A spin on a thanksgiving/Christmas dinner favorite! Excellent idea for an appetizer!

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Name: Stuffing Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 Cup Butter; 1/4 Cup Onions Chopped; 1/2 Cup Celery Chopped; 1/2 Cup Mushroom Chopped; 4 Rashers Bacon Chopped; 1/2 Cup Apple Chopped; 5-6 Cups Bread Cubed; 1/2 Tsp Ground sage; 1/2 Tsp Poultry Seasoning; To taste Salt & pepper; 1/4 Cup Water; 2 Eggs

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INGREDIENTS

1/3 Cup Butter
1/4 Cup Onions ; Chopped
1/2 Cup Celery ; Chopped
1/2 Cup Mushroom ; Chopped
4 Rashers Bacon ; Chopped
1/2 Cup Apple ; Chopped
5-6 Cups Bread ; Cubed
1/2 Tsp Ground sage
1/2 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
To taste Salt & pepper
1/4 Cup Water
2 Eggs

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INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt the butter in a pan over med heat. Sauté the onions, celery and apple. Add in the bacon and mushrooms once other vegetables have become soft. Continue cooking until mushrooms have softened.

Have bread ready in a large mixing bowl with spices, salt and pepper. Gently mix in cooked vegetables until well incorporated. Mix in water and 2 eggs until well incorporated.

Have a baking sheet lined with tin foil ready to go. Start forming small balls (about the size of an ice cream scoop). Water your hands to help form the balls. Place formed balls on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.

* Hint: you could use packaged stuffing and just add your own vegetables. Just add the eggs at the end to help bind the ingredients

* Note: you can change the combination of vegetables/fruit to suit you. Try adding nuts, pumpkin seeds, cranberries...the choices are endless!

* for extra decadence: add a tiny dollop of butter on top of each stuffing ball prior to baking

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Stuffing Balls

1/3 Cup Butter
1/4 Cup Onions Chopped
1/2 Cup Celery Chopped
1/2 Cup Mushroom Chopped
4 Rashers Bacon Chopped
1/2 Cup Apple Chopped
5-6 Cups Bread Cubed
1/2 Tsp Ground sage
1/2 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
 To taste Salt & pepper
1/4 Cup Water
2 Eggs

Have bread ready in a large mixing bowl with spices, salt and pepper. Gently mix in cooked vegetables until well incorporated. Mix in water and 2 eggs until well incorporated.

* Hint: you could use packaged stuffing and just add your own vegetables. Just add the eggs at the end to help bind the ingredients

* Note: you can change the combination of vegetables/fruit to suit you. Try adding nuts, pumpkin seeds, cranberries...the choices are endless!

* for extra decadence: add a tiny dollop of butter on top of each stuffing ball prior to baking

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (130g)
Recipe Makes: 8 Servings

Calories: 287
Calories from Fat: 189 (66%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 21g	28 %
	Saturated Fat 9.1g	45 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 2.2g
Cholesterol 294.2mg		91 %
Sodium 428.8mg		15 %
Potassium 171.5mg		5 %
Total Carbohydrate 13.4g		4 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.9g	4 %
	Sugars, other 12.6g
Protein 11.5g		16 %
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