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Easy Pepperidge Farm Stuffing with Apples and Celery

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Stuffing on Thanksgiving. There are a lot of big choices to make. The varieties of stuffing to prepare are seemingly endless. But the first, most important choice to make is whether you will make it from scratch or from a pre-packaged mix. This was the most difficult choice to make for this series, but I decided on a pre-packaged mix. Here's why: I wanted this first Thanksgiving Series to focus on being budget-friendly and beginner-friendly. This easy Pepperidge Farm stuffing is a breeze to make. Plus, there are a lot of add-ons to choose from to elevate a packaged mix. I'll get to that in a moment.

Thanksgiving: The One Time a Year You Cook a Turkey!

Welcome to my Thanksgiving Series! This is a feast I made for about $95 and it serves 8-10 people. You’ll probably still have some leftovers too! I bought a whopping 19 ½ pound turkey and economized as much as I could to keep this under $100. I know staying on a budget is important. This is my first Thanksgiving as a food blogger and I hope to add new Turkey Day recipes each year. The dinner here is a budget-friendly, beginner-friendly option.

All the Thanksgiving Essentials to Accompany This Easy Pepperidge Farm Stuffing:

  • Thanksgiving Turkey & Gravy
  • Fantastic No-Frills Mashed Potatoes
  • Steamed Brussel Sprouts w/Toasted Pine Nuts & Bacon Bits
  • Sautéed Butternut Squash with Caramelized Leeks & Thyme
  • Killer Apple Pie with Butter Crust

How to Elevate This Easy Pepperidge Farm Stuffing

Easy Pepperidge Farm stuffing right out of the oven - the smell will drive you crazy!

Most pre-packaged brands will instruct you to add the celery and onions to the mix. Don't skip this since it's essential to enhance the flavor of the mix. More ideas to flavor enhance:

  • I added apples to my recipe. Chop them in small pieces and add them to the onions and celery pan.
  • You could also add dried cranberries or craisins. Toward the end of cooking the celery/onion mixture, add them to the pan and mix to combine. They don't need to cook for more than a minute.
  • Toasted and chopped pecans are really great in stuffing. You can toast the nuts in a pan and mix them into the stuffing or simply sprinkle on top as a garnish.
  • Ground Italian sausage is a great way to add another dimension of flavor to your stuffing. Cook in a pan on medium heat and break the sausage into pieces as it's cooking. Meat should be crumbly. It only takes about 5-8 minutes to cook. Then add that to the onion pan with the onion/celery mix is finished
  • On Thanksgiving Day, I took some of the juices from the turkey pan and transferred to a squeeze bottle. I squeezed the juices on top of my stuffing.
  • Top your stuffing with thin pats of butter before baking in the oven.

Now go forth and cook with pre-packaged stuffing! This easy Pepperidge Farm stuffing IS really delicious and don't let anyone tell you different!

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Easy Pepperidge Farm Stuffing with Apples and Celery


  • Author: Stacey
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 portions 1x
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Don’t boo-hoo a pre-packaged stuffing on Thanksgiving. You can easily elevate this mix to make it your own. Plus, it’s a real time-saver and incredibly tasty!


Ingredients

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  • 2 12-ounce packages Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Classic Stuffing
  • 2 cups diced onion, divided
  • 2 cups diced celery, divided
  • 4 cups chicken broth, divided in half
  • 2 cups diced apple, divided
  • 4 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 4 additional tablespoons of butter for topping, divided (optional)
  • 1 cup of turkey juices for topping, divided (optional)

NOTE: This recipe is for TWO batches of stuffing to feed 8-10 people. I cooked them separately so divided all my ingredients into two piles while prepping.


Instructions

  1. Be sure to watch the video for all the step-by-step instructions. 
  2. Dice the celery by cutting the celery stalks into thin strips and dicing into small pieces. I found that 10 total stalks were needed. Five for each cup. 
  3. Dice your onion into small pieces like the celery. I had one giant onion and got 2 cups out of it. 
  4. Peel the apples then cut apples into small cubes. I started by cutting four large chunks to get the apple from the core. Then slice the chunks into thicker strips and cut into cubes from there. My video show this well. 
  5. You’ll need two pans for this – one for each batch. Put butter in both pans and set heat to low-to-medium. When the butter melts add the celery to both pans. Cook for a couple of minutes. 
  6. Add the diced onion and apple to both pans and stir to combine. Cook for a couple of minutes while stirring. 
  7. Add chicken broth to both pans and bring to a boil. 
  8. Add one bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Classic Stuffing to each pan and mix until well combined. All the stuffing mix should be drenched in the broth. 
  9. Transfer to 2 baking dishes. Remove 1 cup of the juices from your turkey pan and pour ½ cup on top of the stuffing in each baking dish.
  10.  If you are using the additional butter, slice it into thin pats of butter and distribute on top of the stuffing. 
  11. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. If you want to crisp the top a little you can put under broiler that last couple of minutes. Keep your eye on it so it doesn’t burn because that would totally suck.

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