Apple, Celery, and Smoked Ham Stuffing

Ingredients for Apple, Celery, and Smoked Ham Stuffing

• 1200ml 1/2-inch cubes crustless firm white bread (about 200g )

• 5 tablespoons butter

• 900g chopped onions

• 200g chopped celery

• 400g small cubes peeled Granny Smith apples

• 550ml small cubes Black Forest ham

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme

• 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage

• 1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram

• 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary

• 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg

• 300ml low-salt chicken broth

• 2 large eggs

How to make Apple, Celery, and Smoked Ham Stuffing

Preheat oven to 177°C. Bake bread cubes on large rimmed baking sheet until dry and beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. Place bread in large bowl and cool.

Melt 60ml butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add onions and celery; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add apples; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add mixture to bread. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add ham; sauté 5 minutes. Add ham to bread; mix in herbs and nutmeg. Add broth to same skillet and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Pour broth into small bowl; cool. (Stuffing and broth can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)

Preheat oven to 177°C. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Beat eggs into broth; mix into stuffing. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Bake uncovered until cooked through and browned on top, about 35 minutes.

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