The Best Stuffing Recipe with Sausage and Apricots

Meet your must have Christmas side dish. Homemade Stuffing with sausages, apricots and chestnuts. It’s SO GOOD, it’ll be the star of the show!

FAQs about the Homemade Stuffing Recipe

Can I make this in advance?

Yes. Mix it up and cover and keep in the fridge, and then bake from the fridge. It may take an extra 5 or 10 minutes, be sure to check it’s cooked through. It will keep uncooked in the fridge for 2 days.

Can I freeze the stuffing recipe?

Yes, mix it up, cover it and put in the freezer for up to a month uncooked. Then allow to full defrost before baking as normal.

Do I need to use apricots/chestnuts?

No, you could substitute them for other dried fruit. They are what gives this stuffing the gorgeous texture though!

Which sausages should I use to make stuffing?

Any good quality sausages you and your family enjoy, which have a high meat content. I tend to use a fairly plain one without too many other flavourings as we are adding lots in the recipe.

Can I use dried sage?

Yes, but add it in when you pan fry the onions so it softens in the butter.

What type of Chestnuts should I buy?

You can buy them peeled and precooked, in a vacuum pack in most supermarkets (particularly if you’re making this around Christmas time!)

More roast dinner side dish recipes?

• Braised Red Cabbage – Packed with apples and spices
• Colcannon Recipe – The best mashed potato!
• Parmentier Potatoes – Crunchy, crispy, garlic covered potato cubes

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The Best Stuffing Recipe - with Sausages and Apricots

Sarah Rossi

Meet your must have Christmas side dish. Homemade Stuffing with sausages, apricots and chestnuts. It's SO GOOD, it'll be the star of the show!

5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Family Food

Servings (click to adjust) 12 People

Calories 346 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 50 g Butter
• ▢ 1 Large Onion
• ▢ 900 g Sausages
• ▢ 100 g Dried apricots
• ▢ 180 g Chestnuts The peeled, vacuum packed type
• ▢ 100 g Breadcrumbs I like Panko
• ▢ 15 g Fresh sage
• ▢ Salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Pan fry the chopped onion in the butter for 5 minutes, until slightly softened.
• Mix all of the other ingredients together, along with the onions and butter that they were cooked in.
• Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed (you may need to use clean hands!) and spoon into a shallow dish. (Don't smooth the top, as the lumps and bumps give a good texture.)
• Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked all the way through.

Notes

A note on recipe size:

Feel free to halve or otherwise reduce this recipe to suit the amount of people you are cooking for. 

You'll probably need to reduce the cooking time slightly so it doesn't overcook. Just be sure to check it's completely cooked inside before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 13gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 566mgPotassium: 393mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 465IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg

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