Savory Dressing Or Stuffing Balls Recipes

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND SAVOURY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a skillet, saute the onions with the olive oil until lightly browned. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Melt butter and set aside to cool.
• Add two or three slices of bread to a food processor and pulse until bread is broken down into crumbs (about the size of rice).
• Place all of the grated bread into a large bowl. Add the sugar, savoury, salt, and ground black pepper. Toss well to combine.
• Add in the onions and pour in the melted butter. Use a spatula to toss until the butter and onions have been well incorporated into the bread mixture.

SAVORY STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Grease a rimmed baking sheet. Add the butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Combine the beaten eggs and broth in a bowl and whisk to combine. Stir the onion and celery into the egg mixture. Add the parsley, sage, poultry seasoning, black pepper, and nutmeg. Mix well. Place the bread cubes in large bowl. While stirring, pour the broth mixture into the bread cubes and continue to stir until completely coated. Form the stuffing into 2-inch balls. Place on the greased baking sheet. Drizzle each stuffing ball with a little melted butter. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes or until crisp on the outside and heated through. Serve hot, garnished with sage leaves if desired.

RITA'S FAMOUS DRESSING BALLS

Steps:

• Place bread in a large bowl and let sit overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sauté onions and celery in butter or margarine tender. Pour over bread and toss with hands to mix.
• Add chicken broth and mix with hands again. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add eggs and celery seed and mix thoroughly.
• Form into 2" balls and put in a baking dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.

SAVORY STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Saute onions in butter in large skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• 3. Stir in celery, parsley, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 4. Add bread cubes to onion mixture; toss thoroughly to coat.
• 5. Mix together the egg and 3/4 cup of the broth.
• 6. Add to stuffing to moisten. If stuffing is too dry to stick together add a small additional amount of broth, but do not over moisten.
• 7. Shape stuffing into 24 small balls (about 1 and 1/2" diameter). If you prefer, you can make the balls a little larger. Place the balls in one layer on a greased baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees, for 20 minutes.
• 8. Pour remaining broth over the balls (use a little more broth to just moisten balls if needed).
• 9. Bake, uncovered, an additional 15 minutes, or until balls are the dry/moist level you desire.

SAVORY DRESSING OR STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Toast all the bread and rip or cut into small pieces. Place in a large mixing bowl.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and saute until softened. Remove from the heat.
• Add the beaten eggs to the broth and blend well. Add the parsley, sage, poultry seasoning, and pepper mix well. Mix the sauted vegetables with the bread cubes and then pour broth mixture over all and stir.
• Shape the mixture into 2-inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet, drizzle a small amount of melted butter over the balls.
• Bake uncovered in 375 degrees F oven for 25 minutes.

SAVORY STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Cook and stir celery and peppers in dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add sausage and corn; cook 10 min. or until sausage is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Drain.
• Mix sausage mixture, stuffing, water and egg in large bowl. Shape into 24 balls. Place in 2 greased foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pans.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until done (160ºF), turning after 10 min.

STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into eight balls. , Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake until a thermometer reads 160°, about 20 minutes.

BACON-WRAPPED STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add red bell pepper, celery, and onion; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine stuffing mix, cream cheese, butter, and beaten egg in a large bowl; add hot water and mix well until incorporated. Let sit until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Stir in red bell pepper mixture. Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Roll balls in bread crumbs; arrange them on a baking sheet. Flatten slightly into patties. Wrap patties in bacon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Flip and continue baking until crisp on top, about 10 minutes more.

SAVORY STUFFING BALLS (APPETIZER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine prepared stuffing with spinach, egg and cheese in a large bowl.
• Form 1 inch balls out of mixture.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20- 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve on toothpicks with mustard for dipping.