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• Chestnut stuffing is a mixture of day-old bread or cornbread, various spices, vegetables and fruits such as apricots, cranberries or pears and chestnuts.

• Fast Facts

  1. Popular for Thanksgiving and Christmas
  2. Sometimes served with a Christmas Goose
  3. Can use fresh or store-bought chestnuts
  4. Chestnuts add richness and texture

• Chestnut Stuffing

• Ingredients

  1. 2 cups chestnuts
  2. 1 1/2 cups butter
  3. 1/2 cup chopped onion
  4. 1 teaspoon salt
  5. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  6. 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  7. 1 (1 pound) loaf of day-old bread, cubed
  8. 3 eggs
  9. 1/4 cup milk
  10. 1/4 cup of chicken broth

• Directions

  1. With a sharp knife, cut slits in the surface of the chestnuts. Place chestnuts in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 25 minutes, or until tender. Drain, peel, and chop.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in chestnuts, onion, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning, and cook until onions are tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a medium baking dish, and mix with the cubed bread.
  4. In a small bowl, beat together eggs and milk, and drizzle over the cubed bread mixture.
  5. Bake 30 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven until surface is crisp and lightly browned. -adapted from AllRecipes.comAll Recipes: [1]

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