A few days ago, I did a sponsored Instagram post with Sara Lee to promote their new Delightful™ White Made with Whole Grain Bread. In the spirit of the season, my recipe was a Whole Wheat Bread Apple Cranberry Stuffing that is perfect for this week’s turkey. It was super easy to make and so delicious. It includes a lot of my favorite thanksgiving ingredients with lots of spices. Read through and try it for yourself below!
Whole Wheat Bread Apple Cranberry Stuffing Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 to 9 ounces whole wheat bread (with crusts), cut into 3/4 to 1-inch cubes (4 to 5 cups)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large apple, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage or 1 teaspoon rubbed dried sage
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 egg
- 1 cup chicken stock
- One tablespoon unsalted butter
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Oil or butter a 2-quart baking dish.
- Place cubed bread in a large bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet.
- Add the 1 chopped onion and 2 stalks of celery diced and cook, stirring until onion is tender. (About 5 minutes)
- Season with salt and pepper and scrape into the bowl with the bread.
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the bowl and add 1 tablespoon of minced sage, 1/2 cup of dried cranberries, 2 teaspoons of minced thyme, 1/4 cup of chopped parsley, and 1 diced apple. Don’t add the egg and chicken stock yet!
- Season with salt and pepper and toss well.
- Beat egg in a small bowl and whisk in 1/2 cup of stock.
- Scrape into bread mixture and mix together well.
- Turn into a prepared baking dish and douse mixture with the remaining 1/2 cup of stock.
- Dot top with butter.
- Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Uncover and bake another 15 minutes, until the top is browned.
- You can serve hot or freeze until Thanksgiving and reheat!
What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes? Share with me in a comment below!
Omg my mouth is watering! This looks so good- I definitely need to try!!
Okay this sounds absolutely delishhhhhh. I love apple and cranberry ANYTHING so I would absolutely love to try this out! Xx.
oooh i haven’t seen this take on stuffing before but it looks DELISH! Might have to alter our recipe this year. thanks for sharing gf!
xx reb // http://www.rebeccapiersol.me
Yum! I would need to make this with GF bread, but otherwise it sounds amazing!
Lee
Stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving! This recipe looks so yummy! I will have to try it out.
xoxo,
Kim
Oh wow this look so amazing! Stuffing is one of my favorite sides for thanksgiving!
I’m not usually a big fan of stuffing but this recipe looks delicious! I’ll definitely be trying this recipe out this year!
Rachel
http://www.hello-her.com
Such a mouth-watering post! The food looks so eye-catching!
Give me all the yummy Thanksgiving sides! Looks like a solid option! xoxo, Sarah
If I swapped the apple for pear and left out the onion, I think I could really enjoy this stuffing! I usually love stuffing, but it’s tough to find without all the ingredients I’m allergic to – so making it myself is the way to go. This sounds delicious!
Stuffing is one of the best parts of thanksgiving, and I love it when they have fun additions like fruit!
Chic on the Cheap
Oooo This looks so yummy! I might have to try this out for Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing!
Lizzie
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I’m a sucker for Stove Top, but this does look yummy!