Turkey with Festive Fruit Stuffing Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 3/4 cup butter, divided
• 5 cups unseasoned stuffing cubes
• 1-1/2 cups chopped peeled tart apples (about 2 medium)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 to 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 turkey (14 pounds)

Directions

• In a large skillet, saute celery and onions in 1/2 cup butter until tender. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the stuffing cubes, apples, walnuts, raisins and cranberries. Stir in the egg substitute, salt, pepper and enough broth to reach desired moistness.
• Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with stuffing. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Melt remaining butter; brush over turkey.
• Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for turkey and 165° for stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.)
• Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy. Yield: 14 servings (10 cups stuffing).

Turkey with Festive Fruit Stuffing published in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2007, p120