 to 6 but up to 24 hours.
• Makes 3 cups stuffing.
• Open the leg of lamb with cut side up, butterfly fashion.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Spoon chilled stuffing onto meat;fold one side over to enclose stuffing.
• Run string lengthwise along lamb and tie to secure.
• Then tie string around meat every 2 inches to form a long meat bundle.
• With point of a sharp knife, cut 1 inch deep slashes along top of lamb and insert garlic slivers.
• *Can be made ahead to this point. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Rub surface of meat with oil and place it on rack in an open roasting pan.
• Insert meat thermometer into center of meat.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature reaches desired doneness; 140 for rare,160 for medium.
• Let stand 10 minutes, slice and serve.