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Recipe:Fruit and Couscous Stuffing
Servings: Enough for a 14-16 pound turkey
 


Fruit and Coucous Stuffing  

The blend of chopped pears, raisins, and apple cider sweeten this stuffing which substitutes the Mid-Eastern pasta, couscous, for the traditional breadcrumbs. Note that the couscous will constitute when mixed with the broth and cooked inside the turkey.
 
 

 

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion (about 3 small bulbs with trimmed green tops)
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon or so freshly milled pepper
3 unpeeled pears cored and finely chopped (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 8-ounce package cornbread stuffing mix (about 3 cups)
1 cup dried couscous
3/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup cilantro or Italian parsley, finely chopped
 



METHOD

Melt the butter in a medium sauté pan or skillet coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick and cook the celery and onion until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and stir in the broth, cider, coriander, allspice and pepper. In another bowl, combine the pears, stuffing mix, couscous, raisins, and cilantro. Add the celery mixture to the fruit mixture. Use to stuff the bird, or if making the stuffing aside from the bird, add 1/4 cup more chicken broth and spoon into a 3-quart baking pan coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick. Bake uncovered at 325° for 40 to 45 minutes or until warm.

 

 
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