Sage and breadcrumb stuffing recipe

Sage and breadcrumb stuffing

104 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:180 mins

Serves:12 Adults

Cost:Low

This is a lighter stuffing and you can change the ingredients depending on how you prefer it.

Ingredients

1 medium onion
500g / 1 lb of wholemeal bread - around 13½ slices
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 tablespoons of fresh sage
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
50g / 2 oz. of butter
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Make breadcrumbs by rubbing the bread slices against the grater, or if you have a food processor then blend until small bread crumbs are created
Chop the onion and garlic finely. Melt the butter in a pan, add the onion and garlic and cook until soft but not brown. Remove from the heat
Add the breadcrumbs and sage. Add a little salt and ground black pepper
Use mixture to stuff into the cavity turkey before roasting.

What you will need

Cheese grater
Mixing bowl
Saucepan
Wooden spoon

Serving suggestions

Serve on the side of your Christmas dinner. Homemade stuffing also tastes great in a leftovers sandwich!

"Fill no more than 10% the weight of the bird when stuffing."

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