Cranberry Stuffing Balls

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Makes

10 servings

Updated: Jun. 27, 2023
Meet the Cook: If you're looking for a different stuffing this year, you'll find these balls are both tasty and easy to prepare. Cooking has been a favorite pastime of mine since my husband and I retired (I used to operate a beauty salon). We had 80 acres and kept 2-1/2 of them to build our new country home on. -Bernadine Dirmeyer, Harpster, Ohio

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 1 package (7 ounces) herb-seasoned stuffing croutons
  • 3/4 cup fresh cranberries, halved
  • 2 large eggs, well beaten
  • 1 to 1-1/2 cups chicken broth

Directions

  1. In a skillet, cook sausage, celery and onion until sausage is done and vegetables are tender. Drain excess fat. In a large bowl, combine the meat mixture with remaining ingredients and enough broth to hold mixture together. Shape into 10 balls. Place in a greased shallow baking dish. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes.
Sugared Cranberries
Heat 3 tablespoons light corn syrup in microwave until warm; gently toss with 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, allowing excess syrup to drip off. Toss in 1/3 cup sugar to coat. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set, about 1 hour. 

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffing ball: 189 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 59mg cholesterol, 582mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.