Lemon & herb stuffing

Lemon & herb stuffing

Add a citrus zing to your Christmas turkey this year with this zesty, fresh stuffing

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8, plus makes 250g extra to stuff a 5kg turkey

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then soften the onions for 10 mins with the pan covered. Put the bread and herbs into a food processor and pulse until you have herby breadcrumbs. Stir into the onion pan along with the lemon zest and juice and plenty of seasoning. Set aside 250g to stuff the turkey, then press the remainder into a well buttered baking tin or dish, about 20 x 30cm, or use 2 smaller tins if that's all that you have.
  2. Wrap half a bacon rasher around each sausage. Score the stuffing into 8 rectangles, then sit a sausage on top of each. Cover with foil and cook for 20 mins. Uncover, then roast for 20 mins more or until the sausages and bacon are golden and the stuffing golden and sizzling.
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Prepare ahead

Stuffing can be made up to 48 hrs ahead and chilled immediately. Remove from the fridge just before cooking. Alternatively, freeze for up to a month - defrost completely in the fridge before cooking. Once cooked, it will keep in a low oven, or can be reheated, covered with foil for 20 mins, while the turkey is resting.

Per serving

142 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.67 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009.

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  • 20 December 2009

    Franco rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made it without the meat as we have a veggie in the family. Consistency was a bit loose and fluffy but the taste was fantastic and everyone commented on how tasty it was. Would def do again.

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  • 05 December 2010

    vicky commented on this recipe

    made this for christmas dinner last year, beautiful, everyone loved it.

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  • 13 November 2011

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    It lost in taste test versus Paxo... but the kids had a vote, and the adults did prefer the 'no additives' vibe of this recipe. Democracy is so overrated!

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  • 03 February 2012

    Dizzy13 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely and zesty. First time making stuffing and found it quiet easy to make too

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8, plus makes 250g extra to stuff a 5kg turkey

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 5 onions , finely chopped
  • 300g white bread , in chunks
  • 25g pack curly parsley
  • 15g pack sage , leaves only
  • zest 3 lemons , juice of 1
  • 8 cocktail sausages
  • 4 smoked, dry-cured streaky bacon rashers, halved across the middle
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Per serving

142 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.67 g

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