Bacon Wrapped Stuffing Balls Recipes

BACON WRAPPED STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a small skillet, sauté onion,and celery in butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine the Stove Top Stuffing,and remaining seasonings;toss to mix evenly. Add onion mixture, and egg ; toss lightly to coat bread mixture.
• 2. Roll mixture into 1 1/4- inch balls. Wrap a bacon strip around each ball. Secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining ingredients.(here is where you may need more bacon slices(it depends on how big you make the balls). I like to make small ones and use the whole pound of bacon. These freeze well, after baked and cooled.
• 3. In a large skillet, cook bacon roll-ups on all sides over medium heat for 18 minutes or until bacon is crisp and a meat thermometer inserted into stuffing reads at least 160^. Drain on paper towels. Makes 12 or more.

PIGS-IN-BLANKETS CHRISTMAS STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Put the stuffing mix in a bowl and pour over 150ml boiling water. Leave the mix to absorb. When cool, add the sausagemeat, chestnuts and cranberries and bring everything together with your hands. Cut each rasher of bacon in half lengthways so you get 24 long strips of bacon.
• Cross two bacon strips, then roll a walnut-sized ball of the stuffing mix and sit it on the cross. Wrap the stuffing in the bacon and sit on a lightly oiled baking tray, cross-side up. Repeat to make 12 stuffing balls. Can be made up to two days ahead and chilled. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and roast the stuffing balls for 25-30 mins until the bacon is crisp and the stuffing is cooked.