Apple-Nut Dressing Recipe

Apple-Nut Dressing Recipe

  • 1 cup walnut halves
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/3 cup minced parsley
  • 2 teaspoons ground sage
  • 2 teaspoons dried marjoram leaves
  • 4 Granny Smith or Newtown Pippin apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 (7.5 ounce) package unseasoned stuffing mix
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  1. Spread walnuts out in a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree F oven, stirring occasionally, until nuts are golden and toasted, about 15 minutes. Pour from pan and set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, celery, parsley, sage, and marjoram. Stir often until onions and celery are slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Add apples and raisins; stir often until apples are slightly tender when pierced, 5 to 10 minutes more.
  3. Remove pan from heat. To onion-apple mixture add toasted walnuts, stuffing mix, broth, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Butter the 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Transfer dressing to pan and cover with foil.
  4. Bake dressing in a 350 degree F oven until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover pan and continue baking until top is golden and slightly crisp, about 15 minutes longer.