Spinach Stuffing Recipes

SPINACH-SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook 1 pound crumbled sausage in the butter. Add 2 cups each diced onion and celery and 1 tablespoon each minced sage and thyme; add salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken or turkey broth and 4 cups chopped spinach; bring to a simmer. Beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup chopped parsley in a large bowl; add 6 cups cubed stale cornbread and 8 cups white bread and 1/3 cup each pine nuts and grated parmesan, then pour in the vegetable-broth mixture and toss. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and dot with butter. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F, 30 minutes; uncover and bake until golden, about 30 more minutes.

ITALIAN SPINACH STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, spinach and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until well mixed and heated through, about 5 minutes. Season mixture to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Finely mince chicken gizzards. (You can do this by hand or in a food processor, but be careful not to overprocess.) Season gizzards all over with salt. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add gizzards and sauté, stirring often, until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off any drippings, then stir gizzards into spinach mixture. Let cool to room temperature.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. When spinach mixture is cool, add eggs, cheese, bread crumbs and parsley and stir until well combined. Transfer stuffing to a 3-quart casserole dish and bake, covered, 1 hour.

PORK LOIN WITH SPINACH STUFFING

Steps:

• Set aside 1/2 cup spinach for sauce. In a skillet, saute onion, garlic and remaining spinach in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs and salt. , Separate roast into two pieces; spoon spinach mixture onto one piece of meat. Top with second piece; tie with kitchen string. Place in a shallow roasting pan. , Combine the orange juice, soy sauce and ketchup; pour half over roast. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. Baste with remaining orange juice mixture. Cover and bake 1 hour longer or until a thermometer reads 160°-170°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. , In a saucepan, combine the sour cream, horseradish, mustard, seasoned salt, dill and reserved spinach. Cook over medium heat just until heated through (do not boil). Serve warm with pork.

SPINACH - SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325
• Drain all liquid from thawed spinach & place in a large bowl.
• Brown sausage in a large oven safe pan & drain fat.
• Add sausage to spinach.
• Saute onion, sweet peppers & celery in butter until tender (use same large pan).
• Add seasonings.
• Add bread cubes & spinach/sausage
• Drizzle with broth until moist.
• Cover & bake for 45 minutes.

SPINACH STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine eggs, stuffing mix, butter, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Add spinach; mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

SPINACH PORCINI STUFFING

Steps:

• Place porcini in small bowl; pour 1 cup boiling water over. Let stand until soft, about 45 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid. Chop porcini; set aside.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add sausage; sauté until brown, breaking up into small pieces with back of fork. Add porcini, shallots, and garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until sausage is cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture and any juices to medium bowl. Stir bread cubes, spinach, and rosemary into sausage mixture. Season with coarse salt and pepper. Mix in 1/4 cup reserved porcini soaking liquid. Cover and chill stuffing overnight.
• Bring stuffing to room temperature. Just before using, whisk egg to blend in small bowl and mix into stuffing.
• Available in the produce section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.

SPINACH & STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Comine first five ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Place spinach in a glass baking dish.
• Spread stuffing mix over spinach.
• Bake 30 minutes.

SPINACH AND PINE NUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat ovent to 400°F.
• Put pine nuts in baking dish and toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• In medium saucepan, bring water to a boil and add a pinch of salt.
• Add rice, stir once and boil, uncovered, until tender, about 14 minutes; check by tasting.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and leave to drain in strainer 5 minutes.
• In large saucepan, boil enough lightly salted water to cover spinach generously.
• Add spinach and cook, uncovered, over high heat, pushing leaves down into water often, until very tender, about 3 minutes.
• Rinse with cold water in colander and squeeze by hand until spinach leaves feel dry.
• Chop finely with a knife.
• In skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and pinch of salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring often, until onion is softened and begins to brown, about 7 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, add garlic and cook a few seconds. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• Into bowl, place rice, spinach, onion mixture, egg, nutmeg and pine nuts. Mix well.
• Taste; add more salt, pepper and nutmeg, if needed.